Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Starting and FiestaCon
Okay, first off, I am doing FiestaCon this year! Very cool! In case you are around Phoenix, I'd love to see you there! Here is where you can find me specifically!
Thursday:
Reading at 4:00 PM
Signing at from 5:00-6:00PM
Panel: Children's Classics...Today! (With Janni Lee Simner, James Owen, and Michelle Welch.) 7:00-8:00 PM
Saturday:
Panel: Media Promotion (With Jack Mangan, Diana Gabaldon, and Michael D'Ambrosio) 10:00-11:00 AM
Panel: How to Write to YA & Kids (With Janni Lee Simner, Michael D'Ambrosio, and Chris Paige) Noon-1:00PM
KAFFEEKLATSCH 3:00-4:00 PM
Sunday:
Panel: LIT-Muggle Tech vs. Wizardry Tech (With Sarah Clemens and Nola Yergen-Jennings) Noon-1:00PM
I'm really looking forward to this! It should be so much fun! Seriously, if you're around, come!
Okay, so I started the third Wings book today. For the second time. I technically started the file for the third book about a month ago and the scene I wrote was so full of fail that I can't use a word of it. No seriously. It was the dumbest beginning ever. We shall never speak of it again.
So I started [again] today.
Well, it wasn't quite as abysmal. I may be able to use about a page of the four pages I wrote.
Why are beginnings so hard!! I mean, I have the picture in my head of what I want this scene to looks like (It's not even about finding the right place to start!! I KNOW where to start!) it just. Isn't. Coming. Out. Right.
At all.
It's coming out all angsty and weird.
It's a great moment!! A moment I have been looking forward to since I was writing book one!! It is one of the most incredible moments in the whole series!! So why does it feel all mopey?
I think beginnings are difficult. I have never had a beginning of a novel that I kept. Never.In fact, in both Wings and it's sequel, the beginning like five pages all got cut. And that is after I completely changed the original beginning. I do pretty good at endings, but beginnings kick my trash. (In fact, in the next couple of days I will be posting my deleted beginning from Wings. It's kinda fun!)
So tomorrow I will take my laptop to my MIL's house where we are going to visit with family and I will open a fresh file and try again.
And leave out the angst. Hopefully.
Ciao!
Thursday:
Reading at 4:00 PM
Signing at from 5:00-6:00PM
Panel: Children's Classics...Today! (With Janni Lee Simner, James Owen, and Michelle Welch.) 7:00-8:00 PM
Saturday:
Panel: Media Promotion (With Jack Mangan, Diana Gabaldon, and Michael D'Ambrosio) 10:00-11:00 AM
Panel: How to Write to YA & Kids (With Janni Lee Simner, Michael D'Ambrosio, and Chris Paige) Noon-1:00PM
KAFFEEKLATSCH 3:00-4:00 PM
Sunday:
Panel: LIT-Muggle Tech vs. Wizardry Tech (With Sarah Clemens and Nola Yergen-Jennings) Noon-1:00PM
I'm really looking forward to this! It should be so much fun! Seriously, if you're around, come!
Okay, so I started the third Wings book today. For the second time. I technically started the file for the third book about a month ago and the scene I wrote was so full of fail that I can't use a word of it. No seriously. It was the dumbest beginning ever. We shall never speak of it again.
So I started [again] today.
Well, it wasn't quite as abysmal. I may be able to use about a page of the four pages I wrote.
Why are beginnings so hard!! I mean, I have the picture in my head of what I want this scene to looks like (It's not even about finding the right place to start!! I KNOW where to start!) it just. Isn't. Coming. Out. Right.
At all.
It's coming out all angsty and weird.
It's a great moment!! A moment I have been looking forward to since I was writing book one!! It is one of the most incredible moments in the whole series!! So why does it feel all mopey?
