TEEN SPY GIVEAWAY!

By Cam

Hey everyone! In celebration of yesterday’s successful launch of YA CONFIDENTIAL, I’m doing something fun here. You see, yesterday we introduced the operatives but TODAY, we’re introducing our teen spies, who are so stinking cute and FIERCE and unbelievably excited to help out YA writers.

So here’s the deal: If you stop by YA CONFIDENTIAL and leave a funny/unique/espionage-laced comment welcoming our new teen spies, you’ll be entered to win:

AND

That’s right. Leave a fun comment over at YA CONFIDENTIAL (mention you came by way of my blog) and you’ll have the chance to win Heist Society AND Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society #2) by Ally Carter.

So what are you waiting for??? Go welcome our teens!

Introducing…YA CONFIDENTIAL!!!

By Cam

Today is a BIG BIG day! It’s Monday, which means it’s the official launch day for:

What’s YA CONFIDENTIAL, you ask? *adjusts sunglasses* *clears throat* Well, YA CONFIDENTIAL is a new group blog I’m working on with five other YA writers who are AHMAAAAZING.

So, what makes this blog different than other group blogs? *cinches trench coat belt* Our goal is going to uncover more about what it’s really like to be a teen.

And just HOW are we going to do this, exactly? *pops collar* *looks around furtively* *whispers* We have teen spies. We have teen spies who have special missions. And these missions are going to help us writers learn more about the very young people we’re writing about. This kind of intel can be really hard to tap into if you’re not a young adult yourself.

The thing is, if you’re an adult writing about teens, then chances are good you’re writing your characters based on (outdated) memories. Or maybe you’ve resorted to trolling around your kid’s friends so you can jot down real teen dialogue. Or maybe you’ve dissected every Justin Bieber song, hoping to bring some authenticity to the page.

NEVER FEAR, my nostalgic, creepy, Biebs-obsessed fellow adult YA writers! That’s why we created YA CONFIDENTIAL! We’re going to have teen roundtable posts where we approach our teen spies with a general topic and see what they think about it. We’re going to have our teen spies tell us what books they’re loving and why, what books/movies/tv shows get it right and why, what makes them happy/sad/stressed/anxious/etc and WHY. Everything we’re doing will be focused around the teens of today and will be accessible to YOU. How cool is that, right?

So, I hope you’ll stop by YA CONFIDENTIAL today and meet the operatives: Alexandra Shostak, Alison Miller, Karen Hooper, Cristin Terrill, Sara McClung, and yours truly.

Tomorrow, we’ll be introducing our teen spies and we’re also having a HUGE giveaway this week with some of this season’s HOTTEST ARCS, agent critiques, AND some super secret goody bags from each of the operatives. This week will be full of FUN and FANTASTICAL things and I really really REALLY hope you’ll stop by and say hello. (And don’t you also want me to stop using CAPS already??? If so, you should probably just pop on over to YA CONFIDENTIAL so I’ll stop screaming at everyone.)

Hope to see you there!