"Shut Up" Review and Giveaway at Mind Reading

Another great review and SHUT UP giveaway!

http://monaliz-mindreading.blogspot.fi/2012/06/shut-up-by-anne-tibbets-giveaways-int.html

5 Star Review for SHUT UP at The Readiacs

5 Star Review at The Readiacs...!
This one was very sweet.

http://www.thereadiacs.com/shutup

The Summer Time Blues

There's a song that keeps popping into my head...

"Summer time...And the living's easy..."

Yeah.
Not so much.

Summer time is my busiest time of year, just because of the lack of routine.  Every week is different.  Every day is something new.
Some might find this exciting, my children included in this group, but for me, never knowing from one day to the next when or if I will have any time to "work" is both a blessing and a curse.

It's a blessing because for the first time in months, I HAVE to put my story aside and concentrate on the here and now.  If you want to have a REAL conversation with me while I'm not distracted by a million other things, ask me in the summer when I have nothing but time to burn.
It's one of the few times of year when I have the capacity to feel relaxed.  Truly relaxed.  Like float in a lounge chair in the pool with a cocktail while my family runs around me and splashes and acts like a pack of wild monkeys, relaxed.  Strangely enough, it works for me.

Now, it's also a curse because since I don't have regular times of concentrated thinking, work starts to slip.  I have one rewrite that's over due.  I have another book half written.  I haven't blogged in over a week.  I haven't paid the bills or updated my record-keeping.
This, when left to pile up, gets way out of control.

As many of you may or may not know, after a few sustained weeks when I have been unable, for even a single stretch of time, to write uninterrupted, I get really, really, really, really insane.
I have attempted to combat that this year with church camps, art classes, babysitters and playdates, to keep my kids busy and out of my hair, but you know, nothing is rock solid.

I wish, wish, wish I were one of those gifted writers who can concentrate in a house full of noisy chaos, but alas, I am not one of those writers.

I need silence.
I need to concentrate.
And summer time, is neither quiet, nor conducive to intelligent thought.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I am off to do something constructive -

::hums to herself::
"Summer time...And the living's easy..."

Anne Tibbets Guest Post at Fragments of Life - 'Behind Shut Up'

Guest post on Fragments of Life about 'Behind Shut Up' - insights on the title, and why and how it was published...

Here's the link: http://shusky20.blogspot.com/2012/06/behind-shut-up-giveaway-two-signed.html

There's also a giveaway!
Enjoy!

Shut Up Giveaway!

Haven't read Shut Up yet?

Enter to win a FREE autographed copy at Goodreads.com

Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/27958-shut-up

4 1/2 Stars for Shut Up at Fragments of Life Book Blog

YAY!
Very thoughtful review...
Here's the link: http://shusky20.blogspot.com/2012/06/review-shut-up-by-anne-tibbets.html

Author Interview with Anne Tibbets at Hida's YA Book Blog

Here's an interview I did at Hida's YA Book Blog :)
To check it out, click the link below:

http://hidayabook.blogspot.com/2012/06/anne-tibbets-interview.html

Author Interview and Shut Up Giveaway at The Hopeless Bibliophile!

Haven't gotten your copy of "Shut Up" yet?

Here's your chance!

Giveaway: http://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/2012/06/interview-with-anne-tibbets-and.html

4 out of 5 Stars for "Shut Up" at The Reading Geek and Author Interview

4 out of 5 stars for "Shut Up" at The Reading Geek...YAY!

http://thereadinggeek.blogspot.com/2012/06/shut-up-by-anne-tibbets.html

And, here's an interview at The Reading Geek as well! Enjoy!

http://thereadinggeek.blogspot.com/2012/06/author-interview-anne-tibbets.html 

5 Stars for "Shut Up" at Fay-Bay's Books

What an incredible review...!

http://faybaysbooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/shut-up-by-anne-tibbets.html

"How I Wish" - Guest Post by Anne Tibbets at Pretty in Fiction

Here's another one of my tangents... :)
This one is what I wished Gwen had done instead...

http://www.prettyinfiction.com/2012/06/guest-post-how-i-wish-by-anne-tibbets.html

"Shut Up" Review at The Book Mystress

YAY!

