Addison Moore's Blog, page 57

 20th CENTURY FOX PURCHASES OPTION FOR CELESTRA FILM RIGHTS!!!
I am so honored and thrilled to announce that 20th CENTURY FOX has optioned FILM RIGHTS to the Celestra Series with the intent of turning it into a TV SERIES!!!!!!
In July, I received a call from my literary agent, extraordinaire, Rachelle Gardner who informed me that 20th Century Fox was interested in FILM RIGHTS!!! I was completely blown away. Rachelle quickly procured highly coveted film agent Joel Gotler (I LOVE that man!) who handled all the details and made sure my fairytale came true.
Guess what?
There's more!
-->Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe award winning, Executive Producer Stephen Gaghan of SYRIANA and TRAFFIC fame is championing the project!!!<--- AMAZING, right?!!!!

I'm so glad that after many, many months of celebrating in silence, and happy dancing in the dark, I'm able to share this great news with you.
So, on behalf of Skyla, Logan, and Gage, well, OK, Marshall, too, thank you for reading and sharing in this happy, happy news.  

Welcome to The Indelibles Blog Hop!


Contest begins at 12:01 PM Monday, January 9th


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If you are already mid-hop, then welcome to your next stop! By following the link at the bottom of this post, you can proceed to the next author (and check out the awesome, individual giveaways we are doing along the way!). If you are entering to win the KINDLE FIRE, don't forget to make a note of the keyword at the end of every blog post - the words spell out a phrase you will need to enter the contest on the last stop.


Marketing guru Shelli Johannes Wells has teamed up with twenty-four other indie and small press authors to bring you the Indelibles.



"We are indie authors who write middle grade and young adult fiction. We are dedicated to leaving a permanent mark on the world with our stories and words. We are The Indelibles."Each week, we'll explore fun, fabulous, and fierce topics for today's teens, drawing on pop culture and themes from the books we write. Check out our official launch Monday, January 9th for fun giveaways at http://indeliblewriters.blogspot.com/. We'll also be having a "blogger" chat on January 11th and a writer/author chat on the 18th to answer questions about self and indie pubbing. See our blog for details.
If you're stopping by for the first time, I'm Addison Moore author of the Celestra Series and other YA novels in the works. ETHEREAL is the first book in the Celestra Series.

The contest begins at 12:01 PM Monday, January 9th and ends at 12:01 PM Thursday, January 12th. If you've stumbled on this post early, please be aware that all the links might not be working yet, and you'll have to come back during the official contest to complete the hop. =)


KEYWORD IS ; OUR Hop on over to Lisa Nowak's blog and check her out! http://lisanowak.wordpress.com/

I hit publish this morning at both Amazon and B&N! I'll update with a link when it goes live. For some reason mobile users are able to purchase first on Amazon.

I included a sample chapter of my new series, EPHEMERAL The Countenance Book 1, at the end of the document. I really hope you'll enjoy that along with VEX.

Look for, EXPEL Celestra Series Book 6, COMING SOON! ;)

I'll put up the cover's for both EPHEMERAL and EXPEL as soon as I have them.

Happy Reading~!

The Celestra necklace is up for auction!! The auction is being held by KOPN.org and all proceeds go to fund the nonprofit station. Penguin tracks is one of their on air shows that supports young adult books and music. Here's the link if you're interested!   The necklace comes with a signed BURN bookmark. The necklace itself is engraved with Celestra across one of the butterflies. There are only two of these necklaces  and I own the other one. =) Happy bidding!

First, thank you to all the Vets!!!! What an amazing thing you do for us, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Thank you for being our protectors.

