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Seven Weeks to the Release of BROKEN
Hi everyone, I hope you had a great start to the New Year. 2013 was the fastest-moving year I can remember in my lifetime. I’m hoping 2014 moves at a slightly more leisurely pace, and I hope you all have the best year ever.
On the first of March, Bloomsbury Publishing will be releasing the second book in The Avena Series. Which means it’s only SEVEN weeks away to the Australian release of BROKEN. Yay!!! The UK release is two weeks later on the 13th of March, and the US release will be in April, though not sure of the date yet, but will check and let you know. So, within the next seven to 12 weeks Book 2 of The Avena Series will be in bookstores from one side of the world to the other!
I’ve been very lucky in my life to have a career that I love. Though, to say I love writing is actually a huge understatement. Writing is what gets me up in the mornings with a smile on my face. Well, most mornings. The only part of my job I find a little uncomfortable is making public appearances.
As long as I can remember I’ve been shy of public speaking. I couldn’t quite bring myself to embrace the subject in high school, and I dreaded debating. I was too self-conscious of my appearance, and how I sounded. I feared stumbling over my words and being ridiculed. Growing up on a farm, I didn’t have friends in the neighbourhood that I could hang around with and practice public speaking. We didn’t have mobile phones in those days either. There was definitely no social network in my quiet home. We didn’t even have calculators back then. (I’d better stop before I show my age!) My two best friends from primary school both moved away in the 6th grade, and by the time I started high school, I was literally on my own. Even my sister, a few years older than me, had left school before I started. And my two big brothers attended a boy’s school in a different town. Books became my best friends. The library my favourite place to hang.
Eventually, in my thirties, I became a teacher of adult education, which proved to be a great step for me in the area of public speaking. It put me in front of people, talking, sharing my skills, and for the most part I enjoyed it. Still, even today, my nerves don’t like the idea of standing in front of a crowd with a microphone in my hand! However, I really enjoy meeting my readers, and I LOVE book signings. I will be doing heaps of this year and I will keep you informed of dates and places as the time draws nearer.
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to read HIDDEN yet, now is a great time. With only seven weeks until BROKEN is released, my publisher Bloomsbury has reduced the e-book price to only $3.00 and it’s available at all the usual online stores. I’ve seen it at Amazon for even less.
To make my blog more interesting, and informative, I’ve decided run a questions and answers segment. So if you have a question about writing, or have something you’re burning to ask me, feel free to ask away. You can ask right here at my ŷ Blog, or through my other blog at tumblr, which is called: OLD MAGIC MOUNTAIN, or by sending me a message through my Facebook page, which you will find at: Marianne Curley, or via one of the following email addresses, using the subject heading: QUESTION: [email protected] or: [email protected] and please let me know if you want to remain anonymous.
When asking a question, please do not send me samples of your writing, or any attachments. I’m sorry but I can’t open them, and I can’t comment on your writing. I just don’t have the time. But if you have a novel ready, or a sample of your work that would benefit from a critique, there are many avenues you could try. Joining a local writer’s group is a great place to start. There are also numerous manuscript appraisal companies that will do a professional job for a price. But be careful, they can be costly, so research first, know exactly what you will receive from the appraisal, and how much it will cost you.
Back to the release of BROKEN, if you get the chance to drop in and see me when I’m out and about and signing books, I’d love to sign any of my other books you might have, so feel free to bring them along. I love to see a well-worn cover. Speaking of covers, I love the fabulous cover art for BROKEN. What do you think?
Marianne Curley
On the first of March, Bloomsbury Publishing will be releasing the second book in The Avena Series. Which means it’s only SEVEN weeks away to the Australian release of BROKEN. Yay!!! The UK release is two weeks later on the 13th of March, and the US release will be in April, though not sure of the date yet, but will check and let you know. So, within the next seven to 12 weeks Book 2 of The Avena Series will be in bookstores from one side of the world to the other!
