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Fresh Teen Takes | Start out the new year…
Guests / January 4, 2010

Fresh Takes from the Teen ShelvesAll the news, updates and gossip for the Young Adult — books, authors, movies and more! Happy New Year!  Lot’s of great books coming out this year, and some of the nicest people I know are kicking things off in January. I’ve been looking forward to some of these books for awhile, so it’s great to get to tell you about them. Leading things off is Stacey Jay’s UNDEAD MUCH?, the follow up to the awesomely titled YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME. Stacey Jay:  It’s winter break in Carol, Arkansas and Zombie Settler, Megan Berry, finally has everything she ever wanted–a place on the pom squad, peace among the undead, and the boyfriend of her dreams. But life in Zombie-ville never stay drama-free for long. Soon a cheerleader uprising threatens to ruin half time forever, an undead psychic hottie makes Megan question her commitment to Ethan, and super strong zombies that are immune to Settler magic land Megan and her Settler friends in a huge mess of trouble. Even worse, Megan herself is the prime evil-zombie-raising suspect and on the verge of being thrown in jail for working forbidden magic. Now Megan and her…

Donna Grant | Titles, love them or hate them…
Uncategorized / January 4, 2010

I’m not sure many readers realize there is much about the publishing business authors have no control over.  We write the books, but scheduling, covers, and titles are just a few of the things we have no control over. There have been times I’ve begged my editor for a change in the title, and other times I’ve jumped for joy.  For instance, in the first book of my Dark Sword series, the book is titled DANGEROUS HIGHLANDER. My editor and I agreed that it fit the hero perfectly.  Consequently, when I learned books two and three would be FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER and WICKED HIGHLANDER respectively, I knew my titles were wonderful! They weren’t the first titles I was given for the series.  The first book was supposed to have been called Demon’s Kiss after an object in the book, with the other books titled Demon Prince and Dark Demon.    Click here to read the rest… Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.