tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9977693913796852672024-02-29T01:55:13.834-05:00Sharon wroteI write (and read!) books for children and young adults. I also ask lots of questions. You'll find some of them here, along with great answers from authors who were kind enough to share their experiences and expertise.sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-36061409897846250152023-05-11T07:42:00.002-04:002023-07-05T07:41:39.547-04:00The Scenic Route to Finishing a Novel<div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">Hello friends and readers! It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally completed a new manuscript. This was made possible by the support and encouragement of my friend and writing partner, Erin Entrada Kelly, and by simply plodding along, dealing with the hand that life dealt me when my husband passed away in late 2017. I didn’t think I’d ever write again. I could barely even read. I focused on my kids, who were ages 13 and 18 at the time of their father’s death, and did my best to live life as fully as I could. My parents also passed away in 2020 and 2021. It was a difficult time, but I am fortunate to have wonderful friends and family—and readers!—who helped me through it all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Today, I’m pleased to report that my kids and I are doing well. My son, Sebastian, graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a degree in Music, Business, and Entrepreneurship, earning the Award for Excellence in Audio Electronics. My daughter, Anna, has completed her first year at American University in Washington, D.C., majoring in Environmental Studies, and is spending the summer as an intern with the arboriculture team at Mt. Cuba Center. And I have found a wonderful someone to share my life with, and he lives in England. Fortunately, I can write from anywhere, and Hugo’s work </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">providing technical support for clients with Apple devices is also portable. I am now happily dividing my time between my home in Delaware and a small Cotswolds cottage in the village of Minchinhampton, UK. It’s been a lovely and unexpected adventure.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">It was here in England that I finished the latest draft of a novel I’ve been working on for the past five years. I hope to tell you more about it soon, once I’ve successfully made my way through the fun process of finding a new literary agent and publisher. Stay tuned! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">Here are some photos from my life here in the Cotswolds!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ju5dkg_WWHXpIIrzqgvy9m8U8lOoDbwrxbVu5lgTYD2edSr7BU5w7Kk50PPExNmrR_LhVi-4tDXxUfwUORndb1ry59JqsTydgk4Uy5607zN0n0pVDXWF2PaZPiOIMz1J4SmcgyLMg4466AeQ_gTywfbTsIQmdmo0ZUHRhaKmiagwRKxYpfOmc7BpkQ/s4032/IMG_2100.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ju5dkg_WWHXpIIrzqgvy9m8U8lOoDbwrxbVu5lgTYD2edSr7BU5w7Kk50PPExNmrR_LhVi-4tDXxUfwUORndb1ry59JqsTydgk4Uy5607zN0n0pVDXWF2PaZPiOIMz1J4SmcgyLMg4466AeQ_gTywfbTsIQmdmo0ZUHRhaKmiagwRKxYpfOmc7BpkQ/w400-h300/IMG_2100.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Out for a stroll with Hugo. The Cotswolds countryside is gorgeous.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0UqI9pkyyxesrwyIFz-CQ63AFHcSZ7H9YyRKaIOQyW2cDXLWulBRHYTpJRgZww9BWztz25UGYyft5EnMHed3NtBfv3Zib85vPJi0u3V7k6wHG9Cc_aLOEHW4HqvUr37jJ7TyiLshzXWRaBqg1szUTciExF8nVHkvA-OS25RYcXc77unbl5SjSXCLTA/s3814/IMG_9306.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3814" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0UqI9pkyyxesrwyIFz-CQ63AFHcSZ7H9YyRKaIOQyW2cDXLWulBRHYTpJRgZww9BWztz25UGYyft5EnMHed3NtBfv3Zib85vPJi0u3V7k6wHG9Cc_aLOEHW4HqvUr37jJ7TyiLshzXWRaBqg1szUTciExF8nVHkvA-OS25RYcXc77unbl5SjSXCLTA/w400-h300/IMG_9306.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Public footpaths and stiles are everywhere.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-hR_i9elF61aJtydrYcCzyEKBpjEYSmO63RzPmh3Mzs17vJgO3lM3sz29we9upwXhBNOqFi02FOE82nPUj7C0SpmUNTcxxDaaLkq151vGqYjgv6yneQdEr4VEM-KVnNNqEH6sFztBOrLZR1RRgiPTyHw87v-CgTAd0UahIlmFUnT7ncn8IzwghPV_Q/s4032/IMG_2123.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-hR_i9elF61aJtydrYcCzyEKBpjEYSmO63RzPmh3Mzs17vJgO3lM3sz29we9upwXhBNOqFi02FOE82nPUj7C0SpmUNTcxxDaaLkq151vGqYjgv6yneQdEr4VEM-KVnNNqEH6sFztBOrLZR1RRgiPTyHw87v-CgTAd0UahIlmFUnT7ncn8IzwghPV_Q/w300-h400/IMG_2123.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Old phone booths have been turned into little sharing libraries.