I had so much fun putting together playlists for People Like Us. I made three altogether, and for the enchantingly epic month of 18 Debut features on the Read Write Love 28 blog, I decided to post a character-themed playlist.
Check it out, and enter the ARC giveaway here!
Author, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules we've broken.
Question the first: Joy, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
I have a distinct memory of being in first grade, and our teacher handed out those sheets of paper that are mostly for drawing a picture, but have like three lines at the bottom for writing. And I took it up to her desk and asked for a “real” piece of paper—lined all the way down—because there was no way I could tell a story with only three lines.
Read MoreI've done it! I've rescued this page from my old blog. I hope it's helpful for some bright-eyed young writers (and maybe some older ones) out there.
Resources for Young Writers
Many of these resources are useful for all writers, but I've compiled this list for young writers. It includes literary magazines the publish young adult stories, literary magazine search tools, resources for writing query letters, and info on researching literary agents and finding critique partners. I hope it's useful!
Read MoreAuthor, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules we've broken.
Question the first: Diane, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
I was fourteen years old and I’d written my first novel: the story of a girl, a young man, and a sword. I never stopped writing after that.
Read MorePeople Like Us is coming out in exactly five months!
I'm not going to remind you to pre-order it or add it to your TBR list on goodreads.
Instead, I'm going to give some presents.
That's right. It's giveaway time.
I'm holding an international giveaway on Twitter, from now until noon October 4th.
The rules are simple: follow me and RT this tweet:
People Like Us comes out in exactly FIVE months! To celebrate, I'm having an INT'l giveaway. Follow & RT to win a signed ARC & one of these: pic.twitter.com/IegPLRq6fo
— Dana M. Mele (@MsDanaMele) September 27, 2017
The prize:
1. A signed ARC of my YA debut thriller, People Like Us
AND
2. Your choice of one of the following YA thrillers:
- One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
- Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
- There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
