What they don’t tell you…
Posted by tomleveen at 9:50 pm
…about publishing a YA novel is how many other wickedcool YA authors you get to meet.
So YAllapalooza was awesome. Not only did I sign my first book EVER (thanks, Maitlin! Also, stealing your name for a book someday), but I got to meet a group of YA authors from AZ and L.A. who rock. Got to sign books (2 ARC’s), posters, t-shirts…and a guy could get used to this. (Here’s hoping!)
Also met teachers, librarians, reviewers, and of course the kickass staff of Changing Hands. Can’t say enough about that store. They get it. And they really do want to bring books, authors, and readers together, and they do a great job of it.
Special thanks to my ever-amazing wife and getting an unexpected plug on the radio, and to all my kids who came out to support me, CH, YA lit, and PARTY. And if you made it to YAllapalooza, thanks for coming out! Hope you had as good a time as I did.
Meanwhile, with any luck, Book 2 will be pitched sometime in the near future, and my first MG novel lands in Ms. Agent’s hands for perusal. Here’s me sweating profusely. First crack at MG.
Next event…APRIL 27. That’s right, the big PARTY release, also at Changing Hands. I’m taking suggestions on where I should take Joy for dinner afterward.
