Kristen Simmons's Blog - Posts Tagged "breaking-point"
Breaking Point Line Edits...and more...
Good news! I’ve advanced to that stage in the manuscript-becomes-a-book metamorphosis in which my life becomes remarkably less complicated: Line Edits! (To be fair, I think the lives of the other hardworking people on the A5 team become increasingly complicated, but not me! Ha!) After some fairly harrowing revisions to book 2 (which you may recall is now titled BREAKING POINT!) we have come out clean on the other side with line edits (more specific revision requests) that aren’t nearly as scary as I feared (And I feared, believe me). I’m about halfway through those, and also working on Book 3. So yes. Life is good.
More May news, including my trips to Chicago, IL and Reno, NV on the blog: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...
More May news, including my trips to Chicago, IL and Reno, NV on the blog: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...
Cover Reveal: BREAKING POINT!
The final cover for BREAKING POINT is here! Check out my blog to see it, and learn why I may be going off the grid for a short time in the near future...
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Good news: Contests, Cover talk and more!
It’s August. August. Can you believe it? The only reason I do is because I’m in Florida, and it’s 6,000 degrees in the shade, and I’m in my 9th month of pregnancy. Yeah. It’s hot. But despite that, I cannot believe the summer is already nearly over. I can’t I believe the Olympics are over! The thought of not seeing Michael Phelps for another 4 years, if ever…it disturbs me greatly.
Anyhow. I’ve got good news.
The first, which is super exciting, is that ARTICLE 5 has gone into its 5th printing! That’s pretty freaking awesome from what I hear. Thank you to everyone out there who is supporting the book. High-five for A5! And if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, check out the blog of the lovely Jean BookNerd (http://www.jeanbooknerd.com/2012/08/k...), where we’re talking storytelling, lies, and also giving away a free copy!
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Anyhow. I’ve got good news.
The first, which is super exciting, is that ARTICLE 5 has gone into its 5th printing! That’s pretty freaking awesome from what I hear. Thank you to everyone out there who is supporting the book. High-five for A5! And if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, check out the blog of the lovely Jean BookNerd (http://www.jeanbooknerd.com/2012/08/k...), where we’re talking storytelling, lies, and also giving away a free copy!
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BREAKING POINT Giveaway!
Check out my blog for a list of the BREAKING POINT (ARTICLE 5, Book 2) contests closing this week!
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Cover Design Contest!
***UPDATE: PLEASE RESUBMIT ALL COVERS TO kris10simmons@gmail.com. SO SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION!***
Ever wondered exactly what went down after the arrest of Ember’s mother? Or how Chase really feels about Ember? Or about Chase's time in the Federal Bureau of Reformation? If so, you're in luck. In preparation for the release of BREAKING POINT, Book 2 in the ARTICLE 5 Series, I am going to be releasing a series of previously unpublished A5 excerpts from Chase's point of view on my blog during the months of December and January.
But what is a book without a cover? Before I release Chase’s story, I need the proper wrapping (it’s the holidays after all!). That’s where you come in. I am looking for some ARTICLE 5-inspired artwork to be presented on my website along with these scenes – a cover of sorts. Interested? Here are the details:
• Art of any medium will be accepted (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, collages, scrapbooking, friendship bracelets, etc.). As mentioned above, the “cover” will be posted on my blog above Chase’s story. You don't have to be Picasso to enter the contest - I draw stick figures too! No inappropriate content will be considered.
• The cover must be emailed to me at kris10simmons@gmail.com no later than midnight, December 1st, 2012, with the subject line: ARTICLE 5 ART. Included in the email must be your name and the city where you live. Or at least what you’d like me to call you and where you’d like me to believe you live.
• I will present the top three entries on my blog the week before the first scene is posted. I’ll also likely brag about them on FaceBook and Twitter. The winner will be chosen by a panel of me, my greyhound Rudy, and my infant son.
• In addition to having their art displayed on my website before Chase's story, the winner will receive either a signed ARC of BREAKING POINT or a signed hardcover of BREAKING POINT (when it releases February 5th, 2012) and a BREAKING POINT button. Also celebrity rock star status (obviously). The two runners-up will receive BREAKING POINT buttons (courtesy of the amazing JeanBookNerd).
The contest begins now.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
For more information, see my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/author.krist...
Ever wondered exactly what went down after the arrest of Ember’s mother? Or how Chase really feels about Ember? Or about Chase's time in the Federal Bureau of Reformation? If so, you're in luck. In preparation for the release of BREAKING POINT, Book 2 in the ARTICLE 5 Series, I am going to be releasing a series of previously unpublished A5 excerpts from Chase's point of view on my blog during the months of December and January.
But what is a book without a cover? Before I release Chase’s story, I need the proper wrapping (it’s the holidays after all!). That’s where you come in. I am looking for some ARTICLE 5-inspired artwork to be presented on my website along with these scenes – a cover of sorts. Interested? Here are the details:
• Art of any medium will be accepted (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, collages, scrapbooking, friendship bracelets, etc.). As mentioned above, the “cover” will be posted on my blog above Chase’s story. You don't have to be Picasso to enter the contest - I draw stick figures too! No inappropriate content will be considered.
• The cover must be emailed to me at kris10simmons@gmail.com no later than midnight, December 1st, 2012, with the subject line: ARTICLE 5 ART. Included in the email must be your name and the city where you live. Or at least what you’d like me to call you and where you’d like me to believe you live.