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMWS-0ILOYAzZXjCM9edDlO70idNyQDRCU4KPtBdgoeh4gBWFYwK7LbBNb26QxX8W7pZno4S5CrUwxtPpsPOVEyfJqVHTZNcPsL3w8eLNoHcG3gSX0tmYz6-7YjqYeqFXfSygmZsIyWCl8QdgZSR3uiGgbfz_MNSTbOlAN6ZajbhPyv6GOL0SfU7eOw/s4032/IMG_2917.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMWS-0ILOYAzZXjCM9edDlO70idNyQDRCU4KPtBdgoeh4gBWFYwK7LbBNb26QxX8W7pZno4S5CrUwxtPpsPOVEyfJqVHTZNcPsL3w8eLNoHcG3gSX0tmYz6-7YjqYeqFXfSygmZsIyWCl8QdgZSR3uiGgbfz_MNSTbOlAN6ZajbhPyv6GOL0SfU7eOw/w400-h300/IMG_2917.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>New lambs! The fields are full of them.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB716UhEAjweXY2KBm6bpQDsmdsQcchIqmtCY6roVQbl3mGyQsiIcxEUYXYb9xi4FbpMtvrI5T83jgybkqSIm56ZdqYGyD49qPhwrNvX25an5sFSNtF18PnGyDLBLPrEiFZWoz0uWjp-NJdfF6w04a03BTwRH5yMMglaqnGzGeSWxp9uv1t4PetLH2A/s4032/IMG_3190.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB716UhEAjweXY2KBm6bpQDsmdsQcchIqmtCY6roVQbl3mGyQsiIcxEUYXYb9xi4FbpMtvrI5T83jgybkqSIm56ZdqYGyD49qPhwrNvX25an5sFSNtF18PnGyDLBLPrEiFZWoz0uWjp-NJdfF6w04a03BTwRH5yMMglaqnGzGeSWxp9uv1t4PetLH2A/w400-h300/IMG_3190.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>My friend Erin came to visit.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOMnKhPgx52SxzOJsDMDqmt1Upz1kRo5FqL9olzRfThk5tPeg0RReelzfHpLjuS5puPZswBZtqzDVQvyNdVyg0_1_zepGFis9e8dC8IusL7P--Emrg1v-Gn0-CH3CA5pdSHUIyH7oXshMRus1dx_gdQ3irXCafPfkxdwDpdHy9k-ZuCH8Fo3Y_Dixow/s4032/IMG_0148.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOMnKhPgx52SxzOJsDMDqmt1Upz1kRo5FqL9olzRfThk5tPeg0RReelzfHpLjuS5puPZswBZtqzDVQvyNdVyg0_1_zepGFis9e8dC8IusL7P--Emrg1v-Gn0-CH3CA5pdSHUIyH7oXshMRus1dx_gdQ3irXCafPfkxdwDpdHy9k-ZuCH8Fo3Y_Dixow/w300-h400/IMG_0148.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The countryside really is gorgeous.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFSmOjcx2YDq6Q162Pas7XegpQNtg6NFesTkmuKMoIULHaQlgs9GYCtrJwm2k5T3qsExFEhDgYqeP5WaDu5bhLclg4XsRRHTs7lCf7cI0hnaLhr3RGBeTVW76svIxmUC6kq8dW1Bc53AX8Bs4E8dmqJnhCZY_1xFp6VA1luXmHZok3HoHAvonY-9usw/s2149/IMG_9378.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="2149" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFSmOjcx2YDq6Q162Pas7XegpQNtg6NFesTkmuKMoIULHaQlgs9GYCtrJwm2k5T3qsExFEhDgYqeP5WaDu5bhLclg4XsRRHTs7lCf7cI0hnaLhr3RGBeTVW76svIxmUC6kq8dW1Bc53AX8Bs4E8dmqJnhCZY_1xFp6VA1luXmHZok3HoHAvonY-9usw/w400-h348/IMG_9378.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Cows everywhere.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-G-uyJr6U4n9NOnYrqRMGdGdGCgC7aVChzegaNRvJZEtxcuyrJBRKXKF5muVXqCtFPNotgCl8_TUFD9FC5iykgwpFa0wnNu8HVFgfPmBwNAvT_iz6DycNdQLL164KJCh8gUTVJ0Lw320k1tiwZkQu4sPW42xZiZkzVjYD7K9Cr6lpj0D5RWsk-m1FA/s4032/IMG_3560.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-G-uyJr6U4n9NOnYrqRMGdGdGCgC7aVChzegaNRvJZEtxcuyrJBRKXKF5muVXqCtFPNotgCl8_TUFD9FC5iykgwpFa0wnNu8HVFgfPmBwNAvT_iz6DycNdQLL164KJCh8gUTVJ0Lw320k1tiwZkQu4sPW42xZiZkzVjYD7K9Cr6lpj0D5RWsk-m1FA/w400-h300/IMG_3560.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>We stopped to visit Tintern Abbey on our way home one day.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkyXkYSFmD8fbKyR_dSiD3HSXJwQDrJayTML7vSb4ZiR2GV9o7D2E8woyZjSNzv01yOMJzrZGBFW96OXcNJvzEYacSQss-fbC52jldMN0wFNSdpmWdARzJQd4U6-keu4hO3gCjeUMnhBkaYEBBtknuSMqpGyaoUDZet05MKETCCnyaq6VARNXaJCTtw/s4032/IMG_3759.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are ordering books online... please support your local booksellers! Go to their website to find out if they are shipping orders directly, or selling through </span><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="origin" href="https://bookshop.org/shop/hockessinbookshelf" rel="noopener nofollow" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bookshop.org</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">or some other method. (Amazon is doing just fine on purchases of toilet paper and hand sanitizer and everything else imaginable... but local bookstores are suffering!)</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-72091227026369952432019-05-08T08:37:00.001-04:002019-05-08T08:37:52.482-04:00Paperback Party with Erin Entrada Kelly, May 19<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The paperback of <i>How to Disappear </i>just came out from HarperTeen, so my local independent book store is throwing a little paperback party! It also features Erin Entrada Kelly whose novel <i>You Go First</i> is also out now in paperback. We'll be talking about the writing and publishing process, answering questions, and signing books! Come hang out. </span><br />