I’ve been very lucky in my life to have a career that I love. Though, to say I love writing is actually a huge understatement. Writing is what gets me up in the mornings with a smile on my face. Well, most mornings. The only part of my job I find a little uncomfortable is making public appearances.
As long as I can remember I’ve been shy of public speaking. I couldn’t quite bring myself to embrace the subject in high school, and I dreaded debating. I was too self-conscious of my appearance, and how I sounded. I feared stumbling over my words and being ridiculed. Growing up on a farm, I didn’t have friends in the neighbourhood that I could hang around with and practice public speaking. We didn’t have mobile phones in those days either. There was definitely no social network in my quiet home. We didn’t even have calculators back then. (I’d better stop before I show my age!) My two best friends from primary school both moved away in the 6th grade, and by the time I started high school, I was literally on my own. Even my sister, a few years older than me, had left school before I started. And my two big brothers attended a boy’s school in a different town. Books became my best friends. The library my favourite place to hang.
Eventually, in my thirties, I became a teacher of adult education, which proved to be a great step for me in the area of public speaking. It put me in front of people, talking, sharing my skills, and for the most part I enjoyed it. Still, even today, my nerves don’t like the idea of standing in front of a crowd with a microphone in my hand! However, I really enjoy meeting my readers, and I LOVE book signings. I will be doing heaps of this year and I will keep you informed of dates and places as the time draws nearer.
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to read HIDDEN yet, now is a great time. With only seven weeks until BROKEN is released, my publisher Bloomsbury has reduced the e-book price to only $3.00 and it’s available at all the usual online stores. I’ve seen it at Amazon for even less.
To make my blog more interesting, and informative, I’ve decided run a questions and answers segment. So if you have a question about writing, or have something you’re burning to ask me, feel free to ask away. You can ask right here at my ŷ Blog, or through my other blog at tumblr, which is called: OLD MAGIC MOUNTAIN, or by sending me a message through my Facebook page, which you will find at: Marianne Curley, or via one of the following email addresses, using the subject heading: QUESTION: [email protected] or: [email protected] and please let me know if you want to remain anonymous.
When asking a question, please do not send me samples of your writing, or any attachments. I’m sorry but I can’t open them, and I can’t comment on your writing. I just don’t have the time. But if you have a novel ready, or a sample of your work that would benefit from a critique, there are many avenues you could try. Joining a local writer’s group is a great place to start. There are also numerous manuscript appraisal companies that will do a professional job for a price. But be careful, they can be costly, so research first, know exactly what you will receive from the appraisal, and how much it will cost you.
Back to the release of BROKEN, if you get the chance to drop in and see me when I’m out and about and signing books, I’d love to sign any of my other books you might have, so feel free to bring them along. I love to see a well-worn cover. Speaking of covers, I love the fabulous cover art for BROKEN. What do you think?
Marianne Curley
BROKEN RELEASE 1ST MARCH
Hi everyone
It’s February already! What happened to January? It’s been a busy start to the year and I think it’s going to get much busier soon with the release of BROKEN in three weeks and five days. I’m so excited and can’t wait to pull that first book out of the box. My complimentary author copies are on the way from England but haven’t arrived yet, so while I’ve seen an image of the cover, I haven’t held the book in my hand yet. I’m watching for the parcel post van to pull up any day now.
Sonia from Bloomsbury Australia has done a great job organising a video teaser, and then getting Supanova.com.au to host the reveal of the trailer on their website. It’s just amazing. Thank you so much Sonia. And a BIG thank you to Supanova. I will be appearing at Supanova Gold Coast on April 5th and 6th where you can catch me anytime between 10 am and 4 pm Saturday and Sunday signing books. Come along, be a part of this wonderful fun event, and feel free to bring your other books like Old Magic, The Named, The Dark, The Key to the book signing stand, and if I haven’t signed your copy of HIDDEN yet, I’m more than happy to do so then.
