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| Jacquelyn Mitchard delivering her keynote |
Jacquelyn Mitchard is the number one New York Times best-selling author of ten novels for adults, seven novels for teenagers, and five children's books, as well as editor-in-chief of Merit Press, a realistic young adult imprint., and a professor of writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Jacquelyn talks about endings, how it's "more difficult to end a story than to start one," and how "most books really just stop."
She shares some resonant endings, ones that meet the challenge of "ushering the reader back into the world that you convinced the reader to leave."
We're asked to consider, for our own work, "how does the reader feel let in?"
Breaking down the different kinds of endings (with examples), Jacquelyn discusses cliffhanger endings, reflective endings, the incident ending, the simple happy ending (in which people get what they want), the happy/sad ending (like in The Fault in our Stars,) and more!
An ending has to tie up the loose ends, provide a conclusion, and also usher the reader back into the world... and do it quickly.
The ending should also include an element that takes the reader by surprise, something to "make the reader gasp one last time" before they leave the world of your story.
Which all makes it challenging to write the ending to this blog post, striving for a "wrap up with a shot of emotion."
But Jacquelyn saves the day (and this post), because the ending of her keynote comes in the form of a writing exercise: we're all asked to craft one sentence, an alternate ending for To Kill A Mockingbird, from Scout's point of view. A few people from the crowd share their alternate endings.
The original final line:
"[Atticus] would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning."
Now, you get the chance to put in your own final words: play along in comments.
Release Date: January 8th, 2013
Age Group: Young Adult
Publisher: Soho Teen
Source: NetGalley
Overall: Did Not Finish
Categories: Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense
Read in February 2013
Summary:Allie Kim suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum: a fatal allergy to sunlight that confines her and her two best friends, Rob and Juliet, to the night. When freewheeling Juliet takes up Parkour—the stunt-sport of scaling and leaping off tall buildings—Allie and Rob have no choice but to join her, if only to protect her. Though potentially deadly, Parkour after dark makes Allie feel truly alive, and for the first time equal to the “daytimers.” On a random summer night, the trio catches a glimpse of what appears to be murder. Allie alone takes it upon herself to investigate, and the truth comes at an unthinkable price. Navigating the shadowy world of specialized XP care, extreme sports, and forbidden love, Allie ultimately uncovers a secret that upends everything she believes about the people she trusts the most.
My Opinion:
I've been dancing on this book for way too long, and have finally decided to put it to rest.
After reading the blurb and one very promising review, I requested it from NG, but sadly, I found out that this book isn't right up my alley.
The pacing was way too slow for my taste, I didn't get emotionally attached to any of its characters, and I felt like Jacquelyn took too much time setting the suspense in the story. Half way into it is not the right moment to start introducing the wow-ing factors.
The romance fell flat to me too, I didn't feel that "Oh, they want to be together, awww" sense I like to get when I read romances. Juliet was annoying, and I didn't like that Allie didn't do anything to change that. I mean, here's a girl you call your best friend, acting like an idiot to you... I might not be as forgiving Allie was.
The bad man, Blondie, appeared a couple of times in the first half of the book, and I was not even spooked by him.
All I got from this book is a little bit more knowledge about the illness XP, the allergy to the sun.
It's too bad too, because the premise sounded so appealling, but the writing didn't do it for me. But hey, it might do it for you. Read some more reviews first.
By: Maryann Yin,
on 8/22/2012
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Today would have marked the 92nd birthday of beloved science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. To celebrate, we caught up with three writers who contributed pieces to Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury.
The trio of writers we spoke with include Hugo Award-winner Kelly Link, 2006 Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin and bestselling novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard. We’ve included their thoughts below.
If you are looking for more Bradbury birthday celebration, SiriusXM Book Radio host Kim Alexander will talk with biographer Sam Weller, author Mort Castle and novelist Margaret Atwood about the late science fiction author tonight at 7 p.m. ET.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
Novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard has joined F+W Media as the head of their new young adult fiction imprint, Merit Press Books. The imprint will release five titles this year and has thirteen books slated for 2013.
Oprah Winfrey selected Mitchard’s 1996 novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, as the first title to kick off her famous Book Club. Mitchard has written both fiction and nonfiction, publishing books for adult, young adult and children’s readers.
Mitchard gave this statement in the release: “I’d wanted to be an editor for years, but didn’t see myself in a huge box in Manhattan. F+W made me an offer I couldn’t refuse: the chance to work with new authors and established authors on something so important. It’s exactly where I want to be at this point in my career. Something in me said – you’re home.” (Photo Credit: James Schnepf)
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We often see that the most successful publicity campaigns are for books that have a news hook imbedded in the plot. Jodi Picoult is a great example of an author who writes with a news hook, from school shootings to suicide pacts, she covers them all. New York Times best selling author Jacquelyn Mitchard also writes with a hook, her newest YA book, ALL WE KNOW OF HEAVEN, beautifully explores the tragic circumstances surrounding an accident and a case of mistaken identity. The story is similar to the recent case involving Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family.
The greatest strength an author can have is a compelling, news worthy story and flawless writing. These authors do just that. Another great example of an author using an interesting story angle to propel the story forward is Lisa Gardner. Lisa has said before that she is a fan of true crime stories and she uses this passion to infuse her suspense novels with a “ripped from the headlines” aspect. Her newest release is SAY GOODBYE. We were able to chat with Lisa at Book Expo America where she was signing copies of SAY GOODBYE. Check out her latest, you will not be disappointed!
Madlen, Bryn, and Cam are just three kids living in their worlds until they learn that they are the hope of the future. Each of their worlds is dependant on the other, but the balance is off and it is up to them to restore it. London House is the place that keeps it all in check and has come up with a plan to save everything: create three heroes who can find the tools needed to complete the quest and save the world. So they do just that, but the world needs saving before the heroes are really old enough. But it is them or nothing and so Madlen, Bryn, and Cam are sent to try and complete the quest or die trying. Meanwhile dark forces are at work (aren’t they always) that will try to thwart the children at every turn. A fast paced adventure novel, this book is decent if not great. The characters are interesting even if the plot is not as smooth as it could be. I think that though the story wrapped up neatly, there will be more in this series. There is too much of the back story yet to be told and I presume that means the author did not have to cram it all in to this book since it would be in the next one. We’ll see.
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