![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Most think this is thanks to destiny, but in truth a group of state-sponsored assassins called the Fates collect these dates then kill the owner when it comes around.Įzra is a death-fearing teenager and brother to Verity Vynson, the leader of the Fates. So, without further ado… ABOUT MY MANUSCRIPT - formal I thought that I might do it back when I finished Draft 3 of my MS, which I will be calling FIREBOOK on this post, but then I got a million ideas for Draft 4 and also I’m starting uni in September and I’m JUST SO BUSY so this is just to make friends! My twitter is if you wanna check it out!ĭISCLAIMER: I AM NOT DOING PITCH WARS THIS YEAR. So this is a little different to what I normally post, but it’s for a Twitter challenge called Pitch Wars, where you can submit your manuscript to an experienced writer/agent/editor for mentoring! (if that sounds like something you’re interested in you should totally check it out!) Jul 31.2018 | 3 PITCH WARS: Boost My Bio (or not) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Stine, New York Times bestselling author of the Goosebump and Fear Street series Does anyone write scarier books than Lois Duncan? I don't think so."- R.L. She knows how to find that secret evil in her characters' hearts, evil that she turns into throat-clutching suspense in book after book. ![]() "I couldn't be more pleased that Lois Duncan's books will now reach a new generation of readers."- Judy Blume, New York Times bestselling author of Forever and Tiger Eyes She's a master of suspense, so prepare to be dazzled and spooked!"- Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series I gobbled up her novels, reading them again and again and scaring myself over and over. "Lois Duncan has always been one of my biggest inspirations. Praise for Lois Duncan:"Lois Duncan is the patron saint of all things awesome."- Jenny Han, New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before series ![]() ![]() ![]() With Reamde, this visionary author whose mind-stretching fiction has been enthusiastically compared to the work of Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Foster Wallace-not to mention William Gibson and Michael Crichton-once again blazes new ground with a high-stakes thriller that will enthrall his loyal audience, science and science fiction, and espionage fiction fans equally. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Neal Stephenson is continually rocking the literary world with his brazen and brilliant fictional creations-whether he’s reimagining the past (The Baroque Cycle), inventing the future ( Snow Crash), or both ( Cryptonomicon). ![]() “Stephenson has a once-in-a-generation gift: he makes complex ideas clear, and he makes them funny, heartbreaking, and thrilling.” ![]() ![]() Her barons then convened to decide who her next husband would be, but Attolia ordered the Captain of the Guard to shoot the man they selected instead. At her wedding, she poisoned her groom with powdered coleus leaves. Shortly before her first marriage, her father was poisoned and she became queen. She pretended to be stupid and shy, so that he would not suspect her of plotting against him. While she lived in his household she was given the nickname "shadow princess" by her fiancé. Since women were not traditionally rulers of Attolia, she was betrothed to the son of a powerful baron, and he would have become king. When her brother was killed in a suspicious horse riding accident, she became heir. Irene was born a minor princess of Attolia, the daughter of the previous king of Attolia and his second wife. She is several inches taller than Eugenides. ![]() She frequently wears a ruby headband and dresses in imitation of the goddess Hephestia. Irene is a tall, beautiful woman with black hair. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two stories, two plot threads, running parallel but tightly intertwined. Meanwhile, left behind, his sister Hailee sets out on a quest across London to find out what happened to him, uncovering a dark secret and going through her own coming of age odyssey. Through this unforgettable journey, Archibald will learn the true meaning of courage, friendship and tolerance. And not your usual dragons, but the most intriguing creatures, half human, half beast. ![]() But not any kind of witches, an army of young girls, lost in time. ![]() In the world of Lemurea, mostly forest, home to small wonders and great scares, it’s light versus darkness, magic versus fire… witches versus dragons. When he unlocks the storm trapped inside, Archibald gets whisked into the unknown, a mysterious land where a battle born in the Middle Ages is still unfolding. “Harry Potter meets Da Vinci Code”… that’s how reviewers and critics have described this middle grade magical tale, the first book in a spellbinding series.