Anyta Sunday's Blog - Posts Tagged "un-masked"
Website updated, and . . . stuff
I thank my dear husband for helping me figure out how to redo my website to something simple and easy to navigate!
We spent the evening going through loads of New Zealand photos to add to the header--man, NZ is the most beautiful country ever! (I'm bias, of course :P)
Anyway, up on the new website are a few short stories for free. They are a mixture of genres . . . All with an element of romance. Check out if you like!
www.anytasunday.com
:)
Other than that, I'm excited about an upcoming book I co-wrote with Andrew Q. Gordon that is coming out in August with Dreamspinner Press: (Un)Masked
It's magic realism, similar in vein and tone to (In)visible.
And . . .
Rory and Eric -- "The F Words"
Okay, so the thing is, I'm totally panicking over it at the moment. It's because I have started writing(about 1/4 through) and it's like I've gotten so close to the characters that I'm living their stresses as well.
Messed up, right?
Does anyone else experience that when reading or writing? Being so close to the characters that you start absorbing their fears and worries, too?
But I love the story and have to keep writing it. But it's angsty with Rory's past; the loss of his best-friend and being homophobic.
I am really enjoying writing from two different perspectives this time though! Gah, I just LOVE writing!!!
We spent the evening going through loads of New Zealand photos to add to the header--man, NZ is the most beautiful country ever! (I'm bias, of course :P)
Anyway, up on the new website are a few short stories for free. They are a mixture of genres . . . All with an element of romance. Check out if you like!
www.anytasunday.com
:)
Other than that, I'm excited about an upcoming book I co-wrote with Andrew Q. Gordon that is coming out in August with Dreamspinner Press: (Un)Masked
It's magic realism, similar in vein and tone to (In)visible.
And . . .
Rory and Eric -- "The F Words"
Okay, so the thing is, I'm totally panicking over it at the moment. It's because I have started writing(about 1/4 through) and it's like I've gotten so close to the characters that I'm living their stresses as well.
Messed up, right?
Does anyone else experience that when reading or writing? Being so close to the characters that you start absorbing their fears and worries, too?
But I love the story and have to keep writing it. But it's angsty with Rory's past; the loss of his best-friend and being homophobic.
I am really enjoying writing from two different perspectives this time though! Gah, I just LOVE writing!!!
(Un)masked Retro Read Interview
Hey Guys . . . Andrew Q. Gordon and I did a wee interview on the lovely Prism Book Alliance. Just thought I'd post a bit here if you're interested . . .
:)
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In Honor of Anyta Sunday and Andrew Q Gordon appearing on our Retro Reads Spotlight, (Un)Masked is on sale for $3.99 for a limited time! (that is more than 40% off, just saying)
1. We are here today to talk about (Un)Masked. What can you tell us about it?
Anyta: This was our first published, co-writing endeavor! I remember chatting with Andrew online and emailing the manuscript back and forth. I have this vivid memory of traveling around England and Scotland while we were fine-tuning scenes.
Andrew: My most vivid memory with this was sitting in the hotel doing edits. Anyta and her family were visiting us and we were going over the edits. That and learning the meaning of scroggin (trail mix) and Jandles (flip flops).
Regarding the book itself, it’s set in Wellington, New Zealand where Anyta is from and I felt like I’d been there after all the work we did on the book. It’s Jay’s story, primarily, but Lethe and Graham figure prominently. Lethe’s family was cursed and he is forced to hide his face to avoid trouble. Only Jay isn’t affected by the curse, at least so they thought.
2. Tell us more about our main character?
Anyta: Jay has a really big heart. He loves his best friend Gristle and would do anything for him. They loved writing and producing plays together and it was their dream to perform on Wellington’s Tory Street Theater.
Here’s a wee fact . . . the scene with losing a shoe in the giraffe enclosure? Yeah, that was based on something that happened with a friend of mine at the zoo!
Andrew: What she said. :)
3. What about (Un)Masked makes you the proudest?
Anyta: It was my first publication through a publishing house! That was a big achievement for me.
Andrew: This was my first published book as well, but I’m most proud of how much closer Anyta and I got during the process. That and how much I learned from her – she’s quite fabulous.
4. If you could change one thing in (Un)Masked what would it be and why?
. . . Read more here . . .
:)
* * *
In Honor of Anyta Sunday and Andrew Q Gordon appearing on our Retro Reads Spotlight, (Un)Masked is on sale for $3.99 for a limited time! (that is more than 40% off, just saying)
1. We are here today to talk about (Un)Masked. What can you tell us about it?
Anyta: This was our first published, co-writing endeavor! I remember chatting with Andrew online and emailing the manuscript back and forth. I have this vivid memory of traveling around England and Scotland while we were fine-tuning scenes.
Andrew: My most vivid memory with this was sitting in the hotel doing edits. Anyta and her family were visiting us and we were going over the edits. That and learning the meaning of scroggin (trail mix) and Jandles (flip flops).
Regarding the book itself, it’s set in Wellington, New Zealand where Anyta is from and I felt like I’d been there after all the work we did on the book. It’s Jay’s story, primarily, but Lethe and Graham figure prominently. Lethe’s family was cursed and he is forced to hide his face to avoid trouble. Only Jay isn’t affected by the curse, at least so they thought.
2. Tell us more about our main character?
Anyta: Jay has a really big heart. He loves his best friend Gristle and would do anything for him. They loved writing and producing plays together and it was their dream to perform on Wellington’s Tory Street Theater.
Here’s a wee fact . . . the scene with losing a shoe in the giraffe enclosure? Yeah, that was based on something that happened with a friend of mine at the zoo!
Andrew: What she said. :)
3. What about (Un)Masked makes you the proudest?
Anyta: It was my first publication through a publishing house! That was a big achievement for me.
Andrew: This was my first published book as well, but I’m most proud of how much closer Anyta and I got during the process. That and how much I learned from her – she’s quite fabulous.
4. If you could change one thing in (Un)Masked what would it be and why?
. . . Read more here . . .