• I will present the top three entries on my blog the week before the first scene is posted. I’ll also likely brag about them on FaceBook and Twitter. The winner will be chosen by a panel of me, my greyhound Rudy, and my infant son.
• In addition to having their art displayed on my website before Chase's story, the winner will receive either a signed ARC of BREAKING POINT or a signed hardcover of BREAKING POINT (when it releases February 5th, 2012) and a BREAKING POINT button. Also celebrity rock star status (obviously). The two runners-up will receive BREAKING POINT buttons (courtesy of the amazing JeanBookNerd).
The contest begins now.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
For more information, see my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/author.krist...
Extra Scenes from ARTICLE 5
Good afternoon friends!
I have posted the first of 7 extra scenes on my website. I am so excited and nervous about this. Excited, because I love that Chase Jennings, my dark hero from ARTICLE 5, finally has a voice. Excited because along with these scenes, Lisseth’s AMAZING ARTWORK will be featured for all to see! (The top 10 cover contest winners are posted here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...) Nervous, because, well, besides the fact that these scenes are UNEDITED (yes, that’s right), Chase is about to share some pretty personal stuff. Just the thought of it makes me feel a bit vulnerable.
Anyhow, the scenes will be posted under the EXTRA SCENES tab on my website (http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl... ). If you have questions or thoughts about them, I would love to hear. Email me at kris10simmons@gmail.com (or tweet or FB me) and I’ll do my best to answer.
Happy Holidays everyone! And happy reading!
And remember…BREAKING POINT is coming…
I have posted the first of 7 extra scenes on my website. I am so excited and nervous about this. Excited, because I love that Chase Jennings, my dark hero from ARTICLE 5, finally has a voice. Excited because along with these scenes, Lisseth’s AMAZING ARTWORK will be featured for all to see! (The top 10 cover contest winners are posted here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...) Nervous, because, well, besides the fact that these scenes are UNEDITED (yes, that’s right), Chase is about to share some pretty personal stuff. Just the thought of it makes me feel a bit vulnerable.
Anyhow, the scenes will be posted under the EXTRA SCENES tab on my website (http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl... ). If you have questions or thoughts about them, I would love to hear. Email me at kris10simmons@gmail.com (or tweet or FB me) and I’ll do my best to answer.
Happy Holidays everyone! And happy reading!
And remember…BREAKING POINT is coming…
Extra Scenes from ARTICLE 5
Good afternoon friends!
I have posted the first of 7 extra scenes on my website. I am so excited and nervous about this. Excited, because I love that Chase Jennings, my dark hero from ARTICLE 5, finally has a voice. Excited because along with these scenes, Lisseth’s AMAZING ARTWORK will be featured for all to see! (The top 10 cover contest winners are posted here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...) Nervous, because, well, besides the fact that these scenes are UNEDITED (yes, that’s right), Chase is about to share some pretty personal stuff. Just the thought of it makes me feel a bit vulnerable.
Anyhow, the scenes will be posted under the EXTRA SCENES tab on my website (http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/ex... ). If you have questions or thoughts about them, I would love to hear. Email me at kris10simmons@gmail.com (or tweet or FB me) and I’ll do my best to answer.
Happy Holidays everyone! And happy reading!
And remember…BREAKING POINT is coming…
I have posted the first of 7 extra scenes on my website. I am so excited and nervous about this. Excited, because I love that Chase Jennings, my dark hero from ARTICLE 5, finally has a voice. Excited because along with these scenes, Lisseth’s AMAZING ARTWORK will be featured for all to see! (The top 10 cover contest winners are posted here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...) Nervous, because, well, besides the fact that these scenes are UNEDITED (yes, that’s right), Chase is about to share some pretty personal stuff. Just the thought of it makes me feel a bit vulnerable.
Anyhow, the scenes will be posted under the EXTRA SCENES tab on my website (http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/ex... ). If you have questions or thoughts about them, I would love to hear. Email me at kris10simmons@gmail.com (or tweet or FB me) and I’ll do my best to answer.
Happy Holidays everyone! And happy reading!
And remember…BREAKING POINT is coming…
Breaking Point Eve
It’s the night before my second book is coming out, and I’m sitting here at my computer thinking about how fast the last year has gone. It really does feel like it was just the other day my first book, Article 5, came out, and here I am again, on the eve of a second book release, happy and worried and nervous and well, a little exhausted. But in the best way.
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Event Photos!
Busy (and amazing) couple weeks!
Photos of the BREAKING POINT Launch Party (Tampa, FL) up on my blog:http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...
Photos of the SUNSHINE TOUR (Orlando and Clearwater, FL) up here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...
Coming up next:
Crestview Hills Joseph Beth Booksellers on Monday, March 11th at 7:00pm
Lexington Joseph Beth Booksellers on Tuesday, March 12th at 7:00pm
Louisville Carmichael’s Books on Wednesday, March 13th at 7:00PM
Hope to see you there!
Photos of the BREAKING POINT Launch Party (Tampa, FL) up on my blog:http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...
Photos of the SUNSHINE TOUR (Orlando and Clearwater, FL) up here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...
Coming up next:
Crestview Hills Joseph Beth Booksellers on Monday, March 11th at 7:00pm
Lexington Joseph Beth Booksellers on Tuesday, March 12th at 7:00pm
Louisville Carmichael’s Books on Wednesday, March 13th at 7:00PM
Hope to see you there!
Book Tour Photos!
Photos from the Breaking Point Book Tour are up on my blog! Thanks to everyone who made it a wonderful week!
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