You will also be able to catch me at the launch for BROKEN, to be hosted by Janine and Mary, the wonderful ladies at Marks & Gardner Gallery @ Secret Garden, on Sunday 2nd March at 11 am. The address is 69 Main Western Road, North Tamborine, Qld, 4272. I’ll have more on this in my next blog.
If you have any questions you would like me to answer about my writing, feel free to contact me. You’ll find my email address at the bottom of this blog. If there is one question that I’m asked often, it’s about what advice I would give to an author just starting out. This is my answer:
"The most important thing a writer should know is that books are about people and what they do to solve their problems. So knowing your characters is a vital first step. To do this effectively, a writer has to spend time with their characters, learn how they will react in certain situations, what they’re capable of doing, whether it’s swimming with giant sea turtles or taking a walk in space. Your characters are never all good or all bad. Know their loves as much as you know their faults and figure out what drives them to act the way they do in your story.
A good idea is to create character profiles that are as detailed as you can make them from physical appearances to their inner demons. These notes will come in handy later when you forget your heroine is taller than her best friend, or the reason she has breakfast at the same café every Saturday morning at 8 am.
Give your characters backgrounds that include such things as siblings, where they live now, where they grew up, are their parents still alive, are they involved in their lives, who treats her well, who doesn’t, what his or her dreams about, who they hope to become, how do they plan to achieve their goals.
This will help you create realistic characters who will drive your story all the way to an editor’s desk.
And before I go, I need to let you know that the cover image for Broken on ŷ is incorrect. I'm not sure where they got the 'Draft' copy from, but if you want to see the correct copy (and it's gorgeous!) go to Facebook Hidden Novels.
If you would like to send me a note, or as mentioned above, ask a question, my email addresses are:
[email protected]
[email protected]
All the best until next time...
Marianne
It’s February already! What happened to January? It’s been a busy start to the year and I think it’s going to get much busier soon with the release of BROKEN in three weeks and five days. I’m so excited and can’t wait to pull that first book out of the box. My complimentary author copies are on the way from England but haven’t arrived yet, so while I’ve seen an image of the cover, I haven’t held the book in my hand yet. I’m watching for the parcel post van to pull up any day now.
Sonia from Bloomsbury Australia has done a great job organising a video teaser, and then getting Supanova.com.au to host the reveal of the trailer on their website. It’s just amazing. Thank you so much Sonia. And a BIG thank you to Supanova. I will be appearing at Supanova Gold Coast on April 5th and 6th where you can catch me anytime between 10 am and 4 pm Saturday and Sunday signing books. Come along, be a part of this wonderful fun event, and feel free to bring your other books like Old Magic, The Named, The Dark, The Key to the book signing stand, and if I haven’t signed your copy of HIDDEN yet, I’m more than happy to do so then.
You will also be able to catch me at the launch for BROKEN, to be hosted by Janine and Mary, the wonderful ladies at Marks & Gardner Gallery @ Secret Garden, on Sunday 2nd March at 11 am. The address is 69 Main Western Road, North Tamborine, Qld, 4272. I’ll have more on this in my next blog.
If you have any questions you would like me to answer about my writing, feel free to contact me. You’ll find my email address at the bottom of this blog. If there is one question that I’m asked often, it’s about what advice I would give to an author just starting out. This is my answer:
"The most important thing a writer should know is that books are about people and what they do to solve their problems. So knowing your characters is a vital first step. To do this effectively, a writer has to spend time with their characters, learn how they will react in certain situations, what they’re capable of doing, whether it’s swimming with giant sea turtles or taking a walk in space. Your characters are never all good or all bad. Know their loves as much as you know their faults and figure out what drives them to act the way they do in your story.
A good idea is to create character profiles that are as detailed as you can make them from physical appearances to their inner demons. These notes will come in handy later when you forget your heroine is taller than her best friend, or the reason she has breakfast at the same café every Saturday morning at 8 am.