I think beginnings are difficult. I have never had a beginning of a novel that I kept. Never.In fact, in both Wings and it's sequel, the beginning like five pages all got cut. And that is after I completely changed the original beginning. I do pretty good at endings, but beginnings kick my trash. (In fact, in the next couple of days I will be posting my deleted beginning from Wings. It's kinda fun!)
So tomorrow I will take my laptop to my MIL's house where we are going to visit with family and I will open a fresh file and try again.
And leave out the angst. Hopefully.
Ciao!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Escape With The Seven Extravaganza!!
Okay, I have been so excited to unveil this and we're finally ready!! I and six of my fellow Debs have put together a fab giveaway of fourteen books, to two lucky winners! These seven books *ahem* if I do say so myself, represent some of the cream of the debut crop in teen lit this year! You've seen me blog about several of them, but in case you are unfamiliar, please go check out our awesome bio page at our website!Okay, so here's the gist: seven books, seven authors, a bunch of covers from both the US and the UK. We are doing prize pack giveaways of the seven books with UK cover--when available--and US covers. You can enter from July first to July seventh to win all seven books. There are also free graphics, songs, buttons, badges, and altogether a whole bunch of awesomeness!!
Plus, this giveaway comes with the Aprilynne Pike Guarantee! I guarantee that all seven of these books are stuffed to the brim with awesomey goodness!! (Doesn't get much better than that!)
So go check out our website and get ready for July first when you can enter to escape with seven amazing books!!
Ciao!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Dull Boy Winners and Father's Day
Okay! This is going to be a short post; you've been warned.:)
First off, dads are, in my opinion, very under-appreciated. So Happy Father's Day to all of the hard-working dads out there who love their kids and spouses and just quietly work to make the world a better place. I appreciate you!!!!!
Okay, next!
Dull Boy Winners: the grand prize winner is!!!!!
Yamile!!! who said: "Your super power should be that you can see the future "on-demand." Like if you need to see a few minutes from now you could, or if you need to know of things that will happen further in life you could too. Does that make sense?"
Yes, yes it does. I LOVE the idea of being able to selectively see the future! (And I would probably abuse the power mightily . . .)
Honorable mention goes to David, with his Superman Parody of me being able to "leap tall New York Times Bestseller Lists in a single book." Clever, clever!!
Also, honorable mention to FitToSeeJane whose superpower was just plain creative and awesome! "My superpower for you...here goes...
You can understand a persons innermost thoughts and feelings when you drink their favorite soda."
Guys, please email me at aprilynne pike at gmail dot com with your addresses and, well, because I'm a softie and think that Dull Boy is absolutely freakin' awesome, ALL THREE of you are getting a copy, along with Wings decals and probably something chocolate.
Thanks so much for entering my contest and my next post will be from the road as I am leaving in twelve hours and haven't actually packed a thing! Go me!!! *momfail*
Ciao!
First off, dads are, in my opinion, very under-appreciated. So Happy Father's Day to all of the hard-working dads out there who love their kids and spouses and just quietly work to make the world a better place. I appreciate you!!!!!
Okay, next!
Dull Boy Winners: the grand prize winner is!!!!!
Yamile!!! who said: "Your super power should be that you can see the future "on-demand." Like if you need to see a few minutes from now you could, or if you need to know of things that will happen further in life you could too. Does that make sense?"
Yes, yes it does. I LOVE the idea of being able to selectively see the future! (And I would probably abuse the power mightily . . .)
Honorable mention goes to David, with his Superman Parody of me being able to "leap tall New York Times Bestseller Lists in a single book." Clever, clever!!
Also, honorable mention to FitToSeeJane whose superpower was just plain creative and awesome! "My superpower for you...here goes...
You can understand a persons innermost thoughts and feelings when you drink their favorite soda."
Guys, please email me at aprilynne pike at gmail dot com with your addresses and, well, because I'm a softie and think that Dull Boy is absolutely freakin' awesome, ALL THREE of you are getting a copy, along with Wings decals and probably something chocolate.
