Monthly Archives: June 2013

LGBT Pride Month

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

  June was international Pride month, celebrating all things QUILTBAG. Yesterday, we joined the Helsinki pride parade as it trailed rainbows from the Senate Square to the park near Finlandia Hall for the annual Pride picnic. Despite a rainy morning, … Continue reading →

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Queries that Worked No. 13

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Pat Esden to Off the Page, sharing the query and pitch that landed her an agent. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or … Continue reading →

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Why Authors Need Acting Skills

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

“I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because my allergy to commas is legend.” While working on the revisions of my soon to be on submission YA science fiction novel, I had a revelation of sorts and it’s all … Continue reading →

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RTW: Best Read of June

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

This Week’s Topic:  What’s the best book you read in June?

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Carolyn Arnold’s Assassination of a Dignitary

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Carolyn Arnold to Off the Page, sharing an excerpt from latest book, Assassination of a Dignitary. CAROLYN ARNOLD is the author of the best-selling Madison Knight Series, and the Brandon Fisher FBI Series. You can find out more … Continue reading →

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Queries that Worked No. 12

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Melinda Dozier to Off the Page, sharing the query that landed her an agent. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or editor. These … Continue reading →

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Juhannus – The Finnish Summer Solstice

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today is a brief post, just to say that I’m far away in the middle of the Finnish forest sipping red wine at the edge of a lake in preparation for the midsummer bonfire. This is one of the Finnish … Continue reading →

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On the Other Side of the Window – Diversity in YA

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Marieke Nijkamp to Off the Page chatting about why she created the fantastic blog DiversifYA. Marieke (pronounced Mah-ree-ka) is a YA writer, professional dreamer, and proud-to-be geek. She wants to grow up to be a time traveler. … Continue reading →

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Aberrant

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of Aberrant. The Young Adult/New Adult Romantic Dystopian Adventure, Aberrant is the first in a trilogy,  released April 17th, 2013. Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She attended Northern … Continue reading →

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YA Dystopian – Never Too Far Blitz

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Thomas Christopher to Off the Page chatting about his new YA dystopian novel Never Too Far. Thomas Christopher grew up in Iowa. He received his MFA from Western Michigan University. His short stories have appeared in The Louisville Review, The … Continue reading →

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