Give your characters backgrounds that include such things as siblings, where they live now, where they grew up, are their parents still alive, are they involved in their lives, who treats her well, who doesn’t, what his or her dreams about, who they hope to become, how do they plan to achieve their goals.
This will help you create realistic characters who will drive your story all the way to an editor’s desk.
And before I go, I need to let you know that the cover image for Broken on ŷ is incorrect. I'm not sure where they got the 'Draft' copy from, but if you want to see the correct copy (and it's gorgeous!) go to Facebook Hidden Novels.
If you would like to send me a note, or as mentioned above, ask a question, my email addresses are:
[email protected]
[email protected]
All the best until next time...
Marianne
"Broken" is Released Today
Hi everyoneI couldn’t let the day pass without mentioning that today is the day “Broken�, Book 2 of The Avena Series, is released for the first time, beginning with Australia and New Zealand. The launch is tomorrow at the Marks & Gardner Gallery at 11 am at North Tamborine. I’ll be signing all of my books there and answering questions, so if you want to come along, you would be very welcome.
But mostly I just want to say thank you to everyone who supported me before and during the writing of this series. It’s been quite a journey returning to the publishing world after such a long absence, and I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, my husband and children, my grandchildren, or my very special, one-and-only sister Therese. And, of course, I would never forget my extremely handsome brothers and their families too. I love you all guys and all your loved ones!
But I also want to thank you, all of my readers, though some say “fans�, but I’ve never been comfortable to think of you as anything but my readers. Your messages have been inspiring and many times so heartfelt they brought tears to my eyes. And now I hope that you enjoy reading “Broken�.
Thank you all so much, Marianne xxx
Book Signing Event at Indie Down Under Festival
Hi everyone"Broken" is out! At least it is in Australia and New Zealand. But if anyone tried to purchase the E-book edition, I have just learned from my publisher that since it's coming from the UK, it won't be available until the UK edition is released on the 13th of March. Thankfully, that's not long to wait now - only a few days.
Thanks to everyone who attended the "Broken" launch last weekend. It was wonderful to see so many faces, some familiar, some new, and talk to so many people. And I can't mention the launch without a great big thank you to Janene and Mary, owners and managers of the Marks & Gardner Gallery for hosting the event. You guys are the absolute best and a more beautiful location would be hard to find! If you come up to Mount Tamborine for a visit, check out the Gallery & Bookshop & Café all in one. Details are on their website at:
The next event on my calendar is the Indies Down Under Festival to be held at the Outrigger, Surfers Paradise, on Saturday 22nd March. It's the first time this festival is going to be held, and I'm proud to be a part of it. All the details are on their website:
I'm looking forward to this event for so many reasons. I will try not to bore you with them all, so I will just mention the most amazing aspect of this festival is that there are going to be something like sixty authors all in the one big room. Yes, I said SIXTY and it could even be more! I can't wait to meet some of these amazing authors myself. And I've just been informed I will be having a table of my own, so there'll be plenty of opportunity for you to bring your books down for signing and for a chat. If you haven't picked up your copy of "Hidden" or "Broken" yet, there will be a bookshop on site and I've heard it will be running an amazing deal on my books. Thanks to the beautiful and amazing Sonia Palmisano, my publisher's representative, who will also be there for the event. The tickets are reasonably priced at $10.00, and the doors are open from 10:00 am on the day.
Big Day at the Indies Down Under Event
Hi everyone
Yesterday’s Indies Down Under Event held on the Gold Coast was a roaring success. I got to meet some amazing people, bloggers, authors, volunteers, a few very interesting fire fighters, and of course the readers, the many really dedicated readers who came from all over Australia, some flying in from WA, Melbourne, Tasmania, and from the top of Queensland, the Sunshine Coast, the list is endless. Well done to the organisers and everyone who attended. Can’t wait to see what they do with this event next year!
