There's this cool site called Booktrack that allows you to make a movie-style soundtrack for your books. I tried it out with a sample from Seabound. Here's how it works: 1) I pasted the first two chapters of the book into the site. They take place during a storm, so there's lots of potential for cool… Continue reading Fun with Booktrack
Author: Jordan Rivet
Author of young adult fantasy and post-apocalyptic science fiction.
My NaNoWriMo manuscript is a hot mess–and that’s cool
It's December 2nd here on my favorite island in the South China Sea, and I am sitting on 53,000 words of NaNoWriMo success. While my keyboard cools down, I'm looking at the result of the past 30 days of work. It's not pretty. This NaNo manuscript is the final installment in my new trilogy, the… Continue reading My NaNoWriMo manuscript is a hot mess–and that’s cool
Launch of the SEABOUND Paperback (comes with a free e-book!)
If you're starting to think about what to get your friends and family for Christmas, you are in luck! The paperback edition of Seabound is officially available and currently 10% off the list price of $15.99. Plus, if you buy the paperback from Amazon you can get the e-book for free! There's nothing stopping you from… Continue reading Launch of the SEABOUND Paperback (comes with a free e-book!)
How NaNoWriMo Changed My Life
At the end of October 2012, I had writing on the brain. It was a few weeks until the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, and I was ready to go all-in. The previous year, I participated in NaNo to complete a shorter project, a mini travel memoir that was never meant to be more… Continue reading How NaNoWriMo Changed My Life
For adults who read YA fiction
A few weeks ago, I had a drink with a new acquaintance whose job involves organizing literary festivals. I wanted to impress her. I was participating in the upcoming festival to promote the book I wrote under another alias, but I was under no illusions about where I stood in the hierarchy of literary talents being featured. As… Continue reading For adults who read YA fiction
You’ll like these books
Hi guys! Thank you for all your support during the launch of my new post-apocalyptic novel Seabound. I wrote this book because I love to read books like it. If you're enjoying Seabound, here are my recommendations for some pretty awesome books I think you'll like as well. Click the covers to get to the Amazon pages. POST-APOCALYPTIC FAVORITES HughHowey.com… Continue reading You’ll like these books
Seabound, a post-apocalyptic adventure at sea, is live on Amazon!
Hey guys! My new book, Seabound, is now available on Amazon.com! You can get it for $0.99 if you act now. It'll go up to the regular price of $2.99 in the next day or so. The book will be up on the other major e-book sites within a week, and the paperback is coming at… Continue reading Seabound, a post-apocalyptic adventure at sea, is live on Amazon!
SEABOUND Synopsis and Cover Reveal
When an apocalyptic catastrophe decimates the land, a lucky few escape to sea. 1,003 survivors make their home on a souped-up cruise ship called the Catalina. After sixteen years, the strain begins to show in a floating world of distrust and shifting allegiances. Esther is a young mechanic who wants to prove herself, and she's… Continue reading SEABOUND Synopsis and Cover Reveal
The Great SEABOUND Revision of 2014
Hi guys. I'm back on my island in the South China Sea, and I've been living and breathing SEABOUND. My superstar writers' group read the full manuscript over the summer and we got together for a major critique session on lucky September 13th. They've read chapters before and always had nice, gushing things to say about… Continue reading The Great SEABOUND Revision of 2014
Book 2, Draft 2
I'm back online, spending August writing in the Arizona desert. It has been a month of flash rainstorms, hail and 110-degree days. I'm working in coffee shops, at restaurants and at my parents' kitchen table. There have been distractions in the form of my siblings, an escaped tortoise named Bob Marley and the entire Harry Potter… Continue reading Book 2, Draft 2
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