Here's the link: http://thebookmystress.blogspot.com/2012/06/review-shut-up-by-anne-tibbits.html

Guest Post, "My Own Worst Enemy" at The Vintage Bookworm

Thank you to The Vintage Bookworm for letting me rant and rave in this guest post...!

http://vintagebookworm.blogspot.com/2012/06/guest-blog-anne-tibbets.html

"Shut Up" Review at Hopeless Bibliophile

Here's an honest (and good!) review of "SHUT UP" at the Hopeless Bibliophile!

http://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/2012/06/book-review-shut-up.html

Thanks, Jessica!

What Gives iBooks?

It has come to my attention that "Shut Up" is still not available on iBooks...I want to thank the fans that have kept on top of this and kept me informed!  I can't believe I missed this!

Usually, iBooks takes two weeks longer than Amazon and Barnes & Noble to post their e-books on their website, but it certainly has been longer than that.

I have an email into the publisher and will let you know when/if it goes live.

The only option I can offer is that if you are working off an iPhone or iPad, you can download the Kindle app for FREE, and purchase "Shut Up" for the same e-book price ($4.99) from there.

If, however, you do not wish to download the app, then I'm afraid you will have to wait.

I will let you know as soon as I have news!
Thank you for your patience!

P.S. LATER:

All fixed!

Thanks to Premier Digital Publishing for squaring that away so promptly!

Here's the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shut-up/id535593631?mt=11

"An Unexpected Gem"

This review made me squeal with happiness!

Here's the link: http://merasyabooklist.blogspot.com/2012/06/in-which-i-review-shut-up-by-anne.html

The Latest...

The end of the school year approaches, and with that comes the end to my freedom.
Ah, children.
Gotta love them!

The GOOD NEWS is that my kids do have various activities and day camps to keep them out of my hair some of the time.

The BAD NEWS is that it's not away camp. ;)

This means my time to write is very limited, but I have worked out a schedule and a part time babysitter, so I have at least 1 day (my most productive writing day of the week!) where I can hole myself up in my office for a few hours and release the creative energy that builds up when I am not given ample opportunity to use it.  Trust me. It ain't pretty.

Plus, you know, being kids, they go to sleep at 9 pm, which gives me the chance to work from then until I pass out - so it'll still be a productive summer.  Just not in my usual 8 am to 2 pm capacity, which might take some getting used to.

On the career front, aside from signing with Bree Ogden at D4EO Literary Agency (YAY!), I've been concentrating my efforts on rewrites on The Line, then trying to catch up on laundry, grocery shopping, review requests, guest blog posts, interviews, etc. etc.

It's all good!

I'm hoping to wrap my head around an outline for The Line's sequel, or perhaps more word-count on the Work-In-Progress-Yet-To-Be-Named Supernatural Mystery, which has been collecting cyber dust since things with The Line needed my attention.

Again, it's all good!

I'm plugging away. :)
Wish me luck.

Review and "Shut Up" Giveaway at Kindle and Me!

Review and "Shut Up" Giveaway at Kindle and Me!

http://www.kindleandme.com/2012/06/shut-up-by-anne-tibbets-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1338681322003#c5172038021710745077

"Shut Up" Giveaway and Mary's Letter to Gwen

"Shut Up" Giveaway and NEW material...

What Mary didn't say to Gwen...

At The Blonde Who Reads: http://theblondewhoreads.blogspot.com/2012/06/letter-to-gwen-giveaway.html

Video Interview with Anne Tibbets at Learning Ally

OMG I'm such a dork.

But here's a great article and video interview of me from a great organization, Learning Ally (formerly Reading for the Blind) who are going to make SHUT UP into an audio book, available to their 300,000+ members.

WOOT!

http://www.learningally.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/rev__2/vobId__5560/

Guest Post at Once Upon a Bookcase

Here's a Guest Post I did for Once Upon a Bookcase on the pitfalls of basing a character on yourself!

Link: http://onceuponabookcase.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/guest-post-you-by-anne-tibbets.html