TRISHA LEAVER AND LINDSAY CURRIE GUEST POST AND CREED GIVEAWAY

Release date: November 8, 2014

Publisher: Flux

Genre: Young Adult psychological horror

ISBN: 0738740802

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People of Foxwick and Their Neighbors by Cherie Reich is now available in print and electronic formats. The kingdom hangs within the balance. Set over a hundred years, these seventeen fantasy short stories explore the people, creatures, and lands in and around the Kingdom of Foxwick. Purchase on Amazon | Google Play | Nook | Other Retailers.

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Today I'm excited to have  Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie here to do a Q&A they wrote up about their new YA suspenseful book CREED. Details of the giveaway will be at the end of the post.

Here's a blurb:

Three
of us went in.

Three
of us came out.

None
even a shadow of who they once were.

When their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Dee, her boyfriend Luke, and Luke’s brother, Mike, seek help in the nearby town of Purity Springs. But as they walk the vacant streets, the teens make some
disturbing discoveries. The seemingly deserted homes each contain a sinister book with violent instructions on disciplining children. The graveyard is full of unmarked crosses. Worst of all, there’s no way to contact the outside world.

When Purity Springs’ inhabitants suddenly appear, Dee, Luke, and Mike find themselves at the mercy of Elijah Hawkins, the town’s charismatic leader who has his own plans for the three of them. Their only hope for
survival is Elijah’s enigmatic son, Joseph. And his game may be just as deadly as his father’s . . .

How does the co-authoring process work for you?  Does each of you take a chapter?  Do you write different scenes?

Trisha:  We write in single POV so it is important the voice is seamless. I don’t ever want a reader to be able to pick out who wrote what.  Because of that, both Lindsay and I have a hand in every chapter, every scene, every sentence. We pass the manuscript back and forth mid-chapter, sometimes mid-scene. I actually just re-read CREED, and to be honest, even I can no longer tell who wrote what.
J

Do you ever disagree about the direction of a specific scene and if so, how do you resolve it?

    

Lindsay: Of course! With every book, there are infinite possibilities in terms of characters, direction and tone. So it's natural that occasionally we will have a different vision for a particular scene. But, generally these types of disagreements  resolve themselves quickly. Often we'll both take a stab at that particular scene and almost always, one direction comes out as the winner. 

What was the most difficult scene for you to write in CREED?

Trisha:  Hard question to answer without giving away some spoilers. But there is one particular scene in Creed that totally tore my heart out.  Horrible things happen to good people in CREED, people whose only mistake is making all the smart…all the RIGHT choices. We went back and forth for weeks on whether to include this scene but in the end, no matter how torturous the scene was to write, the book wouldn’t have been the same without it! (Side note…writing scenes like this is when I thank God that I have a co-author aka a second person to process through all the emotions necessary to pull a heart-wrenching scene off.)

Do you have any other co-authored books in the works?

Lindsay: Yes! We have a second co-authored novel, HARDWIRED, releasing in November 2015 from Flux. This is a realistic contemporary sci-fi and we can't WAIT to share more details with you all!

Do you have one piece of advice you would give writers considering co-authoring?

Trisha:  Check your ego at the door.  There needs to be a free exchange of ideas if the process it going to work!

Lindsay: Trust that your co-author has the same goal as you...the best book possible!

Advance Praise for CREED:

“Debut authors Leaver and Currie make an auspicious foray into YA horror...creating a believably desperate and terrifying situation for their characters" ~Publishers Weekly

"Welcome to a town that makes "Children of the Corn" look like child's play."   ~ MTV News

"This is: a straight-ahead, cover-your-ears tale of terror that grows more nihilistic and grueling by the page." ~Booklist

  

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About the Authors:

Trisha Leaver:
Trisha Leaver graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in
Social Work. She lives on Cape Cod with her husband, three kids and one rather
irreverent black lab. She is a member of the SCBWI, the Horror Writers
Association, the International Thrillers Writers, and the YA Scream Queens-- a group of nine women who take their horror deathly serious!

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About Lindsay Currie: Lindsay Currie graduated from Knox College
in Galesburg, IL with an English Literature degree. She is a member of the
SCBWI, the Horror Writers Association and a contributor to the YA Scream
Queens.

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Trisha and Lindsay have generously offered a copy of CREED for a giveaway. To enter, all you need to do is be a follower (just click the follow button if you’re not a follower) and leave a comment through January 3rd. I’ll announce the winner on January 5th. If your e-mail is not on your Google Profile, please leave it in the comments.

If you mention this contest on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog, mention this in the comments and I'll give you an extra entry.This is for US & Canada only.

Here’s what’s coming up:

On Saturday I'll be participating in the Midwinter Eve's Giveaway Hop. I'll have lots of great book choices for you or an Amazon Gift Card.

Then I'm off until January 5th when I'll be back with an interview with debut author Lee Kelly and a giveaway of CITY OF SAVAGES, her futurist YA thriller.

Wednesday that week I have a guest post by debut author Maggie Hall and a giveaway of THE CONSPIRACY OF US, her YA thriller.

Hope to see you on Saturday! And Happy Holidays to you all!