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That's a lot of truth-telling! And it's only ONE of conversations that will be taking place at the New York City Teen Author Festival from March 24-31. Check out the whole schedule here: <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="origin" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnyctaf.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1AP_UfpkefL_Wyw5uVpRtnIqph6Y7IS-6s-8XFL5IQAY5CYd-c7RQCknM&h=AT0u6w-mgm2nfmseojP1-s6qyVqY2RMNVdrrCOoxPn0j1MZxyoLamzbIOwsaaipSi_5-xL-2FhRXe9MiKa5zaaUeKGGRlMxLDzh2OaTP9iWnsN290X-rbtfjc7TdTtwV2TgFth0-Xfh7cGiZMf_6w-v2yRpNnsDeH1bLYtbM2MvF5YFew71TWgDzcGUmFjpqpXfJJGiiiKH8cXhBmXOgroHY_DGlAhfJ317vKmJeaT1SNBQik5LnrLb3Kmj9fk4mhBAGVNnDJna7YV5x10yC8iPKSi5HJAt7ToCMUjqk2pjMvaUwWJ1DPzvrEo_MBMwoqoFacUNeChRU6YeaoVpucR7gpLsuJJAGL7u1mgtniAs6zY1o6fj0Sk_vGhLTfD599NYY5XTNTJvtZHGeSFwD9TVEswdqVMxq2nBYKBuD3G10NixRSJhsigyQU3PEY6xqH1oM1VqaVMexra0" href="http://nyctaf.com/?fbclid=IwAR1AP_UfpkefL_Wyw5uVpRtnIqph6Y7IS-6s-8XFL5IQAY5CYd-c7RQCknM" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">nyctaf.com</a> </div>
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-90996208514430654962019-03-14T14:46:00.000-04:002019-03-14T14:46:29.286-04:00Don't Miss the NYC Teen Author Festival! (I'll be appearing Saturday, March 30 but there are tons more author events from March 24-31)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwDsLPCCjMYVvjD7JQZdgsS5QBHSWIJfCQKVFRcHISQtEH-JBgcwsgyVCjpQjgnZhLMt2-1r1_VBsgv2Uk7EojXl9j3fPT_cK32RBpkjYKk229JlWe6PoV9bEMVEwROEtcN8V5h5OhSbK/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-14+at+2.40.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1232" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwDsLPCCjMYVvjD7JQZdgsS5QBHSWIJfCQKVFRcHISQtEH-JBgcwsgyVCjpQjgnZhLMt2-1r1_VBsgv2Uk7EojXl9j3fPT_cK32RBpkjYKk229JlWe6PoV9bEMVEwROEtcN8V5h5OhSbK/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-03-14+at+2.40.27+PM.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">New York City readers (and anyone who lives close enough to get there for an event)... I'm coming to see you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'll be appearing on Saturday, March 30, between 1-3 p.m. on one of three author panels discussing TRUTH-TELLING IN YA, moderated by the amazing David Levithan. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">My panel is at 1:40 p.m., but come for the whole afternoon! There are tons of author events all around the city from March 24-31. </span><a href="http://nyctaf.com/" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">See the whole line-up of appearances here.</a><br />
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-5558507420272822402019-02-13T08:48:00.001-05:002019-02-13T08:48:22.123-05:00How to Disappear is coming soon... in paperback! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0-RhXNYwh-VM6_v_tVp_k7-LX0aW5FMvjSqn7R2Q3e8fBePpcx2R1fHbDLPGDkXLSfP32uQ9ka8JtihSAcP6Q2odtbzz7MYk5YJ-niEdRnhN3kkf22cISez5dyIkVgV64l-Pi3Kb2Q7d/s1600/HTD_HC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0-RhXNYwh-VM6_v_tVp_k7-LX0aW5FMvjSqn7R2Q3e8fBePpcx2R1fHbDLPGDkXLSfP32uQ9ka8JtihSAcP6Q2odtbzz7MYk5YJ-niEdRnhN3kkf22cISez5dyIkVgV64l-Pi3Kb2Q7d/s320/HTD_HC.JPG" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hellooooo! Just a quick note to let you know that <i>How to Disappear </i>will be out in paperback on May 7, 2019, and you can pre-order it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Sharon-Huss-Roat/dp/0062291769/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">here</a> and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-disappear-sharon-huss-roat/1124860382?ean=9780062291769">here</a> and <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062291769">here</a> and <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/How-Disappear-Sharon-Huss-Roat/9780062291769">here</a>. Of course, the hardcover version is still available a<a href="http://sharonwrote.blogspot.com/p/pre-order.html">ll of these places</a>, too. </span>sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-35363382415493005702018-12-05T08:03:00.001-05:002018-12-05T08:03:43.027-05:00Give the gift of books... PLUS signed book plates and bookmarks from me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hi there! If you purchase one of my books (<a href="http://sharonwrote.blogspot.com/p/my-books.html">Between the Notes</a> or <a href="http://sharonwrote.blogspot.com/p/how-to-disappear.html">How to Disappear</a>) to give as a gift this holiday season, and would like to make it extra special... I will send you a personalized, autographed book plate and a set of bookmarks to include with the gift!