Thanks so much for entering my contest and my next post will be from the road as I am leaving in twelve hours and haven't actually packed a thing! Go me!!! *momfail*
Ciao!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Winner, Where's Aprilynne, and Shameless Self-Promotion.:D
Okay, I know you have all been waiting with bated breath for the winner of the Dueling Debs!!:D Well, I am totally going to tell you at the end of the post.:)
Okay no, I'm not really evil like that. The winning Deb is Danielle Joseph! Congrats Danielle! And in second place is Cynthea Liu!! Go Cynthea!! Seriously though, both of these books are awesome, and Cynthea will be most graceful in defeat as this is her SECOND book this year!
So the winning Danielle voter is TereLiz! Congrats to you! Please email me at aprilynne pike at G mail dot com with your address and I will get Shrinking Violet in the mail to you!!
The contest for Dull Boy is still alive and well just down below this entry. It's open until Friday!
Okay, on to Where's Aprilynne.
I am embarking on some fun adventures the next couple of weeks and wanted to make you guys aware. Most of this is on the calendar section of my website, but some of it is so new it hasn't made it there yet. So here is where I will be for the next two weeks!
Tuesday, June 23rd
Library Visit
2:00 PM
Later that night I have a group signing with the lovely Linda Gerber and Sydney Salter!
Orem Barnes and Noble
7:00 PM
Thursday, June 25th
Another group signing with Linda, and the inestimable Wendy Toliver!
The Purple Cow at Tooele, Utah
7:00 PM
Saturday, June 27th
I am attending my ten year high school reunion (am I really that old??) and a signing at my old local bookstore afterward! It should be way fun!!
Dark Horse Books
5:00 PM
Then, starting July 2nd, I am going to be at Westercon 62, a.k.a. FiestaCon!!! I found out about it via Janni Lee Simner (Name drop! Google Alerts! :D) and managed to worm my way into the programming! I am so excited! So . . . .
July 2-5
Westercon 62/ FiestaCon
Tempe, Arizona
I will do a separate post later next week detailing my exact schedule (I'm on three panels, have a reading, a signing, and a KaffeKlatch) but I will be there the whole convention! Fun, fun!!
Okay, last, Shameless Self-Promotion (SSP). (BTW, I am getting into writing the third WINGS book when I get back from Utah and Idaho, so I really will start doing writing posts again soon. I promise!!!)
I haven't done a lot of announcing since Wings hit number one, because, quite frankly, no one likes a blog where all of the entries are simply a week-by-week logline of how their sales are doing. However, since people have been asking, Wings is in it's sixth week on the NYT Bestsellers List, and is hanging tight at number six. Hopefully I can squeak out a couple more weeks! (In related news, Ally Carter, authoress extraordinaire, is number six on the series list with her third book in the Gallagher Girls series!!! She twitterred it, so it's public knowledge now.:))
It's been a very exciting couple of weeks; I didn't mean to be quite so teasing with my mention of film rights (I didn't realize you would all focus in on it so fast!). Things are definitely happening, however, Hollywood likes to announce everything first, and they ARE working on the announcement. So as soon as they announce, I will spill freely. (I can't wait to spill freely!:))
In the foreign rights department, I have sold to SIX territories in the last two weeks! In fact, four territories and film news all came through within about 36 hours of each other. That was one wild two days!! (Oh, and I was in Portland at the time, so it was seriously wild!!) That brings my total up to the US plus 10 foreign territories! Very little in this business makes me more excited than foreign sales, so there has been much squeeing the last couple of weeks!
End SSP.
Okay, that's done, I'm going to go wash my hands now.
. . .
There, much better.:)
Self-Promotion is always such a two-edged sword for me. On the one hand, I feel very strange being like, "Hey! Check me out I'm so awesome!!!" On the other hand, this is the kind of stuff I LOVE to read on other authors' blogs. It also answers many of the questions I get via email . . . so yeah, it def. has it's place. However, like I said, I am getting back to writing in two weeks, and there will be more writing posts interspersed with the SSP.:)
Till then, go comment on the Dull Boy contest entry, just right down below this one, and have a great couple of days!!
