tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28074936060261850142024-03-20T13:47:55.993-04:00Write NowPaula Kay McLaughlin, YA and MG writer * Inspire * Entertain * InformPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-54560377817191820912017-03-05T11:52:00.000-05:002017-03-05T11:52:14.769-05:00
I didn't just love Gizelle's Bucket List, My Life with a Very Large Dog because I'm super proud of my niece, Lauren Fern Watt, the author - but because she's a super, awesome writer. Her book has so much heart and brought me back to the days in my twenties when the future was uncertain and exciting. And of course Gizelle won me over in the first chapter. The book comes out March 7th. Go Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-31506621781229390602013-03-29T21:41:00.000-04:002013-03-29T21:45:18.634-04:00Quotes That Take Flight
There's no quote more precious and smile worthy as those uttered from the mouth's of babes, especially our own : )
While cleaning my home office I came across a forgotten journal. Inside were noteworthy quotes from my children. This one from my son, then three, now ten (sniff), I thought I'd share.
My son woke up one morning and raced into Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-79130056599786789102012-10-05T12:09:00.000-04:002012-10-05T12:09:40.015-04:00Kiki Hamilton - Author: Blog Tours! (Many!) Giveaways! Fun!
“THE
TORN WING is a fun read – all but impossible to put down…
Lovers of fairy tales and Victorian England aren’t the only readers who
will be charmed by this story of self-discovery.” - Kirkus Reviews
Book 1
Book 2
Don't miss the chance to win a copy of Kiki Hamilton's second book in
THE FAERIE RING series titled, THE TORN WING!!! Don't worry, if youPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-23159690505351672452012-07-11T07:31:00.001-04:002012-07-11T07:31:49.329-04:00YA Author Interview - Writer Spotlight - Carla Luna Cullen
Carla Luna Cullen
It's been too long since I've had a Writer Spotlight post so I am beyond thrilled today to have aspiring writer, Carla Luna Cullen (no, she's not related to THOSE Cullens) here to tell us about her YA fantasy, PIPER GIRL.
And for anyone who wonders if agents ever read any of these blogs - the answer is, YES. Two other Writer Spotlight interviewees (that I know ofPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-91086229225452097842012-05-21T06:00:00.000-04:002012-05-21T07:44:01.157-04:00Giveaway - S.R. Johannes' SUFFOCATE
It is May 21st and guess what
that means?
S.R. Johannes’ Suffocate is out today!
You may know Shelli from her amazing blog Market my Words, which was listed as a Finalist/Honorary Mention by the Goodreads Independent Blogger Awards in the Publishing category. Congrats Shelli!!
Suffocate is the first novelette in THE BREATHLESS series. It is a 15,000
word Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-75237981109288137142012-03-29T12:09:00.000-04:002012-03-29T12:09:05.740-04:00Lucky 7Laura Stanfill tagged me for the fun Lucky 7 Meme going around the blog-sphere. It looked like fun so I thought - why not!!
The rules - Open current novel-in-progress and:
Go to page 77.
Go to line 7.
Copy down the next 7 lines, sentences, or paragraphs as they are written.
Tag 7 new authors.
So here goes. My seven-ish lines from my YA paranormal, UNTIL DEATH:
Emma Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-81408375904087202862012-03-07T22:49:00.018-05:002012-03-08T07:17:46.143-05:00WRITER SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW - A.K. Fotinos-Hoyer
A.K. Fotinos-Hoyer
It's been too long since a writer has been brave enough to step into the spotlight. I'm so excited to have A.K. Fotino-Hoyer with us today!!!
Let's hear a round of applause!!!
Hi A.K.!!!! Welcome!!!
And thanks for your patience. I intended to post her interview Tuesday, but started and new job and things got cra-a-zy, blahbityblah!!
Anyway, I'm so glad Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-16561368036634602612012-02-23T10:28:00.000-05:002012-02-23T10:28:19.046-05:00JK Rowling Has a New Book!!!FINALLY!!!! When I opened my PublishersMarketplace email this morning the innitials JK caught my eye. Yes, that's right JK Rowling has new book coming (hopefully) soon!!!! An adult book (interesting). I don't know what it's about and I don't care, I just want to get my hands on it because I'm sure it will be brilliant.