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just <a href="mailto:sharonroat@mac.com">email a proof of purchase</a> and tell me:</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1) the name of the gift recipient</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2) which book(s) you are giving</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3) your name and mailing address</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a <a href="http://sharonwrote.blogspot.com/p/pre-order.html">link to a bunch of places where you can order my book</a>. (My first choice is always to support local booksellers who will order anything you want on request... so if you have one of those, do that! My local indie is Hockessin Book Shelf, for instance, and I just <a href="mailto:hockessinbookshelf@verizon.net">email them here</a> and say, "Can you order this book for me?" and they email me back when it comes in.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'd love to open this internationally but the postage would kill me, so I have to make this U.S. only for the most part. HOWEVER, I will mail bookplates and bookmarks to the first 10 people outside the U.S. who email their request. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy holidays everyone, and thank you so much for reading and supporting my books!</span><br />
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-41104578244181861542018-02-19T15:58:00.001-05:002023-05-11T07:50:06.238-04:00Finding joy amid the grief<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Hello friends and readers. I’ve been away from the blog for a while, and before I jump back into my usual bookish news, I thought I’d let you know what's been going on. It’s not a happy story, I’m afraid. </span><br />
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">My husband, Rich, passed away suddenly at the end of November. We had been happily married for 21 years, dated for three years before we got married, and were friends for ten years before that. It has been hard to imagine life without him, and to in fact be living it. He was such a huge presence—full of life and love and energy. He was so eagerly looking forward to what was ahead for our family, in his work and my writing, everything that our children, Sebastian and Anna, would do in their lives, and everything we would do together. His <a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delawareonline/obituary.aspx?pid=187474329">obituary</a> was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write (which I only managed with help from my friend Betsy). It made me realize how fortunate I was to have had him in my life, and for our children to have had him as their father. I think he would’ve been surprised to see how much he’d accomplished in his short life, and how well he was loved. We miss him terribly, but we are trying our best to keep doing what made us happy, what made him proud, and what he would’ve loved doing with us.</span><br />
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">I'm finding joy in my children... my son Sebastian is a musician (vocal and guitar) and he continues to perform and audition for colleges and share his music. My daughter is a dancer, and has immersed herself in that art, both performing and doing choreography. </span><br />
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">I’m finding joy in the books of friends... seeing my critique partner Joy McCullough’s historical novel in verse, BLOOD WATER PAINT, approach its release date with rave reviews is a source of considerable happiness. I am uplifted by all the </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif">bookish </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif">good news of so many friends. </span><br />
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<span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif">I’m finding joy in seeing my own books make their way in the world. HOW TO DISAPPEAR is featured in Scholastic Book Fairs this season, and many of those readers are finding their way to the special Instagram I set up for the main character, Vicurious. It's been lovely to connect with them. The book has also been translated into </span><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Polish, Italian and French so far... and it's fun to see readers sharing pictures of the foreign covers. </span><br />
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Many wonderful friends from the YA community have reached out to me, to share their condolences and offer help, and I'm so grateful for that. I do feel surrounded by love and support. It's a tremendous help. </span><br />