Ciao!
Okay no, I'm not really evil like that. The winning Deb is Danielle Joseph! Congrats Danielle! And in second place is Cynthea Liu!! Go Cynthea!! Seriously though, both of these books are awesome, and Cynthea will be most graceful in defeat as this is her SECOND book this year!
So the winning Danielle voter is TereLiz! Congrats to you! Please email me at aprilynne pike at G mail dot com with your address and I will get Shrinking Violet in the mail to you!!
The contest for Dull Boy is still alive and well just down below this entry. It's open until Friday!
Okay, on to Where's Aprilynne.
I am embarking on some fun adventures the next couple of weeks and wanted to make you guys aware. Most of this is on the calendar section of my website, but some of it is so new it hasn't made it there yet. So here is where I will be for the next two weeks!
Tuesday, June 23rd
Library Visit
2:00 PM
Later that night I have a group signing with the lovely Linda Gerber and Sydney Salter!
Orem Barnes and Noble
7:00 PM
Thursday, June 25th
Another group signing with Linda, and the inestimable Wendy Toliver!
The Purple Cow at Tooele, Utah
7:00 PM
Saturday, June 27th
I am attending my ten year high school reunion (am I really that old??) and a signing at my old local bookstore afterward! It should be way fun!!
Dark Horse Books
5:00 PM
Then, starting July 2nd, I am going to be at Westercon 62, a.k.a. FiestaCon!!! I found out about it via Janni Lee Simner (Name drop! Google Alerts! :D) and managed to worm my way into the programming! I am so excited! So . . . .
July 2-5
Westercon 62/ FiestaCon
Tempe, Arizona
I will do a separate post later next week detailing my exact schedule (I'm on three panels, have a reading, a signing, and a KaffeKlatch) but I will be there the whole convention! Fun, fun!!
Okay, last, Shameless Self-Promotion (SSP). (BTW, I am getting into writing the third WINGS book when I get back from Utah and Idaho, so I really will start doing writing posts again soon. I promise!!!)
I haven't done a lot of announcing since Wings hit number one, because, quite frankly, no one likes a blog where all of the entries are simply a week-by-week logline of how their sales are doing. However, since people have been asking, Wings is in it's sixth week on the NYT Bestsellers List, and is hanging tight at number six. Hopefully I can squeak out a couple more weeks! (In related news, Ally Carter, authoress extraordinaire, is number six on the series list with her third book in the Gallagher Girls series!!! She twitterred it, so it's public knowledge now.:))
It's been a very exciting couple of weeks; I didn't mean to be quite so teasing with my mention of film rights (I didn't realize you would all focus in on it so fast!). Things are definitely happening, however, Hollywood likes to announce everything first, and they ARE working on the announcement. So as soon as they announce, I will spill freely. (I can't wait to spill freely!:))
In the foreign rights department, I have sold to SIX territories in the last two weeks! In fact, four territories and film news all came through within about 36 hours of each other. That was one wild two days!! (Oh, and I was in Portland at the time, so it was seriously wild!!) That brings my total up to the US plus 10 foreign territories! Very little in this business makes me more excited than foreign sales, so there has been much squeeing the last couple of weeks!
End SSP.
Okay, that's done, I'm going to go wash my hands now.
. . .
There, much better.:)
Self-Promotion is always such a two-edged sword for me. On the one hand, I feel very strange being like, "Hey! Check me out I'm so awesome!!!" On the other hand, this is the kind of stuff I LOVE to read on other authors' blogs. It also answers many of the questions I get via email . . . so yeah, it def. has it's place. However, like I said, I am getting back to writing in two weeks, and there will be more writing posts interspersed with the SSP.:)
Till then, go comment on the Dull Boy contest entry, just right down below this one, and have a great couple of days!!
Ciao!
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