I’m excited to participate in THE NEXT BIG THING: AUTHORS TAGGING AUTHORS! I was tagged by the amazing Becca Chopra and I’m happy to keep this going. So what I do is answer the questions below and tag a new set of authors who do the same thing, etc… I’m answering questions about my new novel, PIECE BY PIECE. It’s currently available at Amazon for pre-order and will be released mid-December.
What is the working title of your book? It was originally titled BULLYPROOFED because that was the goal, to bullyproof the reader. Then it changed to SAUCE WITHOUT PASTA because an angel told Molly that learning a lesson without a story is like eating sauce without pasta. The final title was chosen by a group of teen girls from the list of my favorites. Life is like a puzzle. We put it together PIECE BY PIECE.
Where did the idea come from for the book? The book has been brewing in my head for a long time. In recent years there have been too many teen suicides in my community plus I volunteer at a crisis center so I’ve seen first hand the challenges many families face. I’m also a mom of teenage sons. I want to help our youth find their voice, to feel confident in spite of the pressures they face daily to meet the expectations of a world that often makes them feel insecure.
What genre does your book fall under? It’s young adult fiction. My primary targets are middle school and high school teens.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? Maybe Ariel Winter would make a good Molly. I’m not that familiar with young teen actors/actresses.
And for the authors I have tagged:
Scott Lesnick for his soon to be released KIDJACKED http://scottlesnick.com/blog/
Becca Chopra for CHAKRA SECRETS http://beccachopra.com/
Glenda Watson Hyatt for I’ll DO IT MYSELF http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/
Garth Stein for THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN http://www.garthstein.com/arr/
Tags: bullying, Confidence, kids, self-esteem
Wendy, thank you for tagging me! I look forward to reading your second book. It is sad there is a dire need for such a book, but after reading Wake Up!, I am I glad you’re writing this one.
Greetings from Los angeles! I’m bored to tears at work so I decided to check out your site on my iphone during lunch break. I enjoy the information you present here and can’t
wait to take a look when I get home. I’m amazed at how quick your blog loaded on my phone .. I’m not
even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyways, fantastic blog!
Hi Los Angeles,
Back at ya with my phone, 4G though. Thanks for finding me, now I just need you to share some of your warm weather.
All the best from Wisconsin,
Wendy
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Tach auch, ich bin regelrecht beeindruckt über diesen Artikel!
Dafür will ich mich bedanken. Sehe ich es denn richtig, dass
der Inhalt weiterhin den aktuellen Stand beschreibt?
Oder ist dies veraltet? Wenn das jetzt so ist, dann würde ich es
noch gerne wissen, wenn es keine Umstände macht.
Recht herzlichen Dank im Vorraus!
Have you ever thought about publishing an e-book or guest authoring on other websites?
I have a blog based on the same information you discuss and would love to
have you share some stories/information. I know my visitors would enjoy your work.
If you are even remotely interested, feel free to send
me an e mail.
Look at my homepage – Pablo
Hi Pablo, Sure, I’d be happy to do that. Some of my articles have appeared in a magazine in South Korea. To me, the web is about sharing as long as we source each other, right? I wrote a teen novel about bullying, suicide, judgment, and self-worth. If you’d like, I can gift you a copy of the kindle version. I think it fits your message. Thanks for the interest, Wendy
I don’t know whether it’s just me or if perhaps everybody else experiencing problems with your site.
It seems like some of the written text in your
posts are running off the screen. Can somebody else please
provide feedback and let me know if this is happening to them as well?
This could be a problem with my browser because I’ve had this happen previously. Cheers