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What’s New?
If you’d been keeping up with my posts, then you’ve heard that I have been having a horrible time formatting the final copy of The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen. Yesterday, I bit the bullet and sent it off to a formatting company and what a weight was lifted of my shoulders! I should have the final copy in a week. No more ARC’s though. (Sorry bloggers!)
When I sent the final copy off, I thought I’d start picking up some of the books I’ve been dying to read, but nope. The characters started having conversations in my head and the writing bug has bitten again. Now I’m off to rewrite the beginning of the second book in The Fairytale Keeper series. Wish me luck!
Sneak Peek at The Fairytale Keeper
Can’t wait to read it? Want another little taste? Check out Claire Reads Young Adult Book Blog today for the latest excerpt from The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen.
Which Disney Princess Were You?
I’d love to know which Disney Princess you are! Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Snow White, Jasmine?? Since my book is based on the Snow White tale, most might think I was a Snow White. Nope. To find out which Disney Princess I was dubbed and how that affected me when writing The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen, check out my post on Christy’s wonderful YA blog, Captivated Reading
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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What Are Your Reading?
What are you reading this week? Naiche Lizzette Parker, creator of the amazing YA book blog, The Book Girl Reads, is reading, drum roll please, you guessed it: The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen.
I’m reading Phillpa Gregory’s The Queen’s Fool. Oh, how I love Phillipa Gregory! I’m finally done with my last round of revisions and very happy to be reading for fun again.
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Author Talk at Hillcrest High School in Ms. Esrum’s Art Class
I had a great time yesterday visiting my art teacher from high school Ms. Eva Esrum. She really inspired a love of art and history for me. It was so nice to see her again and talk to her students about the writing process and careers in publishing. They were a great audience. I think there might be a few future authors and illustrators in that classroom!
A Crazy Month
March has been a whirlwind for The Fairytale Keeper! I received my first copy of the book a few weeks ago and since then have sent off a dozen or so copies to reviewers. I started a Facebook fan page two weeks ago and already have 450 fans. The first chapter was posted about a week ago and the reviews have been very positive so far. In fact, I was the featured author on The Secret Writer on March 22, 2012.
I’ve been talking to wholesalers, distributors, and the like to make sure my readers can order my book from independent bookstores, major book sellers (Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and Borders), and online retailers (Amazon, Createspace, Apple). And I’m happy to say that on June 1, anyone who wants a copy should be able to get one pretty easily! Here’s hoping that April is just as productive a month as March!
Mommy Approves
So my mom finished reading my manuscript yesterday. I’m floating on cloud 9 right now because it seems she couldn’t put it down. When I gave it to her on Tuesday, she told me to give her a while to finish it (which I assumed to mean a few weeks). She finished it in two days!!!
I’m sure some of you authors out there can relate to this: Having an unpublished novel is like having read an amazing book and having no one to discuss it with. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t talk about it anyways, but this one-sided conversations usually ended in someone changing the subject with good reason, I suppose. A huge thanks to my mom for giving my book a general thumbs up, giving me some well-needed feedback, and giving me someone to talk to about my baby.
So I’ve FINALL…
So I’ve FINALLY jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. Does that make me so 2000-and-late or what?! If you’d like to follow my escapades as I learn about publishing, book marketing, and writing, I’ve put the link to my Twitter account below.
THE WRITER-LY WORLD OF ANDREA CEFALO 