Best News!
I found out on Wednesday that The Iron Thorn had made it to the final selection list for the ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012 list. Needless to say I was thrilled to be in the company of wonderful authors like Holly Black, Kendare Blake, Kiersten White, Maggie Stiefvater and so many more. The full list is here–and I wholeheartedly recommend ALL the books on it! There’s something for everyone, be they a genre freak, a contemporary fangirl, or a romance lover. (On a personal note, I was delighted to see some straight-up horror stories nesting in the Top 10…I don’t write horror, but it’s my favorite type of book to read, and sorely underrepresented in YA, I feel.) And for something fun, interactive and with the possibility...
Nightmare Garden Giant Giveaway WINNERS
Congrats to the three winners! They are: Anna Dase Anna won the Unearthly Creatures prize pack–copies of both Iron Codex books plus Carrie Ryan’s complete zombie trilogy. Liszi Liszi won the Steampunk prize pack–copies of both Iron Codex books plus Cassandra Clare’s first two Infernal Devices novels. Jennifer K Jennifer won the Shadowy Secrets prize pack–copies of both Iron Codex books plus Holly Black’s first two Curse Workers novels. Winners! Please contact me via email (caitlinkittredge AT gmail) with your name and mailing address. Please do this within 48 hours or I’ll draw a new winner for your prize pack. Thanks to everyone who entered! Stay tuned for another great giveaway in...
Endings, Edits and Excitement
I finished the rough draft of the third Iron Codex novel, which means I’m done with the drafting stage for the entire trilogy. It’s a bit odd, since I conceived the idea for the books way back in 2009, and finished The Iron Thorn in January 2010. I always intended the Iron Codex to be three books. I will say I left the third volume a bit open-ended, but not a cliffhanger, because I despise finite series that end with actual major threads unresolved. (I do love a few lingering questions, though–I suppose it’s the ex-fanfic writer in me.) I also received the edit letter for Black London Book 5, Soul Trade and have…a fair bit of work ahead of me. Try as I might in the first go-around, I just could not make the draft work like I wanted it...
To-Do 1/9/2012
Part of my new accountability dealie…feel free to skip if, unlike me, you’re not a Type A Virgo and minutiae doesn’t interest you. Last week: Mail ARCs of The Nightmare Garden to all who requested Get to 70k words in the draft of Iron Codex 3 Write an outline for Black London 6, which I’m calling Ghost Town Go over swag, promo and appearance ideas for Nightmare Garden’s release Write up my deadline/release date calendar for 2012 (I don’t have a couple of deadlines from editors yet, so still waiting…) Set up a giveaway for Nightmare Garden (You can find that giveaway one post down.) This week! Finish rough draft of Iron Codex 3 Write outline for Black London 6 Finalize deadlines for 2012/write release calendar Try not to...
Nightmare Garden Giant Giveaway!
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! WINNER WILL BE POSTED THURSDAY, 1/19! It’s that time again! Time for me to give away some books, and make three of you very happy! That’s right, I have three prize packs, but since they’re not just my books, I’m going to make you work for them! See, the Iron Codex books are a combination of a bunch of fantastic genres, so I’m going to give away three sets of books, each representing a different type of story I pulled from. In addition to a copy each of The Iron Thorn and The Nightmare Garden, I’ll be including two books (and in one case three) from some of my favorite authors! Prize Pack 1: Unearthly Creatures The Iron Codex is full of cosmic entities like the Old Ones, but it also has its...