WRITING THAT'S REAL, RAW AND RELEVANT FOR YOUNG ADULTS

STREET TEAM

01/17/2013

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Create a buzz by being part of a young adult/new adult fiction street team
Street team: a modern version of a credible "cool" field marketer with the ability to create hype for your artist (brand/song/book) through credible peer-to-peer interactions and viral word-of-mouth influence marketing (Wikipedia)

Sound like you? Are you modern? Cool? Do you like books?
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Do books tempt you? Here's a chance to get free books and be involved in something bigger.
SORRY, STREET TEAM APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO APPLIED.

Then, we (myself and four other rockin Young Adult fiction authors: Laura Anderson Kurk, Jennifer Murgia, Stephanie Morrill and Rajdeep Paulus) want you. We are launching a new line of edgy, emotional young adult reads throughout 2013, and we’re searching for readers, like you, to be our street team.

I was blessed to be on Mary De Muth’s launch team for her recent book release, Everything. I expected to and loved reading her inspiring book for free before the rest of the world, but the impact the communication with Mary and the community of readers had on me blew me away.

Interested yet?
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Pull our your Kindles, Nooks and iPads and get ready to rock and read.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

1.     You get free books. I repeat you get free books. Authors will send you the PDF’s of their latest young adult novels prior to their release.
2.     You’ll be admitted into our secret society, learn our secret handshake, etc. Okay it’s really a Facebook group, but there you’ll have real access to the authors and find a community of readers like yourselves.
3.     In exchange for the free books, let people know about them, loudly and clearly. Tell your friends, Pin the covers on your Pinterest boards or post them on Instagram, tweet, FB post, do whatever you do when you’re excited or intrigued by something to let your peeps know what you’re up to.
    Still interested?

If so, go to the CONTACT LAURA tab at the top of my site and give me your:
·      Name
·      Email
·      Website/blog
·      Favorite book
·      Favorite author
·      Number of Facebook friends
·      Number of Twitter followers
·      Number of Instagram followers
·      Number of people following your Pinterest boards

Our group of authors will select the final street team. You'll be contacted individually, and the fun begins.

This is your chance to be part of something bigger, and did I mention the free books?
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BLOG HOP

12/10/2012

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The beautiful Bethany Jett, author of the soon to be released The Cinderella Rule, invited me to join her and other authors as we share what we're writing, and why you'll want to read it.

Bethany and I share loves of writing, fashion, Christ, chocolate, kissing and the shoes on the cover of her new book. Check them out, you’ll see why.
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The Cinderella Rule by Bethany Jett - A Young Woman's Guide to Happily Ever After
What am I writing? I’m working on a new series revolving around four women rooming together at a fictitious college. Clearly the story lines for a series are endless with the ups and downs, trials and triumphs of living away from home for the first time and navigating around the college scene. But that’s all I can tell you for now. I’ll let your imaginations run wild and share with you soon more information on titles, characters, plots and release dates.

Why am I writing this series? First, I live in a college town, Oxford, Ohio, home of Miami University. College girls surround me. I’m friends with many of them. I hear their stories, their dilemmas, their fears and their hopes. I wanted to capture this time of life full of uncertainty and potential for them and other girls like them. Second, my college years were a critical time of my life. I fell from my faith. I made mistakes, some big and some small. I had a blast in college, made amazing, lasting friendships and met the love of my life, my hubby, in spite of myself. You see, I also doubted myself. I tried too hard to be accepted. I did many things I regret. I lost the essence of who God created me to be during those years. I long to share what I’ve learned about loving myself more and worrying about what others think less with the college girls of today and tomorrow. I want to share with them how beautifully and wonderfully they were created and urge them to not pay attention to what everyone else is trying to achieve, but instead strive to be the best versions of themselves.


What actors would I have play my characters? Well, there are four girls and without revealing too much about their personalities I think Dakota Fanning, Vanessa Hudgens, Anna Popplewell and Ellen Page would make the perfect representations of the room mates.

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Dakota Fanning and Vanessa Hudgens
Who represents me? Amanda Luedeke of MacGregor Literary. She is brilliant and sharp and pushes me to write better and explore new options.

What other books in this genre compare? Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares, Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares, Bloomberg Place Series by Melody Carlson, Mixed Bags by Melody Carlson


Some amazing authors you should check out, if you haven’t already:

Laura Kurk Anderson – YA fiction – Glass Girl

Stephanie Morrill – YA fiction – The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt Series

Jennifer Murgia – YA Fiction – Angel Star, Lemniscate

So, how about you? What are you reading this month? What projects are you working on? I’d love to hear. Leave a comment below.

 


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BLOGGING SHMOGGING

02/03/2012

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BLOGGING SHMOGGING

You may have noticed, or not, that my blogs to date have been, well, random.

The thing is, I L-O-V-E to write. And, when I have treasured writing time, I typically dedicate it to my next novel. But, I have more ideas in my writer’s head than the ones my characters are currently going through, although they are going through so much. If I had nothing else to do in life, I’d write all day long, every day. However, I have other things to do – loads of other things, oodles of other things I also LOVE to do. So, as part of my New Year’s resolutions, or maybe more like New Year goals, I’ve decided in 2012 to combine the two.

I am going to write about all those other things I do all day long in no particular order– reading, listening to music, eating chocolate, exercising (to balance the chocolate), traveling, playing with my four amazing kids, growing my relationship with God, trying not to let God down, being amazed by God’s love and grace and glory and gifts, being madly in love with my Prince Charming (aka my husband), sipping coffee, trying to perfect my French …. Anyway, you get the idea.

Officially, as of today, I will post a blog each Friday – something to launch the weekend. I hope you tune in so we can get to know one another even better. I hope if something moves or upsets or excites or inspires you or even makes you think, you’ll comment to let me know.

I find myself already looking forward to next Friday.

Until then, peace be with you.

 Laura

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