JK we missed you!!!
Here's what PM Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-3394291999492074382012-01-24T22:52:00.001-05:002012-01-24T22:56:00.331-05:00Writer Spotlight Success Story - Michael Gettel-Gilmartin
Michael Gettel-Gilmartin
In April of 2011 Michael Gettel-Gilmartin was featured in my Writer Spotlight series where he discussed his manuscript, SHAKESPEARE ON THE LAM, that he was submitting to agents at the time.
Guess what?Ya, waaay!! You guessed it.
I am so excited, thrilled, beyond happy to announce:
Michael signed with an agentPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-62057597859826966662012-01-14T22:07:00.000-05:002012-01-14T22:07:32.671-05:00ResearchFor my YA paranormal, UNTIL DEATH, one of the main characters (Jake) has a near-death-experience (NDE), while my other main character, Emma, desperately searches for answers to what, if anything, comes after-death.
While reading and researching NDEs I discovered that right here in my own state of Connecticut there’s a support group for NDEers at UCONN’s Medical Center. Really? I mean, Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-11373840856275079302011-12-24T10:00:00.003-05:002011-12-24T10:04:07.820-05:00Happy Holidays!!A writer from my local SCBWI's group brought a wonderful quote to my attention and I'd like to share it with you.
INVENTING THE TRUTH: The Art and Craft of Memoir
Ed. By William Zinsser . . . Toni Morrison says this about writing:
“If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning,
it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic.”
Wishing your Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-64337639183620347032011-11-23T10:37:00.001-05:002013-03-29T21:40:59.266-04:00TGITWhen I asked my kids what they thought TGIT stood for (Thank God it's T...) my son said, toys. My daughter thought, Thanksgiving or turkey. My son added, Twix, my favorite candy. All good guesses, though incorrect.
My daughter works hard to think of the answer before her brother because she thrives on being first, not just in birth order. My son, much less competitive, could care less Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-76597505423726784962011-10-18T09:56:00.002-04:002011-10-18T09:57:39.716-04:00Writer Spotlight: YA Author Inteview - Juli Helms
Juli Helms
Today I'm please to have Juli Helms here. Juli, thanks for stepping into the spotlight and welcome!! Love the picture, btw.
What manuscript do you have out on submission now?
(genre, title, word count)
OPPOSITION, a 70,000 words YA Fantasy, is a mix of
Greek and Chinese mythology set on an invisible continent.
Wow, invisible!! That's different. Very cool.
Give Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-1531747375354711682011-10-04T07:31:00.000-04:002011-10-04T07:31:27.996-04:00YA Author Interview - Writer Spotlight: Elaine Cho
Before I welcome today's writer in the spotlight, I'd like to thank all who commented, tweeted, posted on facebook, and blogged about the book giveaway for THE FAERIE RING, by Kiki Hamilton. Your support and interest in Kiki's book is so appreciated. I wish there could be more than one winner. I did open this internationally (there were some questions about that).
Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-35524369160796858982011-09-27T06:00:00.000-04:002011-09-27T18:06:25.623-04:00Author Interview and Book Giveaway: THE FAERIE RING, by Kiki HamiltonHappy Release Day!!! THE FAERIE RING, by Kiki Hamilton now available. Do not miss this must read YA historical fantasy. I'll be giving away a copy to one lucky winner, see below. If you want to increase your chances, visit Literary Rambles and Mundie Moms for more chances to win this fabulous book.
THE FAERIE RING is Kiki's debut novel. Her interest in writing Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-51240785835689035062011-09-20T09:03:00.000-04:002013-03-29T21:44:16.588-04:00Writer Spotlight Interview with Kathryn Holmes
Today Kathryn Holmes from New York City steps into the spotlight.
Kathryn welcome!!!
Kathryn and I also "met" at the WriteOnCon conference. She's originally from Maryville, Tennessee, but has called NYC home since 2004. Kathryn first worked as a magazine editor prior to getting her MFA in Creative Writing at The New School.
