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The Slight Detour: February 2011
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My countdown to my debut novel’s release and a chronicle of my attempt to not go stir crazy while waiting. (I post here on Mondays and Fridays. See you then! Praise for Before Ever After. Monday, February 28, 2011. Deleted Scenes and Alternative Endings. Hi I’m Sam and I’m a Special Feature Junkie. It all started back when DVD players were twice as thick and ten times more expensive. I bought the Matrix Special Edition DVD Boxed Set and was promptly doomed. I’m on a lucky streak. As a writer, do you enjo...
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The Strangest Situation: Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 2: Types of Trauma
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Where psychology and YA literature/media meet. Collide. Meld. Fight to the death. Snuggle. Friday, May 17, 2013. Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 2: Types of Trauma. Now that we've established. That most people will experience some sort of traumatic event(s) in their lives, and that a huge number of novels focus on trauma and its aftermath, let's discuss different types of trauma! Trauma isn't ONE THING. It's sometimes hard to define, but here's SAMHSA's definition. Physical injury or accident. We'll t...
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The Strangest Situation: Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 5(A): Trauma that doesn't always look like "TRAUMA"
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Where psychology and YA literature/media meet. Collide. Meld. Fight to the death. Snuggle. Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 5(A): Trauma that doesn't always look like "TRAUMA". If you're catching up with this series, let me help:. Part 1: general information about trauma. Part 2: specific types of trauma. Part 3: aspects of traumatic events that make them more likely to cause PTSD symptoms. Was being developed. If you want a great article that discusses this, here it is. We cur...
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The Strangest Situation: Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 7: Triggers
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Where psychology and YA literature/media meet. Collide. Meld. Fight to the death. Snuggle. Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 7: Triggers. This post is part of a series, so if you haven't read the first six posts, here are the links! Part 1: General facts. Part 2: Types of trama. Part 3: Aspects of trauma that make it more or less likely to have lingering psychological effects. Part 4: Individual factors that make it more or less likely a person will develop PTSD after a trauma.
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Cover Reveal for Jennifer Walkup’s SECOND VERSE – with Epic Giveaway Contest! | Erin Writes
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Cover Reveal for Jennifer Walkup’s SECOND VERSE – with Epic Giveaway Contest! March 18, 2013. I’ve told you all how much I like book covers, right? I love them like chocolate. Like coffee. Like ice cream. This one is extra exciting, because I have had the pleasure of reading snips of this book, written by one of my good writer buds. And it’s awesome. Haunting, romantic, beautiful, everything you could want from a YA thriller. Plus…there is a giveaway! Second Verse by Jennifer Walkup. Murder Yet to Come.
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Write-or-Die: February 2014
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Because the voices in my head say so! Monday, February 17, 2014. Not Another Vampire Diaries Rant! Yes, it is and this was a long time coming. I'll sum it up like this. BONNIE BENNETT IS STILL ALIVE? YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Let me see if I have this right, TVD. So basically you’re telling me that Bonnie gave up her life to resurrect Jeremy, not for the sake of being with him again, but to make Elena. God forbid if this girl has one. Selfish desire in her life. Are You. Serious? If this doesn’t...
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Write-or-Die: December 2012
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Because the voices in my head say so! Tuesday, December 4, 2012. The end is near and so is the third installment of The Cambion Chronicles! Samara and her band of townies are back with a new batch of problems and an endless supply of sarcasm. The last that we heard from our spunky heroin she was in a sticky situation where she, well… wasn’t exactly herself. Samara knows the key to finding Tobias lies with her inner demon, who has her own agenda and threatens to take over completely. But Samara isn't ...
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Write-or-Die: May 2012
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Because the voices in my head say so! Tuesday, May 22, 2012. I’ve interrupted my celebration —which consists of cake and doing the Snoopy dance in my skivvies in front of my cat who denies any association with me— to bring good news in threes! I escaped the fiery wrath of Kirkus Reviews for BURNING EMERALD. You can read here. In other news: Here’s the German cover of LIVING VIOLET. 8230; violet tie-dye nachos? Now if you’ll excuse me I have a celebratory Snoopy dance to commence! Labels: 2012 book release.
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