Deborah Halverson

Author & Editor

  • Home
  • About Deborah
    • Bio
    • Appearances
    • Contact
  • Books
    • Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies
    • Writing New Adult Fiction
    • Honk If You Hate Me
    • Big Mouth
    • Letters to Santa
    • Brave New World
    • Book Club Guides
    • Behind-the-Books Blog Series
  • Editorial Services
  • News
  • Blog
    • Newest Posts
  • Subscribe

Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies Virtual Book Launch

June 21, 2011

Hello, all! My new book Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies hits stores July 5, and I’m hoping you can help me spread the word about my 7-day virtual book launch!

From June 29-July 5 on my writers’ advice website DearEditor.com, I’m featuring daily “Free First Chapter Critique” giveaways, free downloads, excerpts from the book, and profiles of the 13 amazing authors, editors, and agents who so generously contributed sidebars to the book. As a grand finale, I’m giving away a “Full Manuscript Edit” on the final day of the launch.

The book is filled with great features, including:

  • tips for targeting an audience, finding an angle that’ll make the story stand out, and writing a killer hook
  • an extensive chapter on self-marketing to help writers move boldly into the realm of self-promotion
  • techniques and exercises to shape plot, create teen-friendly characters, develop a convincingly youthful voice, write natural dialogue, and use setting to illuminate characters and plot
  • 13 National Book Award winners and finalists, Newbery medalists and honorees, and other award-winning luminaries sharing their insights in sidebars
  • self-editing tools to transform a first draft into a strong submission-ready final draft
  • insider tips for finding the right agent and/or editor and preparing a stand-out submission package
  • answers to common book contract questions
  • advice on self-publishing for YA writers

Above all, I aim to guide writers in developing a style that appeals to young readers. Finding one’s own voice and style is especially important to me.

I’m really proud of Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies. Writers of all levels will get a lot out of it—and have fun along the way. I sure had fun writing it.

Shout-outs via social media, your blog, email to friends, posts in your writers forums… any mention you could give the book and the launch would be hugely appreciated. You can send the curious to:

  • DearEditor.com June 29-July 5 for the virtual book launch
  • http://bit.ly/lyK3Gu or http://amzn.to/jvu6zf for book details and buying info

Thanks ever so much!

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing, Especially for Teen Readers, News

Comments

  1. jude says

    June 27, 2011 at 10:15 am

    It’s already shipping from Amazon. I just ordered my copy. 🙂

  2. Deborah says

    June 27, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    Hope you love it, Jude!

WELCOME TO DEBORAH’S BLOG

See what Deborah is up to, or sit a spell and enjoy her tales about the thrills, chills, and spills of being an on-the-go editor and writer.

Categories

  • Adventures in Writing
  • Especially for Teen Readers
  • Events
  • Honk if you…
  • Me and My Big Mouth
  • News
  • The Adventure Called Life
  • Triplets & The Written Word
  • Triplets: The Preschooler Years
  • Where in the World…?
  • Writing New Adult Fiction
  • Writing Youg Adult Fiction For Dummies

From the Blog

Me, Being Brave
I'm most comfortable stepping into the greater world via words on a page. But in these days of...
Read More...

RSS From DearEditor.com

  • Must I Italicize Internal Dialogue in a First-Person Narrative? March 16, 2023
  • Powerful Chapter Endings That Aren’t Cliff-Hangers February 28, 2023
  • What Does This Rejection Wording Mean? February 21, 2023

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 · Diligent On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in