įrom myths and legends 500 years old, comes a fantastic adventure, even though Archibald was not looking for one… Exploring his grandma’s creepy manor, he just stumbled upon an ancient terrestrial globe, which turns out to be much more than an old relic. ![]() ![]() My eight year old would battle with the topics but my “ten and ups” would enjoy it and would like the mental stretch to see how other people’s lives are so different to theirs. In the early 1950s she moved to Tangier, Morocco where she served as a missionary nurse for 27 years. I would certainly let my older kids have a read of these on them to read and expand their horizons regarding other people’s lives, also she has a way of tackling an issue without being totally graphic, she is skilled in describing an event or a process without providing more than the reader actually needs to know. JOHN (1919-1993) was a nurse, missionary and author. I wouldn’t use these ones, like most of her books, as family read-a-louds for small children – they both deal with real and serious issues. Both of these are historical fiction and worthy books. ![]() ![]() This week I have two of her books to give away. tried to do the right thing so the characters really spoke to me back then. Don’t make the mistake of thinking her books are just for kids – they aren’t, I have been riveted by every one of them. I have read all the Patricia St john books to my kids and they love them. John books is that you know once you open them you will not be moving until you have turned the last page and these two books won’t disappoint you!!! She has a writing style that can describe a place and time so well that you quite literally feel you are living it. John Giveaways… It is historically proven: ![]() ![]() ![]() Catherine, the daughter, is fiery and independent, though suffering from bipolar disorder. Toby, the son, is a friend of Nick’s (as well as unsuspecting love object) from Oxford. Rachel, the mother, is a Jewish heiress, refined and reserved. Gerald, the father, is an MP, and madly “in love” with Thatcher. He is a permanent houseguest at the Fedden home, the seeming picture of familial perfection. ![]() Nick Guest is young, white, British, and gay in Margaret Thatcher’s England. It’s also one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. It’s the novel that inspired my dissertation, so it holds a special place in my heart. I first read this book two years ago for my Twentieth-Century British Lit. ![]() ![]() The librarian, for instance, tells of the soldier who wooed her by mail during World War I, then came home and married another girl. Seems almost revealed, the story changes, veers, steps off a cliff. And none of these eight stories are easy to predict. ![]() "Carried Away" isn't really about women making fools of themselves. Sometimes even the characters themselves have only a fuzzy notion of what their own stories mean. Munro's work hasĪlways been ambitious and risky precisely because it dares to teach, and by the hardest, best method: without giving answers. And in fact, all the stories in "Open Secrets" are lessons. The story, aptly entitled "Carried Away," is the first in Alice Munro's new collection, "Open Secrets," her eighth work of fiction. ![]() "It'sĪ lesson in what fools women can make of themselves." "It's a lesson, this story," the librarian says. ON a winter night in 1919, in a hotel dining room in Carstairs, Ontario, a librarian who's had a few drinks begins to tell her darkest secrets to a salesman she barely knows. ![]() September 11, 1994, Sunday, Late Edition - Final ![]() ![]() ![]() In Barnyard, farm animals dance a boisterous, breathless, knee-slapping reel called, with great panache, by a fiddle-playing cow: 'Bow to the horse. A zany sensibility gives an extra bounce to the otherwise conventional counting book One, Two, Three! A similar silliness suffuses Dinosaurs, which explores opposites. Each volume features a die-cut front cover framing a picture of its ebullient cartoon stars. "The popular illustrator and greeting-card artist brings oddball humor and plenty of sassy energy to Boynton on Board, a quartet of concept board books. Her Barnyard Dance! Is a true romp of a board book, with cartoon farm animals that are wacky enough to make you laugh out loud, and rhymes clever enough to sustain those nearly infinite re-readings: 'Stand with the donkey / Slide with the sheep / Scramble with the little chicks - cheep cheep cheep!' Now, here's a woman who really knows how to use an active verb." - Parents ![]() "Sandra Boynton has a knack for creating baby books with bounce. ![]() Synopsis: Stomp your feet! Clap your hands! Everybody ready for a BARNYARD DANCE! ![]() ![]() ![]() One chapter focuses on how to cope with play you don't find enjoyable, and how learning to appreciate these games can lead to surprising emotional insights. Cohen suggests that "the fun play opens the emotional door to let out the giggles, and a flood of other feelings come pouring out after." Some specific ideas for games are included, and you'll find recommendations for everything from play wrestling to gentle storytelling. ![]() One short section discusses the common phenomenon of happy giggling turning instantly to tears. ![]() From his daughter and a new male friend discussing how "cool" nuclear weapons are and how "gross" a love song is, to a younger child zooming full-speed around a park at a birthday party, we're shown the exuberant truth behind playing: not only is it just plain fun, it can spark a variety of important sensations. The author examines, with plenty of hilarious personal anecdotes, the details of play at every age and across genders. In its most basic form, play is a way to communicate. ![]() Play is inherently educational for children, he claims, and parents can learn plenty by examining the games kids play-from peekaboo to practical jokes.Ĭohen is quick to point out that no matter what your child's temperament, she has a playful side. Tag, you're it! In Playful Parenting, Lawrence Cohen demonstrates that parents need to lighten up and spend a few hours giggling with their kids. ![]() |