08th Nov2011

No Nano

by Georgia McBride

I was talking with a friend the other day about how beat up and exhausted I feel. This was in response to whether I was participating in NaNo this year.

I told her that since signing with a new agent in June, I’ve revised PRAEFATIO, a 99,000 word manuscript twice and written its related 3 synopses, written a middle grade, OLIVIA GRIMLY’S PARANORMAL EXPERIMENT which is 50,000 words and revised it twice, and written an 11,000 word YA partial called CONFESSIONS OF THE DARK QUEEN plus its 15-page synopsis and revised them both twice.

I suppose I simply could have responded by saying no. But it only occurred to me then how much I’ve worked and how hard, to prepare an arsenal of works to be ready for submission when the time came.

So, no NaNo for me. Only more revisions and submission preparation! Then, a long winter’s nap.

Happy writing!

XO,
Georgia

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26th Jun2010

The Doctor(ow)is In!

by Georgia McBride

Me with Cory Doctorow

Went to check out Cory Doctorow for the first time in Cary, NC at Barnes and Nobles at a signing he was doing to promote his new YA release, FOR THE WIN. I was blown away. The place was packed and the energy was high. People were thrilled to be there and engaged from the moment he took the podium.

Cory is easily one of the most at ease public speakers I’ve had the pleasure to watch. And I’ve seen all kinds. High-priced pros, media super stars and poor, fumblimg idiots and everything in between. I’ve even been paid to coach people on how to do it well and get paid to do it–so I know a thing or two about this.

This man IS his work. They are one and the same. He lives and breathes it with real conviction and stands firmly behind his convictions without apology and without concern for what anyone else may think about it. Even still he is relatable, likeable, approachable and funny. He impressed the heck out of my six year old daughter and some other kids around her age group as well as people my age and above. He appeals to  teens, technology lovers, the political crowd and parents interested in giving their teens something more than the typical YA read. He had me at “hello.”

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22nd Jan2010

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, Indeed

by Georgia McBride

Had a great time on Tuesday, January 19th at the reading and book signing of YA authors, Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia. If you don’t know (you’ve been living under a rock), they are NY Times bestselling authors of the novel, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES; their first. We’ve corresponded online via twitter, facebook and #YAlitchat and I felt like I knew them before tonight. Meeting them in person was like seeing old girlfriends or college mates. I was so proud of them. They hardly seemed nervous, though this was the first stop on their “Southern Tour.” They are pros, as comfortable in front of an audience as they are with one another and rather deserving of their success.

I also got to meet @reverieBR, YA book blogger, photographer and book trailer producer. She is the creative mind behind the awesome trailer for BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and I hear she’s working on Holly Black’s new trailer. AWESOME!

Finally, I met someone who recognized me from my online jaunts. A YA book blogger named Lauren. How cool is that. All around, it was a great day. Oh good Lord. PLEASE, not the Fresh Beat Band again.

Oh wait, did I mention the super cool dog tag? What could be better?

Oh and I think they said someone called the bookstore and asked if I was sgining that night. How funny is that?

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