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Tomorrow is May 5th, which is turning out to be a significant date for me. Last year on that date Breaking Up is Hard to Do was released. I completely adore this anthology! One, because I had an absolute blast writing Don't Mind Me and two, because I got to put this book together with Lynda Sandoval, Niki Burnham and Ellen Hopkins. If you haven't checked out our fun, funny and empowering stories of overcoming break-ups, I hope you will.
Strangely, but very cooly, I have another book coming out with Niki and Ellen. Flirtin' with the Monster officially hits shelves tomorrow. If you're a big fan of Ellen--and who isn't?--you'll want to nab a copy of this book. Here's the deets:
Where is the line between truth and fiction?
Why do love and addiction so often go hand in hand?
What does the real “Kristina” think about the way her story is told in Crank and Glass?
Crank and Glass have always been more than just stories. Join their author Ellen Hopkins and a host of other writers as they delve deep into Kristina’s story, from the straight truth on the physical effects of methamphetamine addiction to the psychological consequences of keeping secrets (and how Hopkins’ books have encouraged so many teens to reveal theirs). [<-- The secrets essay is mine.]
With an essay by Ellen’s real-life daughter (the basis for the character of “Kristina”) that tells her version of the events that inspired the books—along with perspectives from “Scott,” “Jake,” and 11-year-old “Hunter,” the baby from Crank—Flirtin’ with the Monster is a compelling journey through the complexities of Hopkins’ beloved bestselling works.
You can read an excerpt here and enter to win a copy, along with Crank and Glass, here.
First off, I just want to thank all of you who participated here and on my myspace blog (myspace.com/terristake). I really enjoyed reading about the books that made a personal impact on you. Looking back, I have so many books that have stuck with me in various stages of my life -- E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was the first book to make me cry, I adored Trixie Belden, begged my mom to buy me a new book from the series anytime I could (I still have them all) and fell in love with a fictional boy for the first time, The Diary of Anne Frank moved me and made me appreciate the freedom we all have, Judy Blume shaped and informed my teen years, V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic series horrified and enthralled me, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird was a required reading book I completely fell in love with and Danielle Steel's Palomino was the first adult romance I ever read. Each of these books holds a special place in my heart and having this discussion with you all has reminded me what true gifts books are. :)
Now, without further sentimental rambling, I announce the winner:
MISS PIGEON!
Congrats! You are the lucky person selected by the Custom Random Number Generator. Please message me privately with your address and I'll get those books out to you.
As for the rest of you...please check back soon because I'll be holding a contest to give away my newest book...Flirtin' with the Monster, an anthology all about the incredible Ellen Hopkins.
Trinity has lucid dreams. She doesn’t want them, doesn’t want to know other people’s secrets, but she can’t help it. Every night, she goes to sleep and dreams of “real places, real people, real events… Sometimes I’ll even meet people in my dreams right before I meet them in real life.”
Last year, for the first time, Trinity took action because of a dream. She helped police find murderer named Rafe Stevens, but Stevens’ lawyer convinced a jury to have Stevens committed to a mental institute instead of sending him to jail. And now that Stevens has somehow escaped, he is attacking Trinity, trying to kill her, through her dreams. The only one who can help Trinity is Dan, whose father is Stevens’ lawyer.
As I read Terri Clark’s Sleepless, I kept thinking that I should be enjoying it more. It’s a paranormal suspense romance with mature element and occasionally reminded me of Lois Duncan’s The Third Eye, in a good way. Having finished the book, I’m still willing to suspend my disbelief over the events/abilities. But what prevented me from really liking the novel is that Sleepless is a fun, escapist read.
Humor and horror or suspense can work well together. Some of the comedic episodes of Supernatural are among my favorites, not to mention Scream, anyone? And while it’s unfair to compare Sleepless to Scream or Supernatural because of the different mediums (and, by the time the comedic episodes of Supernatural aired, viewers were already invested in the characters, something that is impossible in a standalone novel like Sleepless), I have to say that I didn’t find the humor and horror/suspense in Sleepless to be well integrated. There are some of great pop culture references, like
“’Tis true I’m going to soccer camp, but I’m making it my goal to experience new things. Like in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”
I gasped. “You’re going to lose your virginity to your soccer coach?”
