At some point, Amy was asked to rewrite and resubmit. She worked super hard on it and got a contract for publication of her YA paranormal, The Soul Seekers to be released by WiDo Publishing on August 7.
And check out the very cool cover, designed by the author, the multi-talented Amy Saia.
When Emma’s father dies, she and her
mother move cross country to live with Gran. Now the only constant in Emma Shay’s
new life is him. Beautiful, silent,
him—the mysterious guy at the library she secretly calls Superman because of his
dark, good looks. Emma is puzzled and intrigued by this boy’s behavior. He
speaks at her but never to her. He comes up to touch her hair and then suddenly
leaves. An impulsive meeting between them uncovers a strange truth. Only Emma can
see time-frozen William Bennett. Now it’s up to Emma and the gift she has tried so hard to
deny to reclaim William’s soul. But ghosts can be very stubborn. He tells her
to leave town and forget he ever existed. Not on your life, Superman.
Set in Southern Indiana during the
summer of 1979, The Soul Seekers is about one girl and the ghost only she can
see. Can she bring him back from his purgatory, or is she doomed to turn into a
ghost herself?
The Letter S is also for SALES, because I hope that The Soul Seekers gets lots of them!
Wow, congrats to Amy! How great of you to promote her here. Getting published is a challenge...anyone who gets that far is too be admired. Have a restful weekend!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Amy! I hope her novel does well.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading her book.
ReplyDeleteI Love ghost stories! Yay Amy!
ReplyDeleteSo she got to design her own cover as well?
ReplyDeleteAlex, She submitted a design and it was approved and accepted!
DeleteI met Amy during last year's A to Z Challenge, but haven't visited her regularly. I am so happy for her and wish her all the best. I will go there and wish her all the best, I should say.
ReplyDeleteAnd, what a pleasure it must be for you to be an encourager and mentor.
ReplyDeleteThree cheers to Amy! Got a contract and did a very wonderful job on the covers. Hope the "S" for Sales kicks up a storm. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, sounds like a great book! I too hope it kicks up sales...
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to be with WiDo. I can't think of another publisher that would have been a greater match for my book—and for me. Smart, wise people. I'm lucky indeed!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, smart and wise for picking me (I didn't mean to sound so immodest) but ALL the authors being published with WiDo.
DeleteThanks for giving me the opportunity, Karen!
Amy, LOL, I didn't take it that way at all :)
DeleteCongratulations to Amy! :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a wonderful book! The cover is stunning. And I really like your new header photo of Moab, Karen!
ReplyDeleteAnn Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs
So, Emma is like the main character from the Ghost Whisperer? Either way, The Soul Seekers is a fitting choice for today's letter :)
ReplyDeleteCheers!
~Nicole
Blog: The Madlab Post
*Rockin' the A to Z Challenge!*
@MadlabPost on Twitter
The cover is very cool. Sounds like an interesting book.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely of you to be still encouraging and helping another author! The book sounds wonderful. Congrats to all!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog during the A to Z challenge.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the book Sales! Visiting from the A to Z Challenge http://takingbackmylifemakingitmyown.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI wish Amy all the best. I love the sound of this tale and know it's going to be huge. That cover totally looks like a funky piece of 70's graphic art.
ReplyDeleteGood luck Amy! Your book sounds fabulous. I love YA fiction - despite being, er, ahem, very much not a young adult. Just realised an old adult would be more accurate. How depressing... *shuffles off to make horlicks*.
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested, I'm leaving you my A-Z link as blogger always identifies me as my shared blog with other poets - my A-Z is this one: http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
How wonderful and exciting! Congratulations, Amy! The book sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteVery, very interesting!
ReplyDeleteVery nice to promote another writer. Hope the Sales Spike for Saia!
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Just wanted to hop in again to say a big thank you for your kind words!!
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