Just a reminder that those of you who signed up for my verse novel challenge have one month to finish your novels.
What’s the verse novel challenge? I’m glad you asked! Honestly, I started this challenge to become more well versed (sorry, couldn’t help it!) in novels written as unrhymed poetry. My goal was to read a minimum of five novels-in-verse by the end of 2010. I’ve read seven novels so far, and plan on reading two more.
A number of you signed up to read along with me. One luck participant will win a future copy of my verse novel ARC, MAY B., once its printed (and things are more clear with the future of my book).*
If you’re interested in participating, there’s still time to join! Just sign up here.
And if you’d like to learn more about verse novels in general or are looking for some recommendations, stop by Valerie Geary’s Something to Write About. She’ll be focusing on verse novels all month.
*By the contest’s end, I will know what’s going on. If for some reason MAY B. isn’t to be released sometime soon, I will happily send the winner a verse novel of her choice.
And consider stopping by The Class of 2k11 blog today, where I’m posting about marketing plans.
I need to go back over my list and see how many I’ve read, but I just bought Out of the Dust. That’s the next one on my list.
Oh please, please, please recommned one that you like best, Caroline! I am most curious about the form!!!
Randy, I love OUT OF THE DUST, probably because it was my first exposure to verse novels and is a historical mid-grade. I think you’d love anything by Lisa Schroeder, as she writes YA with some paranormal elements. Enjoy!
I love that you are so good about promoting verse novels, Caroline! 🙂
I am really crossing my fingers you get good news about your book. I want to read it!!!
There is a new verse novel out I want to read, but haven’t yet. YOU ARE NOT HERE by Samantha Schutz.
And EXPOSED by Kimberly Marcus comes out in March, another one I’m excited about.
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Lisa, thank you! I was lucky enough to win an ARC of EXPOSED and hope to finish the year with it. I’d also like to read Stephanie Hemphill’s latest, about the Salem Witch Trials.
And I can’t wait to finally read CARVER: A LIFE IN POEMS. GW Carver is my hero.
Thank you for reminding me, Caroline! I started reading my fifth verse novel a month or more ago (I won’t mention which one it was) and abandonned it halfway through. It was just too explicit for me personally. And then I forgot to reserve a replacement at the library. Thanks to your post, I just placed requests for Carver: A Life in Poems and Three Rivers Rising. Hopefully one of them’ll come in time for me to finish the challenge.:)
Amy
Should we just let you know which 5 books we have read? Should we blog about them? How do we go from here for the contest?
Laura, go ahead and write up an “I am participating” post and link back to my original post (marked as “here”). At the end of the month, I’ll run a post where you can list what you’ve read.