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">I hope to be writing again soon. I had started working on a new book before Rich died, and that story is changing a bit, but I'm excited to dive back into it. I know who it will be dedicated to, and that motivates me. </span><br />
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Thank you all for being here. You are a source of joy for me, and I'm grateful to have you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To connect with readers and let them know they are #notalone, I decided to bring Vicurious to life by creating a real Instagram for her. Below is a visual of a few of the Vicurious posts I’ve created so far. It took a while to find my model, make a wig and put together the costume, do some photo shoots, and then learn Photoshop well enough to create some images of Vicurious living vicariously! So, I started with some text posts, like the one which references Vicky’s “Terror List.” Then I ventured into current events to throw her into some exciting events. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next up… I’d love to get readers more involved in the content, providing suggestions of places and events they want Vicurious to visit, and even their own photos. I’ll also use the Vicurious account to post fan art and graphics, and hopefully become a place where people with social anxiety can find their people and make new friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Visit her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vicurious/" target="_blank">@vicurious </a>on Instagram!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Saturday's B-Fest is full of events for teens, including an author panel I'll be on at 3 p.m. AND, if you mention the Delaware Festival of Words, a portion of proceeds from your purchase will go to the festival. So please come by and help us raise funds for our 2018 event.</span><br />
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<br />sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-50139834559613696692017-09-07T21:57:00.000-04:002017-09-07T21:58:19.213-04:00I went to the National Book Festival and it was awesome! Here why:<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's a little recap of the incredible day I had at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 2. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) There were tons of amazing authors there. On the teen stage alone, that included Sabaa Tahir, Nicola Yoon, Melissa de la Cruz, Sandhya Menon, M.T. Anderson and Angie Thomas. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's the crowd:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>That's Angie Thomas, author of </i>The Hate U Give<i>, up there <br />in the middle. I was in the way back. She was amazing.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) There were two Children's stages featuring authors. I caught a little bit of A.S. King's talk about her middle grade novel <i>Me and Marvin Gardens,</i> which has a great message about caring for our environment. I also saw Ronald L. Smith, author of <i>Hoodoo, The Mesmerist, </i>and the forthcoming Marvel comic origin story, <i>Black Panther The Young Prince. </i>The children's stages were super cool with fun bean-bag-filled seating areas:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3) When I wasn't listening to these amazing authors, I was in the Pavilion of States, where my book was chosen to represent Delaware. I appeared at my state's booth for two stints which lasted a total of five hours, and it was a blast. This area was packed (the whole festival was packed) with kids and parents and teachers and librarians, all participating in a map activity where ether go to each state to get their map stamped, and also get other fun stuff... including <i>How to Disappear </i>bookmarks! I have five different designs that feature quotes from the book, so it was fun to see which were the favorites. (#1-"It Feels Good to Be Seen." #2 - "You are not alone.") SO. MUCH. FUN. </span></div>
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-88399240396204785602017-08-26T15:18:00.000-04:002017-08-26T15:18:10.773-04:00HOW TO DISAPPEAR is... appearing now in a bookstore near you! <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First, the book launch party was a success, despite the weather trying to ruin everything. We had planned to have the event at a mostly-outdoor location, and those plans were dashed at the very last minute when rain decided to stick around longer than expected. So, we scrambled to send out change of location notice, put up signs, and headed back back to the fabulous Hockessin Book Shelf. Thankfully, people still came! Here are some photos to prove it!</span></div>
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-30857475529722057372017-08-08T00:00:00.000-04:002017-08-08T00:38:02.978-04:00Two Giveaways to Celebrate HOW TO DISAPPEAR... featuring OwlCrate, plus six of my favorite authors!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>How to Disappear</i> comes out on Tuesday, August 15th! To celebrate, I'm hosting not one, but TWO giveaways. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you pre-order <i>How to Disappear </i>by August 14th, send your proof of purchase to <a href="mailto:HowToDisappearPreorders@gmail.com">HowToDisappearPreorders@gmail.com</a>, and you'll be entered for a chance to win an OwlCrate box, a $100 gift certificate to the bookstore of your choice, plus swag. (And EVERYBODY wins the swag... a set of bookmarks and a signed bookplate.) See details <a href="http://sharonwrote.blogspot.com/2017/07/how-to-disappear-pre-order-giveaway.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Open internationally!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On the back cover of </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How to Disappear, </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">you will find blurbs by six of my favorite authors. They are talented writers and some of the loveliest people I have ever met. I just adore them all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm so grateful for their kind words, and I can't begin to thank them except to tell everyone I know how much I love THEIR books. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, to celebrate my own book's launch, I'm going to celebrate their books as well with a BONUS GIVEAWAY! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>1)</b> WIN a set of five bookmarks featuring some of my favorite quotes from <i>How to<br />Disappear</i> as well as a bookplate personalized (to you) and signed by the author (that's me). You'll receive one set of bookmarks for every copy of <i>How to Disappear </i>you purchase, so go ahead and order extras for your friends, family, neighbors, teachers, random people on the street... I won't stop you. BOOKMARKS FOR EVERYONE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First, you go to your favorite bookseller and pre-order a copy of <i>How to Disappear </i>by Sharon Huss Roat (me again), by midnight eastern standard time on August 14. It can be a hard copy or electronic version. Just make sure it's the right book. This one:</span></div>
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-38101316780096401382017-06-28T12:30:00.000-04:002017-07-06T17:50:48.191-04:00HOW TO DISAPPEAR Launch Party and Other Events!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Eeep! I can't believe the release of <i>How to Disappear </i>is less than two months away. In publishing, you wait and wait and wait and then... BAM! The big day is suddenly here and OMG I'M NOT READYYYYY! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To avoid spending the entire month of August in a constant state of Kermit-flail, I'm making event plans and doing my best to get everything in order so I can be the picture of calm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Okay, maybe not THAT picture of calm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, without further ado... here are upcoming events for </span><i style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">How to Disappear! </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will also post these on my events page, and add to them as additional events are scheduled. I really, REALLY hope you can come!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>AUG. 15 – BOOK LAUNCH PARTY</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hosted by the Hockessin Book Shelf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tuesday, August 15, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6-8:00 p.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Woodside Farm Creamery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1310 Little Baltimore Road</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hockessin DE 19707</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>AUG. 16 – BETHANY BEACH BOOKS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Book signing at the beach!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, August 16, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6:30-8:30 p.