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After my vow to stop whining and start doing yesterday, I finished my taxes (even though I did do some more whining about having to do them. 
) So, I’m so excited today to be back on writing. This afternoon, I plan to work on my query letter. Exciting!
But I digress.
I’m catching up with some blog/email reading and found some interesting newsy tidbits I wanted to share.
First up, a lovely Los Angeles Times story about the strenth of YA. The paper reports that adults are reading YA now — no news to us regulars in this sector — and that Harry Potter started this, followed up by the Percy Jackson series, Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games and Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief — again, nothing new to us — but here’s the nice part:
Where adult hardcover sales were down 17.8% for the first half of 2009 versus the same period in 2008, children’s/young adult hardcovers were up 30.7%.
Yay! That’s worthy of a celebration, I think. Now, I write middle-grade, but the way I see it, is any good news in the children’s section is good.
And why are all these adults choosing YA over fare written for older folks?
Well-written, fast-paced and engaging stories that span the gamut of genres and subjects.
Exactly what we’re striving for.
And here’s a great quote from Lizzie Skurnick, author of the Shelf Discovery collection of essays about YA literature:
“YA authors are able to take themselves less seriously. They’re able to have a little more fun, and they’re less confined by this idea of themselves as Very Important Artists. That paradoxically leads them to create far better work than people who are trying to win awards.”
Yeah, I agree. We have much more fun.
Another sign of the strength of YA: Lerner Publishing is starting a new YA imprint called Carolrhoda Lab. According to Publisher’s Weekly, the Lab’s launch line will have four fiction titles.
In more news, an independent publishing line focusing on middle grade and YA fantasy and science-fiction that features characters of color, Tu Publishing, garnered $10,000 in donations to launch, and, thanks to the haul, attracted the attention of bigger publisher Lee & Low Books. Recognizing that something great was going on here, Lee & Low has acquired Tu Publishing, and here’s the cherry on top — the donation money is going to be returned to the donators. Nice to see a corporation doing the right thing.
Got any other news to share?
Write On!
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Here, at the end of 2009, it’s time to look forward to events in early 2010. These are recent announcements I’ve received.
Help a New Fantasy Publisher Get a Start
From Stacy Whitman. As you all know, I’m a children’s book editor. Since I was laid off at Wizards of the Coast, where I edited fantasy and science fiction novels, I’ve been freelancing, and I’ve decided that the next step will be to start my own company. If you guys are on Facebook, you might have already seen me posting about the small press that I’m starting, Tu Publishing. If you’re not, I’m working on starting a small publishing company that will fill a gap in the market, to publish multicultural fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. Our website is http://www.tupublishing.com, if you want to know more about our mission.
To get started, publishing books takes a lot of money, even on a “shoestring” budget. That’s why I’m doing a Kickstarter campaign—to raise enough money to get started and give a reward to everyone who donates. If enough people donate $5, or $15, or $20, we’ll be able to reach our goal. For every donation through Kickstarter, the donator gets a reward: bookmarks, early copies of books we publish, books donated to libraries, etc. For a really big, pie-in-the-sky donation, I’ve even promised an author visit. :) So they get something for their money, and with enough people banding together, the project can become a reality.
The project has had almost 3 months to run. So far, we’re up to $4031 of $10,000, with just under a week left. So we’ve got some ground to cover—no money exchanges hands if we don’t reach $10,000.
Here’s the link to the Kickstarter page. It’s completely secure—payments are handled through Amazon payments.
Note: Scholastic editor Cheryl Klein also used Kickstarter to fund her book of speeches about writing for kids. It seems to be a new way of getting grass-roots support for a publishing project.
Fearless Writing by Crescent Dragonwagon
A Fearless Writing weekend — the Valentine’s Day/President’s Weekend (Feb. 12-13-14, 2010), Fayetteville, AR. Folks can get full details and register here but I’ll spell out a little more below.
We’ll begin Friday night, work/play together all day Saturday, all day Sunday, with a departure on Monday morning: about 12 hours together, plus informal times at meals — intense, but not at all tense. The workshop costs $895, and THIS INCLUDES ALL MEALS AND ACCOMMODATIONS. (Thank you, Mt. Sequoyah Conference Center!) You can pay all at once, or put $250 and down to hold your place.
IF FOLKS BOOK BY DECEMBER 15, THERE’S A $100 DISCOUNT.
I offer a full money-back guarantee (words you almost never hear about writing workshops, right?
I say them because I’m certain everyone who attends all the sessions will get every minute and every dollar’s worth put into Fearless Writing back ten- or twenty-fold, and because I really want people to come — I’m passionate about it).
Please see http://community.livejournal.com/kickstart_tu for all the details!
There's an auction going on to support Tu Publishing and help raise the necessary funds. I've posted two auctions: one is for a 10 page critique and the other is for a full year of advertising on www.yabookscentral.com. Bidding starts at just $20!
Support a new multicultural press & then advertise for a year!
Hey! Just noticed we're up to 246 followers here on the YABC blog! You know what that means! Four more followers and another giveaway! What'll I be giving away this time...hmmmm....you'll just have to wait and see!
I'm also up to 191 followers over on Twitter at http://twitter.com/KimberlyRPauley -- Nine more followers there and I'll be giving away a signed hardback of Sucks to Be Me or a t-shirt. :-)
Boy, I'm in a giving mood, eh?
And some of you are as well -- Tu Publishing's pledge drive is up to $740 dollars, but she's got a long way to go to get to $10,000. My challenge is still in effect -- donate $50 or more and I'll send you a signed copy of my book plus some other goodies. Remember: you will need to email me at [email protected] to let me know that you saw this here & send me your address! Only one person has claimed the book so far, though it looks like more have donated and quite a few have clicked through.
And lastly in the giveaway-ish kind of news, I've extended the Book Trailer Envy contest over at my website www.kimberlypauley.com to the end of September since some people asked for additional time to get their video submissions in order. Check it out and get your submissions in -- you could win an AWESOME prize pack. And hey, every entry gets you somethin' (just for submitting one you're gonna get some kind of prize).
In other news, check out this great interview with Paula Chase Hyman over at The Reading and Writing Sistaz. I think it highlights why we need more multicultural books!
Great news! Also, I wanted to let you know that I gave you the “One Lovely Blog” award today.
Thanks, Beverley. That’s awesome.