“No! Well, maybe.” She grinned and waggled her eyebrows. “Depends on how hot he is.”
“I think I saw an episode of Supernatural like this,” I whispered too loudly. “It ended badly for everyone except Dean and Sam.”
Milt ignored my comments and started down the blackened stairs.
Dan and I exchanged anxious looks, but, really, what choice did we have?
“I’ll be Dean,” he said.
“No way,” I argued. “I’m prettier.”
“Fine,” he capitulated. “I can do smart and sullen.”
But the transitions from humor to need-to-escape-psychotic-killer were sometimes jarring. The tone of the novel seemed too glib and the characterizations too shallow to make the blend effective. While there were some funny lines and, later in the book, Stevens’ attacks on Trinity were suspenseful, these two elements did not come together in a cohesive whole. Likewise, the romance. I never felt like I had a good sense of who Trinity was, and at times it seemed like Stevens’ escape was more an excuse to throw Trinity and Dan together for an extended period of time than a source of suspense. And now that I think about it, *did* Stevens have to escape in order to attack Trinity, since it’s all through her dreams?
Maybe it’s because Trinity is narrating the book, so I was pretty sure she’d survive. (What’s that line from Barbara Michaels’ Wings of the Falcon? “Authors who write in the first person cannot expect their readers to be seriously concerned about the survival of the main character. A heroine who can describe her trials and tribulations in carefully chosen phrases obviously lived through those trials without serious damage.”) Maybe it’s that, despite loving Scream and Supernatural, when it comes to books, my preference is for spooky and scary, not funny. Ultimately, although there were parts of the book that I liked, the overall book did not work for me.
ETA 5/5/09: I should probably strike the penultimate sentence because I realized this morning that the spooky and scary is true about the books I read as a 10-13 year old, but not necessarily recent books like Rosemary Clement-Moore’s Maggie Quinn series. I think the difference is that in the Maggie Quinn books, Maggie’s voice is snarky and the humor comes across as organic to her voice. If that makes sense. The humor arose from her point of view and sensibilities, and I also had a better sense of Maggie as a character, of what kind of person she was, than I did Trinity in Sleepless. Trinity’s character building/development was lacking, a collection of traits and descriptions more than a fleshed-out character. I think, as individual elements, I don’t mind as much when a book is funny or scary without much character development (provided the book is funny or scary enough to distract me from the lack of character development), but the more elements an author tries to combine, the more I need stronger character development to serve as a foundation, so that having, say, funny and scary together seems natural because of the character’s worldview instead of seeming disjointed or forced when it doesn’t seem to fit with the character (whether because it’s out of character or the character wasn’t developed to the point/traits weren’t revealed early enough where it seems natural). That said, there was enough potential for me to be disappointed that the book wasn’t better, and for me to be intrigued by what Clark will write next.
Yay! I did my first book drop. Hope someone at TRMS enjoyed finding a copy of Sleepless.
Check out my review of Harper's Island over at Supernatural Sisters and let us know what you thought of the premiere!
Check out my SPN review of The Monster at the end of this Book at Supernatural Sisters.
Today on Supernatural Sisters I'm talking about the killer mullet rock we've grown to love because of Kripke's passionate push to give the show a heavy beat. Come on over and share in the music.
It's my crush's birthday. Jensen is 31 today. I celebrated by watching Ten Inch Hero yesterday. Check out my review on Supernatural Sisters tomorrow.
Need I say anymore?
Cool! Sleepless has been released as an e-book for the Kindle. I wish I knew someone who had one of these gadgets. I'd like to play around with it.
If you have one, do you like it?
Anybody rememer those cute comics? Anyhow, I was tagged by Angela (Library Girl Reads) for this 6 Things That Make You Happy Meme.
6 Things that make Me Happy
- My Family
- Coffee
- Good Books
- Nephew's laugh
- Sunshine
- Book contracts
My editor at HarperTeen was let go yesterday. That completely blows.