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Bethany Beach Books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">99 Garfield Parkway</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Bethany Beach, DE 19930</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Delaware Center for the Book will be featuring <i>How to Disappear </i>this year. I'll be appearing at their booth, signing books, and giving out bookmarks. Come say hi!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Saturday, September 2, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'll be appearing as part of a day full of author events and activities for teen readers!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Saturday, September 23, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Barnes & Nobl</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e Christiana Mall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">340 Stanton Christiana Rd., Newark, DE 19702</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">SEPT. 24 – BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Whose Book is it Anyway?” panel and book signing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Saturday, September 24</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>OCT. 22 – CATONSVILLE LIBRARY</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"A Conversation with Authors of Teen Fiction"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Join six writers of fiction for teens for a lively, interactive panel discussion about their inspirations, writing process, and the value of stories in the modern world. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the program. This panel is co-sponsored by Baltimore County Public Library and the MD/DE/WV Region of the Society for Book Writers and Illustrators. RSVP <a href="http://tinyurl.com/scbwiroundtable">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sunday, October 22, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2-4:00 p.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Catonsville Library</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm honored to be serving as honorary chair and featured author for this year's event!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Saturday, November 4, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">10 a.m. – 3 p</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hockessin PAL Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">SEE YOU THERE! xo </span>sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-91536457939501135462017-06-13T07:53:00.000-04:002017-06-13T07:53:10.660-04:00A Starred Review from School Library Journal!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm completely over the moon over this starred review from <i>School Library Journal! </i>You can read the full review<a href="http://www.slj.com/2017/06/reviews/books/how-to-disappear-by-sharon-huss-roat-slj-review/"> here.</a></span><div>
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-89979669364870650892017-06-05T14:11:00.000-04:002017-06-05T14:11:24.890-04:00Kirkus Review for HOW TO DISAPPEAR<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm very pleased (okay, relieved!) to share this <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sharon-huss-roat/how-to-disappear-roat/">review from Kirkus.</a> 😍</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhEZ5iozRxUPeBWSJwXWz4y-y_VloHIgm9DaYQ5u_6XgL04AMBwxZWC7r2rfx1OdeWE3SLp9jIGJs2Guc0FZTH3L15tlWuOJoHVo_p6KhHxzr13-k5eDJmKWiCiJcCCS1rC2bZa14lc_k/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhEZ5iozRxUPeBWSJwXWz4y-y_VloHIgm9DaYQ5u_6XgL04AMBwxZWC7r2rfx1OdeWE3SLp9jIGJs2Guc0FZTH3L15tlWuOJoHVo_p6KhHxzr13-k5eDJmKWiCiJcCCS1rC2bZa14lc_k/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" width="400" /></a>sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-48636924236671865272017-05-30T11:32:00.001-04:002017-05-30T11:40:32.880-04:00Twitter ARC Giveaway for Teens Only! <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you're a teen reader, writer, blogger, bookstagrammer, booktuber... and you're on Twitter, this <a href="https://twitter.com/sharonwrote/status/867061584404914183">giveaway</a> is for you! Ends tonight at midnight.</span><br />