I'm really going to try and be a better blogger and put out more than one post every two months, so here's my best effort. I have some non news, auction news, and some Indelible writer friends I'd love to share with you guys.
NaNo!!! I officially ate it when I received my edits back for VEX, so I'll have to continue my NaNo efforts another month. DeNo or JaNo, anyone? But, forget about me. How are YOU doing? Please leave me some seriously awesome or not so awesome NaNo news in the comments section. I'd luv to hear an update! 
The non news! Yes, there is such a thing in my world. My ~big~ *epic news has yet to be revealed. I think the universe is trying to teach me a lesson in patience, and I'm failing miserably. But trust me, I have a blog post all ready to go, and I will hit send as soon as the-powers-that-be allow such a miracle.
The celebrity auction! Yes Virginia there really is an auction. I was starting to wonder myself, but lo and behold it's up and running!!! Only, my CELESTRA necklace hasn't been added to the list yet. Perhaps they've discovered the celebrity part doesn't quite apply, lol. Turns out they ARE adding the necklace and the signed bookplate (BURN postcard) at some point this month. As soon as it's added I'll post the link. =)
And last, but not least, I was so honored to have been welcomed into a great writers group called the Indelibles. Here's a list of these wonderful writers with a link to their blogs.
 Indelibles
Heather McCorkle   Angela Carlie Elle Strauss  Ali Cross Lisa Nowak Danyelle Leafty  Genevieve Ching  Christine Bryant  Melanie Mccullough Susan Kaye QuinnKaren Amanda Hooper Megg Jensen Shelli Johannes Wells RaShelle Workman Magan Vernon Jessie Harrell Karly Kirkpatrick 


Please fill me in on your NaNo stats! I want to cheerlead, cattle prod, whatever it is you need.
Are you a writer? Have a book you want to pimp? A blog? Or simply tell us what an all around wonderful person you are? Please feel free to leave your testament to greatness in my comments section. I'd love to do a little literary matchmaking and connect readers and writers. =)
Are you a reader? Have questions that are VEXing you? I may not be able to answer, but I can try!

I hit the publish button over at Amazon this morning! I'll do the same for the Nook shortly, and both should be up sometime today or this weekend. Amazon seems to load just a little quicker and mobile users usually get the book to show first.
Hope you enjoy WICKED! I had a blast writing it. 

The titles for book 4 and 5 in the Celestra series are, WICKED, and VEX! 
*The cover for VEX is just a working cover, but I wanted to have it as a place holder over at Goodreads, and the sidebar. I'll do an official cover reveal when the book launch gets closer. VEX isn't the final book in the series, although I am inching my way towards the end. 

I have to tell you that I have the world's greatest readers! Seriously, you are amazing, and I love to hear from you either here, FB, twitter, or Amazon's discussion boards. I'm finding you everywhere and I'm really loving it!
In about a month I should have some really *exciting* news, which I probably shouldn't even be mentioning, but who better to share my burgeoning excitement with other than you guys? I can't give any hints, but stay tuned because IT. IS. EPIC! 
Unrelated, but just as important-- here's a really cool link, so if you get a chance please check it out.
Book Hookup; Celestra book to film. You cast Logan and Gage (for fun).

And lastly I wanted to leave you with a few snippets of book 4 WICKED. I was going to put in the entire preface, but decided to find some random tidbits instead.
Enjoy!

(Skyla regarding Chloe)
She's the demon I've called into being through the labor of my marrow.

(Skyla's thoughts while looking at Gage) He pulls back, a direct stream of moonlight pours over his features. There's such a magnified splendor about Gage. Every piece of marble should ache to be carved into his likeness.
(Skyla's thoughts while light driving with Logan)Damn—Logan is hot when he's defying his parents.
(Marshall to Skyla in regards to Logan and Gage's whereabouts)His eyes track over me with a look of serious disdain. "Are they all you ever think about? Does it ever cross your mind that maybe Marshall's down there? Gee, I wonder if Marshall's safe today?" He postures himself as though he were me.
All thoughts are welcome! Let me know what you think! 

Just wanted to give you the heads up that I pressed the publish button over at Amazon. So whenever Amazon can upload the file, BURN will be available for purchase. My guess is sometime in the afternoon, although Amazon can take up to a couple days when they're busy. 
And just FYI, BURN is the longest book in the Celestra series thus far, by over 12 thousand words. I blame most of that on Chloe. Also, Skyla seems to be a magnet for danger in this book. If she were a RL friend, I think I would tend to stay away. So, if you're going to be picking up BURN, buckle up your seat belts because it's going to be a bumpy ride!   
~Happy reading! 
*the Nook version can take up to four or five days to load

I'm super happy to reveal both cover and title! Can't wait to get it out into the world. =)

I finally sent book 3 to my freelance editor last night. I'm hoping it won't have to travel back and forth between the two of us for very long. Edits can be a grueling process and for sure they are a necessary evil.

For writers; Do you dread getting your work back from people who help edit your novel? Are you able to handle critiques well?


For readers; Feel free to ask anything about book 3 or just stop in and say hi!