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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Teaser Tuesday

Well, since agent Jennifer Laughran's wonderful post last week, I've taken off all my teasers and snippets from my blog regarding my current story. 

So, instead, I've decided to post a teaser of the book I'm going to review on Wednesday.  Nothing long and nothing with spoilers. I think I'm even going to hold a contest or two for people who can guess what the teaser is from before I post the review.  Just not today.  LOL.  But I'd still love to hear your guesses and what you think about that teaser.  It's also a good excersice for writers.  Because you can tell me why it did or didn't make you want to read more.

So, without further adieu, today's teaser:

I could feel everyone looking at me, but I was used to it.  One thing my dad taught me early and often was to act like nothing moved me. When you're special, like we were, people were bound to notice.

So...can you guess what book this comes from?  And, even if you can't, would you have kept reading?  Why? Or why not?
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eleven eleven · 739 weeks ago

I have no clue, but I'm guessing it's YA from the voice and the Dad mention, and Paranormal from the 'special' mention.

I would have kept reading to find out what made them visually special, and what kind of group trained themselves to wear that difference with dignity in public. At least a couple pages, and if the answer was good, probably more.
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jasouders 64p · 739 weeks ago

It is most def. YA. And I'm not sure if it would be considered paranormal. It's a fairy tale retelling. But the "special" remark, isn't anything paranormal. :D
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Ezmirelda 58p · 739 weeks ago

I would have kept reading on to figure out why people were staring and why the protagonist is "special".

Is this one from Beastly? It sounds kind of familiar but I'm not too sure. Looking forward to reading your review. :)
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Rachael Harrie · 739 weeks ago

Ooh, sounds intriguing. I'd guess either YA Paranormal or YA Contemporary with a bit of a twist. I know I haven't read the book yet, can't wait to find out which it is!

Rach
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jasouders 64p · 739 weeks ago

It's a little of both actually. It is a fairytale retelling. I have the review up if you're interested.
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Carol Riggs · 739 weeks ago

That was a great article on why not to post excerpts on a website/blogsite. I had the first few pages of mine on my website for a while, then took them down later on. I just have the summary there now. Sometimes copyright probs are an issue, too. Happy Wednesday!

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