{"id":101,"date":"2011-05-23T01:23:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T06:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=101"},"modified":"2011-05-23T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T15:10:56","slug":"in-the-home-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/in-the-home-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"In the home stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So much to talk about today.<\/p>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s talk about The Bet. You can learn about it <a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/the-bet\/\">here<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0 For the record, I won The Bet and don&#8217;t have to write a story (which I&#8217;m cool with because I&#8217;m on deadline and don&#8217;t have time to anyway so there). As a result of The Bet, today you will be treated to three original short stories by authors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catherineryanhyde.com\/blog\/2011\/5\/23\/the-bet-part-three-the-story.html\">Catherine Ryan Hyde<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimberlypauley.com\/2011\/05\/23\/uncle-mos-gastrointestinal-tract-short-story-for-thebet\/\">Kimberly Pauley<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/ghostmedicine.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/miss-candor-sends-her-regrets.html\">Andrew Smith<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0Go read and comment on their offerings. BTW, reading these stories from established and wonderful writers is 100% free.<\/p>\n<p>Next, let&#8217;s talk about the third leg of the promotional blog tour for the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/brianfarreybooks.com\/wordpress\/youngadult\/\">WITH OR WITHOUT YOU<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0Over the next few days, \u00c2\u00a0on distinguished blogs across the blogosphere, you will learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My dream apprenticeship<\/li>\n<li>What I learned from five of my favorite authors<\/li>\n<li>And the saga of how a master&#8217;s thesis called CHASERS became a YA novel called WITH OR WITHOUT YOU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where you&#8217;ll find me guest posting over the next week.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, May 23:\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Cynthia<\/strong> at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthial11.blogspot.com\/\">A Blog About Nothing<\/a> (Author Interview)<br \/>\nTuesday, May 24:\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Mariah at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mariah-readingadventure.blogspot.com\/\">A Reader&#8217;s Adventure<\/a><\/strong> (Tens List)<br \/>\nWednesday, May 25:\u00c2\u00a0Sarah at<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/yalibrariantales.blogspot.com\/\">YA Librarian Tales<\/a><\/strong> (Review)<br \/>\nThursday, May 26:\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Brent at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naughtybookkitties.blogspot.com\/\">The Naughty Book Kitties<\/a><\/strong> (Guest Post- Title Change)<br \/>\nFriday, May 27:<strong>Mandy<\/strong> at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellreadwife.com\/\">The Well-Read Wife<\/a> (Review)<\/p>\n<p>And finally, we should talk about the Contest. \u00c2\u00a0Come back here to this blog tomorrow at 12pm CST to learn details about a contest where writers can win a full manuscript critique from a real, live editor and reading enthusiasts can win signed, first edition copies of books from today&#8217;s finest YA writers. Nothing to bid on. No purchase necessary. \u00c2\u00a0All you have to do is help me spread the word about WOWY and I&#8217;ll tell you how.<\/p>\n<p>More soon! Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: There&#8217;s a short bit about WOWY and mini-interview on <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenspublishing.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/in-stores-this-week-with-interviews_23.html\">Adventures in Children&#8217;s Publishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So much to talk about today. First, let&#8217;s talk about The Bet. You can learn about it here. \u00c2\u00a0 For the record, I won The Bet and don&#8217;t have to write a story (which I&#8217;m cool with because I&#8217;m on deadline and don&#8217;t have time to anyway so there). 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