My next event is in two weeks at the Supanova Expo at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. I’ll be at the signing tables on both Saturday and Sunday. I’ll also be on a panel with esteemed authors Isobelle Carmody, Michael Pryor and D.M. (David) Cornish. We’re going to be discussing gender in writing fantasy books. Should be interesting! When I know the time I’ll put it up on my Facebook page.
And while I have the opportunity I want to say a big Thank You to Sonia Palmisano, Bloomsbury Australia’s Marketing & Publicity Manager for Children and Young Adult Books. Sonia, your stamina and enthusiasm amaze me. Heartfelt thanks for yesterday!
Until next time, stay safe everyone. Bye for now.
Marianne
Frequently Asked Question
Hi Everyone
My writing career is going on fifteen years now and during that time I have been asked hundreds of questions in interviews with magazines, newspapers, writer’s groups and the like. Inevitably some questions are the same, again and again, and this gave me the idea to select a few of those questions and put my replies up on my blog, which will simultaneously be posted on my new website: .
The first question and answer is below, but first I have good news to share about The Avena Series. About six weeks ago, I handed the third and final book to The Avena Series in to my publisher Bloomsbury. It’s called FEARLESS, and I have just heard that my editor loved it. Yeessss!!! Yeessss! Yehooo! This is me, the closest I can get to jumping up and down!
Ask any author and they will tell you it’s always a nervous time waiting for your editor’s decision and subsequent comments for improvement. Believe me, there will be revisions, but that’s okay. I don’t mind revisions. The hard work I can take, knowing the editor’s objective and professional views will lead to improvements that will make FEARLESS a fantastic finale. I’m actually looking forward to sinking back into Ebony and Nathaneal and Jordan’s hearts, their minds and the worlds they come from.
I will keep you posted on completion and publication dates as they are confirmed to me.
So here is one of my most frequently asked question:
Did you always know you wanted to be a writer?
Answer:
I remember enjoying writing stories when I was a young girl, eight, nine and older, but it wasn’t until my early thirties when I started writing with the idea of publication one day. Up until then I hadn’t thought of writing a story someone else might want to read. I was content to read, the bigger the book the better.
When I was growing up we didn’t have any books at home, except for a set of encyclopaedias to help us do our homework. They were amazing books, especially for children, and I got a lot out of reading them. But we didn’t have fiction books. And once I’d read “Oliver Twist�, I was hooked. I became very familiar with my school libraries.
When in my early thirties, I had just started back in the work force after my three children had all started school. I was teaching various classes in Office Administration and Computer Studies at an adult technical college part time, and though I enjoyed teaching I felt there was something else I wanted to do with my life.
I enrolled in one writing course after another, entered a few short story competitions, and from the encouragement I received from my tutors began writing manuscripts of around 50-80 thousand words. I remember being surprised at how wonderful it felt to complete my first full-length manuscript. My first book was a romance and was promptly rejected by romance book publishers. But that did nothing to dissuade me. I penned another seven romances before I finally got the message that romance writing was not my forte. (It’s harder than it looks!)
My daughters, who were at the time young teens and voracious readers, asked me to write a book for their age. I ran through an idea with them at the dinner table and when they gave me their excited approval I went ahead and wrote a dystopian novel I called ‘Enerith�. It wasn’t published, and neither were the two that came after it, but I have not looked back. I knew then the type of books that suited my style were paranormal fantasies in a modern setting for young adults.
‘Old Magic� was my fourth try at a young adult novel. It was sold within three weeks to the highest bidder at a London mini-auction, and translated into more than a dozen international languages.
‘Old Magic� has not stopped spinning its magic for me yet. I hope to have exciting news to tell you in my next blog.
Until next time, take care of each other.
Marianne
My writing career is going on fifteen years now and during that time I have been asked hundreds of questions in interviews with magazines, newspapers, writer’s groups and the like. Inevitably some questions are the same, again and again, and this gave me the idea to select a few of those questions and put my replies up on my blog, which will simultaneously be posted on my new website: .
The first question and answer is below, but first I have good news to share about The Avena Series. About six weeks ago, I handed the third and final book to The Avena Series in to my publisher Bloomsbury. It’s called FEARLESS, and I have just heard that my editor loved it. Yeessss!!! Yeessss! Yehooo! This is me, the closest I can get to jumping up and down!
Ask any author and they will tell you it’s always a nervous time waiting for your editor’s decision and subsequent comments for improvement. Believe me, there will be revisions, but that’s okay. I don’t mind revisions. The hard work I can take, knowing the editor’s objective and professional views will lead to improvements that will make FEARLESS a fantastic finale. I’m actually looking forward to sinking back into Ebony and Nathaneal and Jordan’s hearts, their minds and the worlds they come from.
I will keep you posted on completion and publication dates as they are confirmed to me.
So here is one of my most frequently asked question:
Did you always know you wanted to be a writer?
Answer:
I remember enjoying writing stories when I was a young girl, eight, nine and older, but it wasn’t until my early thirties when I started writing with the idea of publication one day. Up until then I hadn’t thought of writing a story someone else might want to read. I was content to read, the bigger the book the better.
When I was growing up we didn’t have any books at home, except for a set of encyclopaedias to help us do our homework. They were amazing books, especially for children, and I got a lot out of reading them. But we didn’t have fiction books. And once I’d read “Oliver Twist�, I was hooked. I became very familiar with my school libraries.
When in my early thirties, I had just started back in the work force after my three children had all started school. I was teaching various classes in Office Administration and Computer Studies at an adult technical college part time, and though I enjoyed teaching I felt there was something else I wanted to do with my life.
I enrolled in one writing course after another, entered a few short story competitions, and from the encouragement I received from my tutors began writing manuscripts of around 50-80 thousand words. I remember being surprised at how wonderful it felt to complete my first full-length manuscript. My first book was a romance and was promptly rejected by romance book publishers. But that did nothing to dissuade me. I penned another seven romances before I finally got the message that romance writing was not my forte. (It’s harder than it looks!)
My daughters, who were at the time young teens and voracious readers, asked me to write a book for their age. I ran through an idea with them at the dinner table and when they gave me their excited approval I went ahead and wrote a dystopian novel I called ‘Enerith�. It wasn’t published, and neither were the two that came after it, but I have not looked back. I knew then the type of books that suited my style were paranormal fantasies in a modern setting for young adults.
‘Old Magic� was my fourth try at a young adult novel. It was sold within three weeks to the highest bidder at a London mini-auction, and translated into more than a dozen international languages.
‘Old Magic� has not stopped spinning its magic for me yet. I hope to have exciting news to tell you in my next blog.
Until next time, take care of each other.
Marianne
The Book Title
Hi everyone
This morning I was asked the following question in a tweet, dated 21st of June, 2014.
How do you come up with a title?
A title is important. After all, along with the cover, it’s the first image a reader is going to have of your book. So you want that title to grasp the main content of your story, reflect your writing style and the novel’s genre. And you want to do this in as few words as possible.
So how did I come up with my titles? My first, Old Magic, had a literal sense to the essence of the story. Kate uses the words ‘old magic� in dialogue. It was the vehicle used to solve Jarrod’s ancient family curse. Old Magic was essentially perfect and my editor agreed.
My second book was The Named. This was a nightmare and in the end I didn’t pick it. I had a working title that was, according to my editor in an email exchange I wasn’t supposed to read, absolutely hideous and needed changing immediately. On reflection I can see now how bad my original title was. It didn’t say anything about what the book was about. It didn’t tell the reader it was a young adult paranormal fantasy with time travel. It didn’t say it was about a special group of people with paranormal powers who were chosen to keep the world safe.
I got better at picking titles with The Dark and The Key and I believe that was because these two were the second and third books that followed The Named and I knew the titles were perfect when they came into my head while I was writing them.
My fifth book Hidden wasn’t so easy and my editor picked the title. It was on my short list anyway, so I was happy to give my approval. I had three different working titles for Broken, but by the time I finished the manuscript I had selected Broken and knew it was right.
