Plot Twist!!! Dun, Dun, Duuuun!
I'm so excited! It's finally time! The moment you've all been waiting for is officially here!!! :D
But, first...
I want to thank each of you for not only reading 'Pause' but for supporting me and encouraging me all the way. I wish I could meet all of you in person. Nonetheless, sending fuzzy, electronic hugs to all of my friends all over the world! I hope that each and every one of you reading this is having an awesome day and I hope that what I'm about to announce will make it even awesome-er! :D
As Aqueela would say, one, four, eleven, nine, go!
'Pause' is finally getting published!
I still can't believe it. It feels like the biggest plot twist of my life!
And this is all thanks to you guys! You've made 'Pause' possible. You've brought my characters to life and you've given me a life in writing! Writing has always been my escape from reality and I'm so glad that I can share my upside down world with all of you! Hopefully, none of you want to escape it just yet ;) Thank you for joining me on this crazy rollercoaster ride! I truly love and appreciate each and every single one of you. You're all Lawson's legends in my eyes!!!
As a token of my gratitude—and because you guys are the best and, therefore, deserve the best—I will be giving away never-before-seen content!
You get a bonus chapter! And you get a bonus chapter! And even you, Sir, yes, you, get a bonus chapter! Everybody gets a bonus chapter because everybody is awesome! :D Bonus chapters for everyone!
The book is going to officially be published on AUGUST 30, 2018 EST. I'm still here on Wattpad, but for copyright reasons, my publisher asked me to take down the last few chapters before publishing -- not at all too bad, right? :D
They are also setting up a professional website for me. On this site, you can participate in an official book cover contest for PAUSE (all of you who have sent me book covers already, please forward your lovely creations to my agent mentioned below). You can create and submit the cover you've always wanted and imagined for the story. And who knows? Maybe you'll be the lucky one to have his/her name in print on the book itself and on its cover!
You? A book cover artist? Imagine that!
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The following are the things you need to know before joining the contest:
• Send the covers to my agent at ftwagent@gmail.com on or before AUGUST 15, 2018 EST.
• Know that if we choose your cover, you will get credit on the physical cover and inside the book. If you're an aspiring graphic artist, this can be a good addition to your portfolio and might bring you future work from us and other book publishers.
• If your cover wins, you will have to fill out a form that lets us have the cover.
• You cannot use any copyrighted images. You can use royalty-free images.
• If your cover wins, we will do everything we can to use it. However, you need to know that there can be odd reasons why we might not be able to. For example, we might not be able to use the Photoshop file because of an error or we might find a copyrighted image in the cover design.
The cover must meet the following requirements:
• High-res, in JPG and PSD (Photoshop) format so that we can use it for the paperback version of the book
• 5.5 in x 8.5 in and 300 DPI (pixels per inch)
• Must have the book title "PAUSE" and the author's name "CJ ADLER"
Some tips:
• The cover has to look good in Amazon thumbnail size. Attract possible readers; make them want to click on it.
• The text needs to be readable.
• Use only one font.
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By the way, this is not mandatory. I'm only giving you guys the chance to get involved in the book launch because I couldn't have gotten here without you. Every vote, every comment, every message, and every follow has meant the world to me. I can't thank you all enough! Because of you, Aqueela's story can continue and I can continue writing sequels ;)
Please stay tuned for more updates! There are a lot of cool surprises on the way ;) I'll see you in the next post.
All the best, you looney tunes! :D
~ CJ