Thursday, January 19, 2012

BIG NEWS!!!!


CHEATER BEATERS, my YA novel about a girl who starts a P.I. agency to catch cheating boyfriends, is going to be released as a series through Coliloquy, a newly-launched e-publisher.

Yay!!!!!!! (I thought that news deserved a few extra exclamation points)

It means turning my 75K word novel into eight or nine 40-50K “episodes,” each with extras like case notes, side scenes from different POVs, and possibly even multiple plot paths. The cases could turn out in different ways or the main characters may end up dating different people, depending on choices made by readers.

Sound exciting? To me, too.

This new interactive format for fiction ebooks is compatible with Kindle.

Check out these titles already available:



Witch's Brew- Heidi R. Kling
















Dead Letter Office- Kira Snyder











Carcania- Liz Maverick                          


What about you?
Heard of Coliloquy? Are you revved about the idea of interactive fiction? Looking forward to one of these titles? Did you ever read those Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid?

32 comments:

  1. Yay for final announcements! I think that's totally exciting and terrific format for Cheaters Beaters!

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  2. Congrats, Jennifer! I'd heard of Coliloquy through Tawna's blog (her MAKING WAVES was hilarious, not to mention blush-inducing) and am super-excited about this, especially since I LOVED choose-your-own-adventures as a kid. congrats, again!

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  3. Congrats! Wonderful news, and I can't wait to read/interact with your story!

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  4. YAY!!! Congrats :D Your book sounds awesome!

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  5. Congrats! That sounds like a very cool format. I trust you'll let us know when the first installment is available!

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  6. Good for you! :-) This sounds like a very fun premise to your story!

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  7. Congratulations! What awesome news!

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  8. WOOHOO! That's so awesome!! Congratulations, lady!

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  9. YAY!!!!! And yes, it does deserve a bazillion exclamation points! SO happy for you!!!!

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  10. WOW! That is exciting news. Congrats! I'm totally into the interactive thing. :)

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  11. Wow! Congrats Jennifer! I read an early version of CB when we were at a NJ scbwi workshop in Princeton. Loved it then, can't wait to check it out in this new format. Really exciting!

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  12. That is awesome news. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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  13. That is 100% exciting! Congratulations!!

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  14. That's so fantastic. The series sounds really cool too. Love the idea.

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  15. I LOVE how people are embracing all the cool stuff we can do with ereaders. It's just awesome.

    And wow you're brave, but I can't wait to see how you handle it all!

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  16. Congratulations. That is fantastic news. The series sounds great.

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  17. That is so neat! I can't wait to see how it all works--it's going to be amazing! Is it compatible with Nooks, by any chance? Or someone without a Kindle?

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  18. This sounds cool! I loved those adventure books. Congratulations on this awesome reveal.

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  19. YAY!!! I saw the announcement on Susan Dennard's weekly wrap-up. Way to go on selling your book, and I love the idea of this interactive format!
    Woot!!!

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  20. Wow, congratulations! I'd never heard of the interactive novels before, but it sounds like an awesome concept!

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  21. Congratulations. Chose your own adventure ebooks is such a fun idea. I'm going to have to check those out, and of course read yours when it comes out too :)

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  22. YAY FOR YOU!! What a fun way to have your book released! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you!

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  23. Wow! Congratulations! That sounds like it could be super fun! I love the idea of multiple paths with different endings. The glory of ebooks. :)

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  24. Congratulations. I read the announcement on PM for your series - it sounds like an instant hit to me.

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  25. OMG congratulations! What wonderful news!

    PS Thanks for visiting my blog :)

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  26. This is such exciting news. Congratulations. Can't wait to read it.

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  27. Congratulations!! What exciting news! That sounds like a lot of fun. I read CYOA's as a kid--I can imagine they're even more fun in ebook format.

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