Kristin Wolden Nitz

Category: Suspect

  • Reverse Chronological Order/Explanation of Dedication Page

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    One thing about blogs is that people will generally read things from newest to oldest.  So I’m going to work my way backwards from my decision to submit SUSPECT to Peachtree to how I came up with the original idea for SUSPECT in the first place.  It was essentially a ten-year journey from my first scribbles on…

  • It’s Out There

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    SUSPECT has now appeared in a few libraries, so I guess it is officially out there even though my launch party won’t be until the first Thursday in October.   But I guess that makes the release of my book as a rolling party with lots of little celebrations along the way.

  • A Sparkly, Sparkly Review

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    SUSPECT’s first review came in from Kirkus, and it’s a good one!  In fact the title of this post was also the subject line from my editor when she sent me the review.  She noted that it can be hard to get a good review for mysteries, especially in the world of YA.  But here…

  • Twinkle, Twinkle. Buy Me Now!

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    I attended an SCBWI France retreat with Candlewick Editor Mary Lee Donovan about six years ago.  For part of her talk, she discussed the process of coming up with the right covers for books.  When they work, they have a sort of innate sparkle that says, “Twinkle, twinkle. Buy me now!”   I can’t remember whether she…

  • Thump!

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    My author copies of SUSPECT arrived today.  The computer screen really doesn’t do justice to just how vivid the pink is.  I held the book up to the computer screen. It’s not quite a match.

  • The Edgar Award Submissions

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    Every year the Mystery Writers of America give out Edgars to writers for a variety of projects.  I wasn’t surprised to discover that Peachtree had submitted SUSPECT in the young adult category.   They had actually submitted SAVING THE GRIFFIN to the juvenile category back in 2007 since it had an element of mystery to it.  In contrast, SUSPECT falls firmly…

  • A Very Short Summary

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    All writers have a difficult time trying to summarize their books in a single sentence.  Writing short and interesting summaries is also a challenge of the marketing departments.  They prepare different ones for different markets.  This week, I received a Google Alert that directed me to the Publisher’s Weekly’s list of children’s books coming out this fall.  The…

  • Preparing Summaries

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    One of the challenges of promoting a book is figuring out how to descrbe it for various venues.  Peachtree was responsible for the following summary for the Library of Congress listing:  As the family gathers at her grandmother’s bed-and-breakfast for a murder mystery weekend, seventeen-year-old Jen confronts her ambivalent feelings about her mother, who disappeared…

  • Suspect at ALA

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    While my friend and fellow writer Sondy Eklund was at ALA, she took a picture that included the ARCs (advanced reader copies) of SUSPECT.  I’m hoping to get permission to post soon.  It’s just so exciting for me to know that some librarians out there are going to be sitting down with all my characters for a few hours.…

  • The Back Cover

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    My husband, who is fabulous at manipulating images, scanned in the catalog’s back cover.  After removing things like my address and other things needed by the postal service, he sent me the following image: