Sorry for my tardiness readers! Central VA, the place I call home, was wolloped yesterday by a terrific storm that knocked out my internet. It was rough, guys, I barely survived… the boredom. Just kidding! It turned into a perfect night for reading a real-life hardcover novel tucked up in bed, listening to the thunder. It was a good night for a slightly spooky YA novel, “Midnight For Charlie Brown.” I may not be a teenager anymore, but so many Young Adult novels are my go-to way to spend a few hours. They’re not as complex as their more literary cousins, and they usually end happily, but they’re no less engrossing or thought-provoking.Â
But enough of my defense of reading books written for people half my age – on to the Hot 20 Book Ideas for February 26, 2017.Â
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Forever Damaged by Carey Azzara & Relationships· Family· Literature & Fiction· Parenting· Romance |
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The Other Side of Me by Jenny Taveras |
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 | Willow Rose Learns Honesty by Marvia Korol and Meredith Mast
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 Living On Borrowed Time by Samie Sands |
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The Girl Beyond the Bottom of the Well by RS Rutherford Mystery· Romance· Science Fiction & Fantasy· Suspense· Thriller |
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 Off to Never Never Land by Kinsley Portner Mystery· Science Fiction & Fantasy· Suspense· Romance · Thriller |
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Crossing the Line by Allen Eisenberg Literature & Fiction · Self Help · Teens |
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The Round Up
This week, Carey Azzara, author of recently published The Lottery Curse, dropped a few new Book Ideas and they did their best to take over the Hot 20 List. :adies Lottery Redemption retained it’s #1 position, but Ferever Damaged debuted at #2 and Kaitlin’s Moorings debuted at #8.
Deference fell to #9. Four of our weekly steadfasts jockeyed for positions and ended up with Off to Never, Never Land at #11, Crossing the Line at #12, In Shadows at #13 and The Viphoran’s Visit at #14.Â
How do I get onto Hot 20?
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Here at SOOP, we want to help you succeed. Once you have submitted your Book Idea, there are two levels of participation to get you to the end goal of publication: Free and Premium. The Free Level offers many of the same helpful services, including homework at each stage of the voting process that helps you, the author, create substantial marketing progress and develop the best book possible. These homework assignments are managed in phases, and returned on a pass/fail basis.
The Premium Level, offers the unique benefits of personalized feedback from our panel of experts. This gives the author a more complete idea of their direction. They 85% required passing grades on the homework makes sure that the author gets a more complete picture of their progress. When armed with more information, the author can then readjust and with more precision.
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SOOP currently has two pathways, a free, as well as a premium subscription version. Our subscription service will give you access to professional feedback as you unlock benefits at your voting milestones. In our free version, you will receive the homework assignments, but will work the assignments in a different manner while pursuing the same 2,000 voting milestone.
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