by Rebecca | Dec 10, 2017 | Aladdin, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, middle grade, news, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure
Last week, The Last Grand Adventure got its first trade review! Which is always a nerve-racking moment for an author–after so many hours spent crafting a story, it’s time to see it through a reader’s fresh eyes. To my delight, Kirkus loved it,...
by Rebecca | Mar 19, 2016 | Aladdin, books, everyone's a critic, news, rare Saturday post alert, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
It often feels like forever until a book comes out (thanks to all those hours spent writing, revising, and revising, and revising). And then suddenly the book’s first trade review arrives and, whoa! You realize publication is only two months away. I’m...