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Ever since I was little I’ve had a thing for series. I fall so in love with characters that I hate the idea of never seeing them again and series allow me to continue visiting with these people who’ve become real to me and to watch them grow. At my library it’s practically impossible to find the first book in a series on the shelf. Either it’s checked out or it’s been stolen (sad but true). As I’ve mentioned, I’m working on a sequel to Sleepless and I’d love nothing more than to develop Trinity as a super-sleuth/dream warrior. With that hope in mind, I’m offering a contest with the first books in some of my favorite YA series.
Marked – House of Night Series – P.C. and Kristin Cast
Prom Dates from Hell – Maggie Quinn Series – Rosemary Clement Moore
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To enter please leave a comment telling me why you like (or don’t like) series and what your favorite series is. The close of this contest is midnight on February 13, 2009. A random drawing will determine the winner on Valentine’s Day. If you’d like to earn an extra entry, please spread the word about my contest. Send me a link to the buzz you’ve posted on your blog or website and I’ll give you another spot in the pot. Good luck!
Yes, I've taken my geeky Supernatural fangirl enthusiasm to a new level by banding together with several other Winchester obsessed writers to demonstrate just how much we <3 Dean and Sam. Won't you please check out Supernatural Sisters, join the discussion and help us spread the word?
HarperTeen asked me to guest blog. I hope you'll stop by. :)
For all you wonderful readers, my editor told me today that sales have been good and they'd like to see a proposal for a sequel! Thank you, thank you, thank you for telling me how much you enjoyed SLEEPLESS and would like to see more of Trinity. I definitely feel she has more story to tell and you're helping to make that happen. Keep your fingers crossed and I'll keep you posted.
And, I sold another book! HOLLYWEIRD will be coming out with Flux in the Spring/Summer of '10 under the name Tess Clark. It's about two teen girls who won a trip to the set of their favorite TV show only to learn the hunky hero is actually the son of Satan and the only person who can keep them safe is a fallen angel working undercover as his personal assistant. This story was inspired by my obsession for the TV show Supernatural. What's so hysterical is I wrote this proposal BEFORE the current story arc with the angels. I'm telling you, I have this weird, woo-woo affinity with the show's writers. They should really have me write with them!
Thanks again for your friendship and support. :)
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and if you went out shopping this Black Friday I hope you got some real deals. I did!
I had an absolute blast with this contest. Your comments were a TON of fun to read.
It's great to hear so many people would like a sequel to Sleepless. I'd love to be able to to do one. I'll pass your comments on to my editor. For those of you who haven't read it, I hope you'll check it out. Put it on your Christmas wish list, your parents will like that 1) you're asking for a book and 2) that it's only $5.99! :)
Thanks to all of you and your help in spreading the word, I had a WHOPPING 62 entries! Woo-hoo. And now, without further delay, my handy-dandy random number generator says
BOOK JUNKIE
is the grand prize winner. Congrats to you and please contact me (terriclarkbooks at aol.com) with your mailing info.
However, you all made this so much fun for me I was inspired to give away two more prizes. Yay! That said, the RNG picked
kissofparadise
as the winner of an autographed copy of Sleepless and
Tifi-Chan
as the winner of an autographed copy of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. Please contact me (terriclarkbooks at aol.com) with your deets.
Thanks again to everyone who entered. And for those of you wondering what I really will be writing next...stay tuned. I hope to have exciting news I can share next week. :)
Hugs, Terri
I have so much to be grateful for this year. One of the things I'm most thankful for is the wonderful letters I've gotten from readers and reviewers. You've been the greatest gift to me this year. To thank you I'm holding this contest and all you have to do is tell me what you'd like to see me write next. :)
It doesn't matter if it's a project you've heard me talk about before, or if it's just something as a reader you'd like to see more of, I just thought it would be fun to hear your ideas. So tell me what you'd like to see next in the comments section and if you link this post somewhere and let me know I'll put you in for a second entry. The winner will be chosen on Black Friday (Nov. 28) and will receive:
1 Hardcover of Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
1 Hardcover of Pretty, Little Liars by Sara Shepard
1 Hardcover of Braless in Wonderland by Debbie Reed Fischer
1 Hardcover of Undone by Brooke Taylor
1 Autographed paperback of Sleepless
1 Autographed paperback of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
1 tote bag from my very own library district
and, finally, 1 woven dream catcher bracelet.