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<br />sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-74107780128262247242017-05-12T10:32:00.000-04:002017-05-12T10:32:17.901-04:00ARC giveaway of HOW TO DISAPPEAR plus paperback of Maggie Thrash's HONOR GIRL<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hi! Just a quick note to say... if you're on Instagram, and want a chance to win an advance reader copy of HOW TO DISAPPEAR, I'm hosting a giveaway on Instagram! You can also win a newly-published paperback copy of Maggie Thrash's HONOR GIRL. Go <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BT5H-rkDsch/?taken-by=sharonhussroat">here</a> to enter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-53681809575595784562017-04-11T09:20:00.000-04:002017-04-11T09:20:31.652-04:00Thank you, YA Scavenger Hunters! Also more chances to win an ARC of HOW TO DISAPPEAR (or pre-order!)<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just a quick note to thank everyone who participated in the YA Scavenger Hunt. All of the winners have been notified! If you did not win this time around, please stay tuned for more giveaways coming in the weeks and months ahead:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next up I'll be doing an ARC giveaway on<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30239341-how-to-disappear"> Goodreads. </a>If you want to be notified, add <i>How to Disappear </i>to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30239341-how-to-disappear">to-read list. </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Follow me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonhussroat/">@sharonhussroat</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vicurious/">@vicurious</a> (the main character in <i>How to Disappear) </i>on Instagram! I'll be giving away an ARC or two there as well.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And if you <a href="http://sharonwrote.blogspot.com/p/fun-stuff.html">sign up for my newsletter</a>, you'll get updates on other giveaways and including ones exclusively for newsletter subscribers. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Of course, if you know you're going to want your own copy (of course you will!) of <i>How to Disappear</i> and you'd like to buy it at a really low price, you can <span style="color: red;">pre-order on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Sharon-Huss-Roat/dp/0062291750/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484743889&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=how+to+disappear+sharon+road">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Disappear-Sharon-Huss-Roat/dp/0062291750/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484743889&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=how+to+disappear+sharon+road">Barnes & Noble</a> right now for around $12</span> (regularly $17.99)! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author </span><a href="http://www.colleenhouck.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Colleen Houck</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors... and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize—</span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">one book from each author on the hunt in my team</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">!</span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until noon, Pacific Standard Time, on April 9th!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to</span><a href="http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/p/prizes.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"> the YA Scavenger Hunt page</a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></div>
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<b>Entry Form:</b> Once you've added up all the numbers, <a href="http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/p/enter-here.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize</a>. Only entries that have the correct total will qualify.</div>
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sharonwrotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693117403850550162noreply@blogger.com125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997769391379685267.post-3810677646700656722017-03-29T15:51:00.000-04:002017-03-29T15:51:34.796-04:00All the Pretty Author Blurbs... <br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's always a bit scary when a new book makes its way out into the world and readers lay their eyes on it for the first time. Even more stressful is the moment when another author reads it. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">😬</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">M</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ultiply that times six, and you'll have a sense of the anxiety I was feeling when the manuscript of HOW TO DISAPPEAR was sent off to s</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ix of my favorite YA authors in hopes that they might like it enough to offer a blurb. Yikes!</span><br />
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