INTERNET, I have an exciting announcement to make! Remember this post, that I made four days ago?
I will give you a moment to be shocked at the fact that there has only been four days between this post and the last one.
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But anyway, remember that and how I alluded to something called… THE CONTEMPS?
WELL. The Contemps went live yesterday!!!!
I am so excited to tell you about The Contemps, not only as a member OF The Contemps, but as someone who loves loves loves contemporary realistic YA fiction. (By the way, I would’ve told you about it when it went live yesterday, but would you believe this blog entry has taken me 24 hours to write? That’s because this announcement is THAT EPIC.)
The Contemps is a stellar group of 21 YA authors (including Brent Crawford, Lisa Schroeder, Elizabeth Scott, Kirsten Hubbard, Kody Keplinger, Hannah Harrington, Jo Knowles, Mindi Scott, Melissa Walker, Daisy Whitney and Michael Northrop to name just a few) with contemporary novels releasing over the course of the year. We are COMPLETELY dedicated to spreading the word about and spotlighting realistic YA fiction. And not only spotlighting those stories, but sharing our own. So you definitely want to keep your eye on us. But where to look? WELL, just so you know:
We are TWEETING.
We are FACEBOOKING.
And that’s just for starters!
And did I mention The Contemps Challenge? If you accept The Contemps Challenge and promise to read at least 18 of the 21 upcoming Contemps books, you will have a chance to WIN ALL 21 OF OUR BOOKS. Pretty sweet, huh? Go here for deets.
So CHECK IT, people. Just check it. I don’t even know how you got this far down in my blog entry because you should’ve clicked away to The Contemps website by now.
But if you stuck around, well.
First pass pages for Fall for Anything came in the mail! I took some pictures to tease you with. Look at this sexy title page!
And oh my God is that the first page AND first line of Fall For Anything?! If it’s not, then it’s a page doing a good impression of it!
It’s a book!
Now get thee to The Contemps’ website!
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publication date
Wednesday August 18th, 2010 @ 12:09am
375 words, 40 sentencesmeta stuff
categories: books,fall for anything,Featured,fyi,young adult lit
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First pass pages–so exciting! And such a tease too. I’m so happy and excited and squeeful and [insert additional and appropriate positive words here] about The Contemps! As a reader and writer and lover of realistic YA, I <3<3<3 seeing this branch of YA lit getting the attention and love it deserves. YAY! SQUEE! FIST PUMP! The challenge badge is on my blog and Fall For Anything is definitely on my TBR list for the school season.
MUCH CONTEMP LOVE TO YOU!
Um…not sure why that posted twice. Maybe because I’m so excited??? We’ll go with that.
YOU TEASE!!
And I’m so excited for The Contemps!
GET IT GURRRRL.
You have succeeded. I have been teased. And now I’m even more anxious to get my hands on a copy. December can’t come soon enough!
You are a tease!
And kudos on the Contemps project. I think realistic YA is an under appreciated genre, so it’s nice to see it get the love it deserves.
*WANT* Fall For Anything
And the contemps ROCK. I’ve been there since you guys went live and I love it!
We needed something to put contemporary YA in the forefront.
OMG I CANNOT WAIT!! :)
MUST KNOW MORE ABOUT DYING HANDS.
Cambria: Hee! I caught the first comment so now worries. And I am glad you are as !!!! about The Contemps as I am!!!! And THANK YOU for adding the challenge badge on your blog!!! ~*~ !
Raven: Hee! & Me too!
K: GETTIN ITTT.
Emily: Yay!! I would have been disappointed if the tease was not a tease at all. ;)
Kelly: I try! And thankee. I’m thrilled to be part of it & I agree that it’s an underappreciated genre!
Bee: Hopefully ARCs are not too far away from happening. Then I can do a giveaway for FFA. :) And thank you for the Contemps support!
Sab: ! :)
shabbygeek: DYING HANDS ARE A REAL PROBLEM IN THIS MANUSCRIPT I WILL TELL YOU THAT MUCH NOW.
Hooray Contemps and hooray first pass pages.
But :( for Eddie & her dying hands.
Brb, squealing in fangirl joy at seeing part of the first page.
Also, YAY for YA Contempts! :D
I’m so excited! This challenge sounds like fun and I’m definitely going to sign up! So many great authors working together… it’s pretty sweet.
What a tease… thanks for the little Fall For Anything update!
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w00t! The Contemps are such an amazing group of writers! But let’s face the facts — YOU add the sparkle. ~*~
Wat is this you wrote a book about being a hand model??
Now I feel greedy for more sentences! Awesome writers in The Contemps. Hooray for realistic YA fiction goodness!
BEST FIRST SENTENCE EVAH!
Tiffany, hooray and :( indeed. :)
Helen, :) !
Liz, I’m so glad you’re excited about The Contemps! And thank you for indulging the FFA tease! :)
Emily, THE HAND MODEL THING WAS A TOTAL SECRET. NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW. THANKS. THANKS A LOT. idk how I can forgive you for this. Oh wait, ok. I forgive you. I can’t stay mad at you. *sniff*
CK, yaay!
Robby, THANK YOU!