So, what are you waiting for? What would you like to see me publish next?
This month has been a difficult one. I'll spare you the details, but today I'm trying to regroup and find some new focus and motivation. I'm revisiting my notes from this summer's RWA and there's so many good nuggets here that I thought I'd post them.
Gail Blanke--
Living small, doesn't serve the universe.
Let go! Don't hold onto things.
Never wait for the courage. You may wait a lifetime.
Create with new eyes and ears.
The world belongs to the one who stands out.
You are powerful beyond measure.
Dreams and nightmares must be fed to live. Feed the dreams, not the nightmares.
Eric Maisel--
Quit negative self talk!
Ideas come to a quiet mind.
I'm going to work on all of these....
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According to my fancy schmancy random number generator the lucky winner of the authentic navajo dream catcher is
pixie6690!
Thanks to all of you who entered. Look for an upcoming November contest soon. :)
I have a Halloween blog posted on HarperTeen where I share my fave things about this spooktacular holiday and show off my make-up magic. I hope you'll check it out, let me know what you think about my special f/x skillz and let me know what your fave thing about Halloween is!
New Year's is always a time of reflection and it's coming quick. As we head toward the holidays we're taking a look at what we've accomplished this year and thinking forward to where we'd like to be in ten years.
MARISSA DOYLE
In 2008, my greatest accomplishments were:
1. Seeing Bewitching Season on shelves and not fainting or doing something else embarrassing.
2. Selling a third book to Henry Holt (erm, well, my agent did but you get the idea)
3. Beginning to learn how to speak in public without too much angst and stumbling over my words. It's a work in progress, though.
4. Learning to navigate in NYC and not be intimidated by its sheer size.
5. This isn't an accomplishment...it's more a source of gratitude...but being co-president of the Class of 2k8!
By 2018 I hope to have:
1. Ten more books out (hey, isn't one a year reasonable?)
2. Learned how to write MG as well as YA because MG readers are soooo cool and just learning how to be truly passionate about books
3. Gotten this public speaking thing down well
4. Three kids successfully through college
5. A smaller dress size
LIZ GALLAGHER
In 2008, my greatest accomplishments were:
1. Publishing The Opposite of Invisible!
2. Realizing that I'm not afraid of public speaking.
3. Balancing a day job and the writing life.
4. Starting my training in kung fu (yes, I spar!).
5. Watching friends publish awesome books!
By 2018 I hope to have:
1. Co-authored a YA novel.
2. Published a few more solo YA books.
3. Stopped needing a day job!
4. Become a blue belt or higher in kung fu!
5. Watched friends publish BUNDLES more books!
TERRI CLARK
In 2008, my greatest accomplishments were:
1. Publishing SLEEPLESS and BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
2. Booking author events and speaking engagements.
3. Making a strong online presence for myself.
4. Strengthening the teen programming and attendance I do at my day job.
5. Keeping my kids from killing each other.
By 2018 I hope to:
1. have built a strong, enduring, successful career as an author
2. be more financially stable.
3. stop needing a day job!
4. see my kids happy, healthy and well-adjusted in their lives (they’ll be out of the house then!)
5. have been to Hawaii and taken other great trips with my husband.
Have you met your New Year's Resolutions yet?
We've got lots to celebrate here at 2k8 with contests and rave reviews. Please give us a woot!
SLEEPLESS author, Terri Clark, is giving away an authentic Navajo dream catcher on her blog. For your chance at sweet dreams and for a sneak peek of her paranormal thriller, click here.
Also, Terri is pleased to announce that her essay in FLIRTING WITH THE MONSTER, an anthology about Ellen Hopkins and her work, will be published by BenBella books in May of '09.
PJ Hoover celebrated the launch of her middle grade science-fiction novel THE EMERALD TABLET! THE EMERALD TABLET received a great review from Brianna over at Balanced Steps. Brianna compares THE EMERALD TABLET to Harry Potter and says this: "Anyone who enjoyed discovering the world of magic with Harry Potter will enjoy diving into a different magical world with Benjamin Holt and his friends...for you Potter fans, the experience is TOTALLY different from Harry's." Thanks, Brianna!
