Oct 19, 2019
So someone at the coffee shop just asked why I was working on the weekend & ~ahem~
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So someone at the coffee shop just asked why I was working on the weekend & ~ahem~
Amy Reed is FERAL and PROUD! . . . Reed prefers to identify as queer, and gave a little interview, found below, about Pride in YA. . . . Q: Why is LGBTQIA+ representation important in YA literature? A: Because it’s the real world. Because it reflects the experiences of our readers. Because kids need to see themselves in books to know they’re not alone. Because kids need to see people who aren’t like themselves in books so they can learn empathy.
Q: What are your favorite queer reads? A: Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit and The Meaning of Birds, by Jaye Robin Brown. Anything by Shaun David Hutchinson. Her Body and Other Parties, by Carmen Maria Machado. Bastard Out of Carolina, by Dorothy Allison. . . . Amy Reed is the author of several novels for young adults, including BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, CRAZY, and THE NOWHERE GIRLS. She also edited the anthology OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES: 21 YA AUTHORS GET REAL ABOUT INJUSTICE, EMPOWERMENT, AND GROWING UP FEMALE IN AMERICA. Her new novel, THE BOY AND GIRL WHO BROKE THE WORLD (July 9, 2019/Simon Pulse) is about two teens from the wrong side of the tracks whose lives crash into each other and start a surreal series of events that may lead to the apocalypse. Amy is a feminist, mother, and Virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western North Carolina where she lives. You can find her online at amyreedfiction.com.
I’m just reminding you ladies that BEA is next week & Summer Fridays are upon us... If you are wanting to brush up that query or work on your book, this lull is a great time to do it! Contact me: [email protected] amy-tipton.com
YOU GUYS! This is my ad for Bust [magazine] ... Now, I know anyone can pay for ad space but not everyone does. I got this opportunity--got offered a huge discount too--for ad space in their commemorative, recreated 1993 stapled zine to gift to guests at their 25th Anniversary Fundraiser Party (yep, this Bust will be seen by some very important feminist influencers, journalists and other folks) & I took this chance because I believe in myself & this brand & the power of women & now my 14, 16, 20, hell, even last year self is high-fiving me & I couldn't be happier. FGB please succeed!!!
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Our own FERAL GIRL has gotten a new hairdo, what do you think of her PRIDE make-over?
Exciting things are about to happen at Feral Girl Books... Just you wait! (& follow FGB on Instagram...)
(In the meantime, I’m starting to look for my next writer to coach-is that you???-contact me! If it’s not/you just want someone to read for you, I can do that too!)
Contact: [email protected] amy-tipton.com
I don't disagree--it's definitely more expensive to go the freelance editorial route but kinda worth it ...
(From a query) Lesson here: don’t depend on your brother-in-law for a clean-up edit even if he got honors level in English (35 years ago).