Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Wishing You A Happy New Year With A Special Sneak Peek Of The WOVEN Hardbacks ... See You In 2015!


The end of 2014 is here. What a wild and rambunctious year it was. Now I'm gearing up for the excitement of a lifetime because WOVEN will be available to the world in less than a month! Christmas came early from our publisher--they sent us fresh copies from the first hardback printing, and they are gorgeous. Here's a special preview!

I can't begin to tell you what an amazing job the Scholastic team did on this book. The cover really pops when you hold it in your hand. The title, the ring, and even the threads are raised slightly. And the hardcover itself is a golden yellow with blue on the inside. There is even a special surprise pressed into the hard back. You have to take the jacket off to see it, and I dare not spoil it. I am more excited than ever for everyone to see this. Every page is truly a work of art.
I absolutely LOVE that tagline!

We're gearing up for events, a launch party, and a three-week blog tour. All of our slots are already taken (some double-booked), but by all means, we would love your help spreading the word. If you want to weave this thread throughout the Internet on January 27, please email me HERE. We will send you an information packet.

I end this post with a host of gratitude for all who have made this blog a part of their lives and for all who have believed in me and this book through thick and thin. Thank you forever, my dear friends.

SEE YOU IN 2015!

I'm David, and WOVEN is available for preorder at these locations!

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The Insecure Writer's Group Guide To Publishing and Beyond, Schedule and Policy, and Lots of Gratitude!


Remember those incredible IWSG posts from a couple months back? Well, the anthology is finally here and available! Let's give a very special thanks to Lynda Young, Susan Gourley/Kelley, L. Diane Wolfe, Joylene Nowell Butler, Michelle Wallace, Joy Campbell, and (of course) Alex J. Cavanaugh for putting this thing together.

If you'd like a truck load of free, valuable tips from bestselling and up-and-coming authors, click one!

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Now to the insecurity ... expect I don't exactly have much to go on this month. I may be too busy to be worried! Woven is coming in two months and it looks like I'll be making a big local splash all next year. Take a look at my updated schedule to see what I mean. This doesn't include what my publisher may plan for us. This should be fun!

To my surprise, I was invited to review quite a few Advance Reader Copies this year. 10 to be exact. That's a new record. And while I enjoyed them, it's unlikely I will be able to do that many next year, so I included a review policy to my contact information. Time is limited and I need to write myself. But it never hurts to ask!

Even with all this going on, I'm entering this month on a note of gratitude. I'm finding myself and I'm continually reminded that by some miracle (or other astrophysical anomaly), I am blessed. I've said it before; it merits repeating: I wouldn't be where I am today without the support of the writing community. You gave me a place to find my voice, and took me in when I had no clue what I was doing. In some ways I still don't. That should take care of itself.

Thank you my friends, a quadrillion times over.

Now with the holidays upon us, I am taking a leave of absence from the bridge. I still have some 500 blogs to visit from the promise I made last month, so I will keep that up and make my report in January. I wish you well, warm and safe. See you again in 2015.

I'm David, and I'm going Into the Woods and home before dark!