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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ 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
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