Mary E. Pearson

Fox Forever Blog Tour!

2/28/2013

The Fox Forever Blog Tour starts on Monday!

I will be visiting a different blog each day, counting down to Pub Day of the final book in The Jenna Fox Chronicles Trilogy!

Here are the fabulous bloggers who will be hosting the tour:

Fox Forever Blog Tour Schedule

Monday 3/4
Sparkles and Lightning

Tuesday 3/5
I Read Banned Books

Wednesday 3/6
Squeaky Books

Thursday 3/7
Crazy Red Pen

Friday 3/8
Icey Books

Saturday 3/9
One Minute Books

Sunday 3/10
Oh! Paper Pages

Monday 3/11
Danasquare

Tuesday 3/12
MacTeenBooks Blog

Wednesday 3/13
Book Addict’s Guide

Thursday 3/14
The Paper Reader

Friday 3/15
Alice Marvels

Saturday 3/16
Gone Pecan

Sunday 3/17
Rachel Reads

Monday 3/18
Short and Sweet Reviews

PUB DAY! Tuesday 3/19
YA Bibliophile

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Writing for Teens

2/21/2013

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I was recently asked for advice on writing for young adults, a question I’ve been asked many times, and I usually try to offer some nuts and bolts advice on writing and publishing, but this time this question hit me differently. It didn't seem to come from a place of drive or desire, so I tried to think about what drives me to write for teens way down deep on a gut level because I think that is far more important than the nuts and bolts. I brainstormed quick snips about what I believe about writing for teens and these snips are pasted below. I think this needs to be the starting place:

Find the humanity in your writing
The essence of what matters to all of us
Believe in the teen that you are writing about
Believe in teens period
Not that they have lessons to learn
Not that they need to be taught in just such a way
Believe that their stories are important enough
Life-changing enough
Heart-wrenching enough
That their story needs to be read by everyone
Be a teen yourself
Be an idealist
Believe in justice
Those are some of the best traits of being a teen that I hope never to give up
Reach deep and care
Care like it’s the first time you’ve cared about anything
Care so much that it matters not just to you but to others as well
Believe in the wisdom of teens
Believe in their faults
Believe in everything in between
Don’t give them a mass label of “teenager” and think that is enough
Teens are no more alike than adults are
Each one has their own story
A story that will change the world
Because someone will recognize it as their own
And realize they are not alone
That is the power of your story
Believe in it
And I will too.

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Pub Day!

2/19/2013

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Hooray!
The Fox Inheritance is out in paperback today!

And today marks the ONE MONTH countdown until Fox Forever is out!

If you haven't read the first two books I hope you'll catch up on them now before the final book is out! A few early reviews of Fox Forever say:

"A speedy thriller . . . crucial, memorable conclusion for readers." --Kirkus Reviews

"The Jenna Fox Chronicles distinguish themselves among the many dystopian novels because of their unique combination of genre appeal and literary merit." --Horn Book Review

"This is my kind of book . . . All of the elements that made the previous books so good are here too: fast pace, interesting world-building, complex thematic ideas about humanity and morality." --Stacked - librarians, reviews, mayhem

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