Coming up with a title is a different experience with every novel. Some titles just pop into your head as you write them. These are the easy ones. It’s as if your sub-conscious is selecting them, and you know right away that they’re going to work. While other titles you have to think a lot about, brainstorm possibilities, seek advice from colleagues, family and friends. After your readers have read your manuscript, ask them to come up with three titles for you. I’ve done this, and it can prove to be a great help because sometimes you’re just too close to the story to see the perfect title.
I want to say that in the end it’s your choice, but that’s not necessarily so, unless you self-publish. I trust my publisher because they have the marketing skills and they know what’s selling out there in the big world.
I hope this helps anyone who is looking to select a title for the new book. Good luck everyone. Until next timeMarianne Curley...
Marianne
This morning I was asked the following question in a tweet, dated 21st of June, 2014.
How do you come up with a title?
A title is important. After all, along with the cover, it’s the first image a reader is going to have of your book. So you want that title to grasp the main content of your story, reflect your writing style and the novel’s genre. And you want to do this in as few words as possible.
So how did I come up with my titles? My first, Old Magic, had a literal sense to the essence of the story. Kate uses the words ‘old magic� in dialogue. It was the vehicle used to solve Jarrod’s ancient family curse. Old Magic was essentially perfect and my editor agreed.
My second book was The Named. This was a nightmare and in the end I didn’t pick it. I had a working title that was, according to my editor in an email exchange I wasn’t supposed to read, absolutely hideous and needed changing immediately. On reflection I can see now how bad my original title was. It didn’t say anything about what the book was about. It didn’t tell the reader it was a young adult paranormal fantasy with time travel. It didn’t say it was about a special group of people with paranormal powers who were chosen to keep the world safe.
I got better at picking titles with The Dark and The Key and I believe that was because these two were the second and third books that followed The Named and I knew the titles were perfect when they came into my head while I was writing them.
My fifth book Hidden wasn’t so easy and my editor picked the title. It was on my short list anyway, so I was happy to give my approval. I had three different working titles for Broken, but by the time I finished the manuscript I had selected Broken and knew it was right.
Coming up with a title is a different experience with every novel. Some titles just pop into your head as you write them. These are the easy ones. It’s as if your sub-conscious is selecting them, and you know right away that they’re going to work. While other titles you have to think a lot about, brainstorm possibilities, seek advice from colleagues, family and friends. After your readers have read your manuscript, ask them to come up with three titles for you. I’ve done this, and it can prove to be a great help because sometimes you’re just too close to the story to see the perfect title.
I want to say that in the end it’s your choice, but that’s not necessarily so, unless you self-publish. I trust my publisher because they have the marketing skills and they know what’s selling out there in the big world.
I hope this helps anyone who is looking to select a title for the new book. Good luck everyone. Until next timeMarianne Curley...
Marianne
FEARLESS Launch at Dymocks, Sydney
Hi everyone
I have amazing news today. Dymocks and Bloomsbury Publishing are holding a launch to celebrate the release of FEARLESS. So if you are in Sydney in July, on the 18th at 11 am, I will be at Dymocks, 424 George Street, and I would love to meet you and sign your books.
This is going to be a great event as I will be sharing the launch with Bloomsbury’s amazing Young Adult Manager, Sonia Palmisano, who will be giving an exclusive preview of Bloomsbury’s upcoming Young Adult books.
Bloggers and Young Adult fans, this is an event not to be missed. Come and have a great time. Details are on the Invitation posted on my website at:
I am especially looking forward to this event as I was born in Sydney in the outer suburb of Windsor on the Hawkesbury River. I went to Marayong Primary School and Rooty Hill High, worked in Pitt Street as a Stenographer while commuting from Plumpton, and subsequently from my first home in St Clair.
FEARLESS will be my seventh published book, the final in the Avena Series, and I could not be more thrilled to celebrate the release with a launch in my home state.