Tasha at And Another Book Read gave THE EMERALD TABLET a fantastic review! She had this to say: "I loved every minute that I was reading it, and I feel like I want to reread the book over and over again. ... While reading the book I kept thinking that in a way it was almost like a myth that was being told and how cool it would be if it was actually true... Fans of Rick Riordanʼs PERCY JACKSON series will particularly enjoy this book."
Thanks, Tasha!
And Book Chic also gave THE EMERALD TABLET an awesome review including this tasty morsel: "This is a wonderful beginning to a fantasy middle-grade trilogy. Hoover's writing is extremely compelling and makes the book hard to put down." Thanks, Book Chic!
And speaking of Book Chic, this has been one busy reviewer. He's also written a great review for THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE by Liz Gallagher and plans to feature Courtney Sheinmel as November's Fresh New Voice in YA and Barrie Summy as December's Fresh New Voice in YA!
Cynthea Liu posted a fun interview with Nancy Viau, author of SAMANTHA HANSEN HAS ROCKS IN HER HEAD.
Publisher's Weekly gave Courtney Sheinmel's MY SO-CALLED FAMILY a starred review and called it "smart, original and full of vitality."
Leah Wilson just shared the draft cover with me for the upcoming BenBella anthology on Ellen Hopkins. My essay is all about secrets -- why we keep them, whether or not we should and if they’re more helpful or harmful. This Borders exclusive release is due out in May 2009.
I just got the most gorgeous, genuine Navajo dream catcher! It's 4 inches wide and hand-wrapped in real buckskin with duck feathers and horse hair. The artistry is beautiful and the dream catcher comes with the artist's bio. I'm giving this away Nov. 1. To enter this contest -- and insure you have sweet dreams :) -- please answer the following questions and email me at terriclarkbooks at aol dot com with Sleepless Contest in the subject line.
Please do NOT post the answers in the comment section or they will be removed.
If you haven't read Sleepless yet, you can find the answers in the special sneak peek at http://browseinside.harpercollinschildrens.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061375965.
Answer all the questions correctly and your name will go in a drawing. The winner will be picked using a random number generator.
Please feel free to post this contest info on your blogs or sites! If you do post it somewhere, and send me the link, I'll give you an extra entry. Good luck!
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1. What does Coral encourage Trinity to go buy?
2. Who did Kiri say Trinity Michael's looked like? And what band is she from?
3. Who did Trinity bemoan she didn't have lusty fantasies about?
4. When Dan first met Trin what did he call his own dad?
5. What tool is used for bloodletting?
6. What are UM's colors?
7. When Trinity's mom tells her she might outgrow her dreamwalking she scoffs at the idea and say they're not like ____ or ____. (Fill in the blanks)
8. What is Trinity's IM screename?
9. After her conversation with Coral, Trinity reads a new sci-fi novel right before she falls asleep. Who was the author?
10. What do the switching channels on Trinity's TV say to her?
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Hmm, it’s unfortunate this one wasn’t any better. I had been wondering how it was. The synopsis seems very similar to that of Lisa McMann’s Wake, which I wasn’t really a fan of either, unfortunately.
Pop culture references are SO funny sometimes, but it’s so dicey — it can really date a book too fast. This sounds like it has bigger worries, however!
Thanks for taking the time to review Sleepless, Trisha. I’ve always been a fan of shows and movies that mix horror with humor. This is the first review I’ve seen that didn’t like the two together. Most of my readers have enjoyed the blend. But I appreciate your candor.
Sleepless and Wake are pretty different. To me, the only thing they have in common are the importance of dreams. I think people who didn’t like the style Wake was written in may like Sleepless more, because it’s a more conventional first person narration.
The pop culture references I enjoyed. I do want to emphasize that I did like the humor and the suspense elements individually. Together, though, the suspense made the humor less funny, and the humor made the story less scary.
I am in the minority about this, and if another reader doesn’t like too much scary, I can see how they might react better to this than me.
*gasp* A Supernatural reference? I must read this book YESTERDAY!!