Kathryn Holmes
When Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-64292828066424737592011-09-13T21:14:00.002-04:002013-03-29T21:42:30.273-04:00Book Trailers - What They Can DoWhat’s the point of a book trailer?
I’ve perused the internet blogosphere in search of answers to that very question and what I found surprised me. Seems the point has more to do with connecting and fostering a relationship with potential readers (long term) than it does with the actual sale of the one book.
Anyone in advertising or anyone who has placed an advertisement knows, a single Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-74288055493701880522011-09-12T09:39:00.002-04:002013-03-29T21:44:06.637-04:00Quotes to Start Your Writing Week
A short post today to get me (and you) going, to keep me (and you) in my seat (at Starbucks) and push through to the bitter end. Not that the end of UNTIL DEATH is bitter, but, you know what I mean, right? I'm close, so close to finishing what I hope will be my final draft before queries. Wish me luck.
These two quotes tell us all we need to know about Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-40332961771567413262011-09-07T09:48:00.000-04:002013-03-29T21:43:09.016-04:00Count Down Giveaways: The Faerie Ring, by Kiki Hamilton
A MUST READ!!!
The countdown is on, twenty-one days to the release of Kiki Hamilton's, The Faerie Ring!!!
I can’t even tell you how excited I am for all to FINALLY read this AWESOME tale full of pick-pockets, orphans, romance, evil faeries, Royalty, friendship, hardship, love and much more, all set in 1871 London, England. Kiki does an amazing job putting the reader inside Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-46785399019758717392011-09-05T21:16:00.000-04:002011-09-06T11:20:15.568-04:00Writer Spotlight Interview: Dianne Gardner
Dianne Gardner
I'm so happy to have Dianne Gardner all the way from Washington stepping into the spotlight today. We "met" through WriteOnCon, which I hope you all attended and enjoyed. Dianne is a writer, an artist, a mother, a grandmother, and a world builder.
Dianne, welcome!!!
Tell us, what manuscript do you have out on submission now?
The title currently Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-86298743980928325352011-09-01T16:31:00.001-04:002013-03-29T21:43:20.345-04:00September Giveaways and PostsEarthquakes and hurricanes and floods, oh my!!
What a crazy week and a half. First the ground shakes, which NEVER happens on this side of the world. Then Irene comes to visits uninvited, waaay overstays, and leaves a terrible mess behind.
Our power returned just this morning (to my ten-year-old son's disappointment, he enjoyed the adventure), however, still no Internet or phone use. Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-72457389553463174012011-08-14T21:27:00.000-04:002013-03-29T21:43:47.917-04:00Two Days to WriteOnCon!!!!!<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-63249818109007875072011-07-14T22:51:00.000-04:002013-03-29T21:46:02.787-04:00And The Winner . . .Sorry for posting this so late. I'm off to Black Mountain, North Carolina on vacation. Cars all packed up, but then I realized I didn't pick a winner for last week's interview and giveaway. Soooo, since I'm pressed for time (and sleep) the winner of Sarah Aronson's MG book, Beyond Lucky is
Marjorielight!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoohooooo!!!!! Congrats.
Marjorielight, please send me your address viaPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-83065544645049447882011-07-12T10:05:00.001-04:002011-07-12T10:09:13.636-04:00Writer Spotlight Interview - Brittany Roshelle
Brittany Roshelle
Today, Brittany Roshelle is here to step into the spotlight. Brittany, welcome!!!
Brittany is a freelance writer from Colorado. Her articles on fashion, beauty, and style can be found in various women’s magazines, including BettyConfidential. She's also a food critic for The Coloradoan (yum), and writes social and health psychology articles on family,Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807493606026185014.post-14546856599323512342011-07-11T11:05:00.000-04:002013-03-29T21:46:31.986-04:00Famous Author's Rejected - Pump up and Write Now
Think this happened to only a select few? Guess again. My local SCBWI crit peeps shared these snippets with our group recently. Read rejection excerpts and stories of famous authors below as a reminder that this industry is truly subjective. It's all about finding the right person (agent/editor) at the right time who shares your vision. Read and then go backPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452401401599690217noreply@blogger.com4