One of my 2k10 classmates has not one but two books out or coming in the next few months!
Michele Corriel has been a friend for years. We first met when we were both unpublished and Regional Advisors for SCBWI and attending the annual New York conference. She lives in Montana, and at the time my hubby and I were dreaming of living here year round, so naturally we were drawn together. I'm delighted to be here now and have a chance to see her often, and even more thrilled by her success. I invited Michele to talk about her most recent novel, the middle grade TRUE LIES.
Hi Michele! Congrats on the
publication of your second middle grade novel, TRUE LIES. Can you give us a
synopsis?
Thomas [from the first book in the series] is back with his
newspaper crew trying to get the scoop on news at Fairview Middle School. This
time they get involved in a jewel heist! There’s also a new character, who I
find exquisitely funny and charming. :)
This is the second book in
your series beginning with FAIRVIEW FELINES. Do you envision more to come?
The publisher, Ambush Books,
asked me to write a short story that will help readers get to know the
Newspaper Mystery series. So that’s the first order of business. After that,
we’ll see. But I do have an idea for a third book!
What do you like best about
series work?
I think the format is
very versatile. Newspapers are great vehicles for solving mysteries. And Thomas
is so much fun to write, he really jumps off the page.
You’ve had a topsy-turvy road
to publishing these stories. Would you share your journey?
Of course. After my
first middle-grade came out in 2010 with Blooming Tree Press, I thought I was
on the road to success! Then Blooming Tree Press closed its doors in 2011.
They’d already asked for a second book and I’d sent it to them. What was I
going to do with a second book of a series that had met an untimely demise?
I read about an ebook company
looking for out of print YA and MG books. I thought, hey, that’s me!
So I sent
them a letter and a query. They were very interested and even asked if I had a
second book in the series. Which, of course, I did. :) Both of these came out together in July. Needless to say,
I’m thrilled that Thomas and his pals get another chance!
I love your new covers! How
did they come about?
I’m afraid I had
nothing to do with them! The publisher had it all done by their in-house design
team. But I do love them. They’re very modern and sleek but still get the idea
across. I love the cut up words scrambled across the tops and bottoms. Makes me
think of kidnapping!
What’s up next for you?
My book Weird Rocks
will be out in January from Mountain Press. This is a non-fiction picture book
about … well, rocks! I can’t wait.
How can readers find out more
about you and where can they find your books?
Everyone is welcome to
visit my website at www.michelecorriel.com and the ebooks are available
at amazon.com as well as bn.com. There’s a link on my website, too.
Thanks, Michele!
3 comments:
Wonderful interview. I, too, think the newspaper mystery covers are so fun--they promise an escapade. And Weird Rocks at last. (Actually, it was snappy fast in geologic time ; )
Blythe - Hah!! Though it often feels like publishing works in geologic time....at least at a glacial pace...
Thanks, Blythe. It will be interesting to see how middle grade novels fare in the ebook world. And yes, this did feel rather glacial, if not geoglogic!
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