Err, ADD much?

WHAT I'M READING:
THE REPLACEMENT BY BRENNA YOVANOFF

UGLIES BY SCOTT WESTERFIELD

&

UNWIND BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN

WHAT I'M LISTENING TO:

RON POPE - A DROP IN THE OCEAN
PINK - F*ING PERFECT
KILLERS - MR BRIGHTSIDE (ACOUSTIC)

WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING:

WRITING!!!!

Ever get ADD? What pulls you away from your writing? What *distractions* actually help you write? Have a writing playlist?

Want to feed my ADD? What are you reading? =) What are you listening to?

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE--Trailer, Author Interview, Query Letter!!

Sound awesome right? I haven't read it yet. Actually, I read the author interview and query letter before even realizing that this was the book that she was talking about!! I think it's awesome when writers are so open about their writing journeys... I think they realize that aspiring novelists want all the juicy details, a tiny shred of hope to hold onto as they get their 100th rejection letter or shelve their last book. Persevere!  Keep writing!

Check out the query letter:


"Seventeen-year-old Amy has no desire to become one of the first colonists on a new planet--but her parents do. So she agrees to be cryogenically frozen for the journey, even if it means giving up the life she loves on Earth.


Much later, Elder--part of the generations of workers born on the ship--begins his training as the future commander. He has no idea of the cargo of cryogenically frozen people hidden beneath his feet.
Then Amy wakes up fifty years early.


Amy must now adjust to life without her still-frozen parents on board a space ship that is vastly different from her home on Earth. Trapped by both the metal walls of the ship and the lies that keep it running, Amy discovers her cryo chamber hadn't malfunctioned--someone had tried to kill her. As more and more helplessly frozen victims are unplugged, Amy combines her knowledge of the past with Elder's knowledge of the ship to find and stop the murderer...before Amy's parents are the next victims.


Complete at 80,000 words, LONG WAY HOME is science fiction for teens who don't like science fiction. The character-driven plot with a focus on mystery, secrets, and an unreliable narrator will appeal to fans of Mary Pearson's THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX, and the contained mystery may attract older readers of Jeanne du Prau's CITY OF EMBER.


I am currently a high school world literature teacher and an active member of SCBWI, having been published in and working as the copy editor of the state SCBWI magazine. Additionally, I run a blog on writing for MG and YA audiences (bethrevis.blogspot.com) which has over 300 subscribers and an active community of authors and readers who share in blog tours, book reviews, and author interviews. I can be found online atbethrevis.com or [email].


I am prepared to submit the entire manuscript upon your request. Thank you for your time and consideration with this project. Below are the first five pages as a sample of my writing.
Sincerely,
Beth Revis"


Cool, yes? Have you come across some AWESOME query letters? Or a query letter from a successful writer? Read the interview with Beth Revis here.


Here is a video of the Revis talking about ACROSS THE UNIVERSE.

Unpublished author with interesting idea!

Okay, so to me... this book trailer is hot stuff. Doesn't it feel like an ACTUAL movie trailer?! So get this... the author of this unpublished book is conducting an experiment... a digital marketing one. He wrote a book. Made a trailer. A facebook page. A website. And is now in search of an agent. Now this might seem a little backwards, but after surfing the web, I find that more and more unpublished writers are doing the same. They want their precious literary baby out in the world and are willing to put the sweat and tears into doing it. The world of publishing is changing and writers are getting down and dirty. I think its awesome... but I know there are many people that prefer traditional publishing, with traditional roles. What do you think the pros and cons are? Have you seen some unpublished writers' websites/blogs/trailers that actually make you a fan and make you WANT the book to be published so that you can have it in your hands? Tell me all about it!!

Check out this guy's website!
http://www.deathwaterthebook.com/

Book Trailer for my Paranormal Romance Novel!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOQNeFYWG4 Check it out :)