I look forward to seeing you there.
RSVP to [email protected]
I have amazing news today. Dymocks and Bloomsbury Publishing are holding a launch to celebrate the release of FEARLESS. So if you are in Sydney in July, on the 18th at 11 am, I will be at Dymocks, 424 George Street, and I would love to meet you and sign your books.
This is going to be a great event as I will be sharing the launch with Bloomsbury’s amazing Young Adult Manager, Sonia Palmisano, who will be giving an exclusive preview of Bloomsbury’s upcoming Young Adult books.
Bloggers and Young Adult fans, this is an event not to be missed. Come and have a great time. Details are on the Invitation posted on my website at:
I am especially looking forward to this event as I was born in Sydney in the outer suburb of Windsor on the Hawkesbury River. I went to Marayong Primary School and Rooty Hill High, worked in Pitt Street as a Stenographer while commuting from Plumpton, and subsequently from my first home in St Clair.
FEARLESS will be my seventh published book, the final in the Avena Series, and I could not be more thrilled to celebrate the release with a launch in my home state.
I look forward to seeing you there.
RSVP to [email protected]
Three Weeks to FEARLESS
Hi everyone
Fearless
It’s three weeks until FEARLESS is released and I’m very excited to be at this point. To celebrate and put everyone in the mood, in the next few weeks I will be releasing two chapters that you will not find in any of the three books. One will be from Nathaneal’s viewpoint when he was a child on Avena, while the other is from Ebony’s father’s point of view on the day their house burned to the ground. I will have more information on these chapters in the lead up to the FEARLESS release, so please stay tuned.
To catch everyone up, here is a brief summary of what the Avena Series is about.
The Avena Series is the story of an angel named Ebrielle who was abducted at birth, stripped of her name, hidden in a secluded valley on Earth, and raised to believe she is an average girl. But in her heart she knows she is different. How different puts her on a course of discovery, catapulted into action when she meets a troubled boy named Jordan. Their bond alerts the heavens, specifically her eternal soul-mate Nathaneal, a prince in the world of angels who has never given up searching for her, and unfortunately also the dark angel Lucien, whose obsession for Ebrielle brings the young loves and all the worlds of Earth to the brink of devastation.
This is also a good time to remind anyone who would like to attend the fabulous Book Launch that Dymocks in Sydney’s CBD is hosting for the FEARLESS release next month. The launch will be held on the 18th of July at 11 am. I couldn’t be happier to be back in my home state for this, and I would love to see you there.
You can find details to the Book Launch for FEARLESS on my website at:
Fearless
It’s three weeks until FEARLESS is released and I’m very excited to be at this point. To celebrate and put everyone in the mood, in the next few weeks I will be releasing two chapters that you will not find in any of the three books. One will be from Nathaneal’s viewpoint when he was a child on Avena, while the other is from Ebony’s father’s point of view on the day their house burned to the ground. I will have more information on these chapters in the lead up to the FEARLESS release, so please stay tuned.
To catch everyone up, here is a brief summary of what the Avena Series is about.
The Avena Series is the story of an angel named Ebrielle who was abducted at birth, stripped of her name, hidden in a secluded valley on Earth, and raised to believe she is an average girl. But in her heart she knows she is different. How different puts her on a course of discovery, catapulted into action when she meets a troubled boy named Jordan. Their bond alerts the heavens, specifically her eternal soul-mate Nathaneal, a prince in the world of angels who has never given up searching for her, and unfortunately also the dark angel Lucien, whose obsession for Ebrielle brings the young loves and all the worlds of Earth to the brink of devastation.
This is also a good time to remind anyone who would like to attend the fabulous Book Launch that Dymocks in Sydney’s CBD is hosting for the FEARLESS release next month. The launch will be held on the 18th of July at 11 am. I couldn’t be happier to be back in my home state for this, and I would love to see you there.
You can find details to the Book Launch for FEARLESS on my website at:
