Ahoy there!
So I've been moseying around the pinterest land for quite a while now. Until yesterday, all I did was waste time pinning cute clothes, cool DIY projects that I (lets face it) would never do, and probably ineffective life hacks.
AND THEN...!
I started a new board that was a little more productive called "writing" (duh.)
This one is pretty cool because it includes all kinds of inspirations for characters, places, houses, cars, clothes, hobbies...all of it!
Some of the notes are rather confusing (because nothing would ever be a surprise for you if they were understandable) but you will be able to get a glance at some of my brainstorming and musings for some of my works in progress.
checkity check it out!
http://www.pinterest.com/nbergerconqueso/writing/
Also,
For those of you wondering, The Towers is still hanging out on the editing room floor at the publishers waiting patiently for someone to come along and give it some love.
I know, I am totally anxious and sweating bullets here myself waiting for it to pick back up again.
Soon, my lovelies!!!!
xoxoxo
~Natalie
Song of Blue Winter
Hey there!
I've started working on a new screenplay yesterday that I'm super stoked about. Its way different than anything else I've ever written--certainly out of the norm for me. I'm not sure if I want to actually go out and produce it on my own in the near future, but we'll see how it turns out!
Also, I've been trucking away at my new novel Lost in the Middle of Somewhere. Still only sitting around 27,000 words, but it is on the way!
I've got all kinds of fun projects underway right now, and I'm super stoked about all of them!
Have a good week!!!
~Natalie
I've started working on a new screenplay yesterday that I'm super stoked about. Its way different than anything else I've ever written--certainly out of the norm for me. I'm not sure if I want to actually go out and produce it on my own in the near future, but we'll see how it turns out!
Also, I've been trucking away at my new novel Lost in the Middle of Somewhere. Still only sitting around 27,000 words, but it is on the way!
I've got all kinds of fun projects underway right now, and I'm super stoked about all of them!
Have a good week!!!
~Natalie
Praises
Praises for The Towers
"I must say that this is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The story takes place post-disaster in futuristic New York, which is never blatantly put but suggested based scenery such as the barely-visible head of the Statue of Liberty. Berger did a fantastic job creating relatable, believable characters. Spade was kind a catch. I must say that Stratus and his sarcastic nature was really what drew in the story, though. Berger successfully created a dystopian world based around the concept of brands. I found this story to be highly compelling, and I have no doubt that you will, too."
-Ashlee McNicol, Author of The Unforgiving Truths series
"I must say that this is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The story takes place post-disaster in futuristic New York, which is never blatantly put but suggested based scenery such as the barely-visible head of the Statue of Liberty. Berger did a fantastic job creating relatable, believable characters. Spade was kind a catch. I must say that Stratus and his sarcastic nature was really what drew in the story, though. Berger successfully created a dystopian world based around the concept of brands. I found this story to be highly compelling, and I have no doubt that you will, too."
-Ashlee McNicol, Author of The Unforgiving Truths series
"Natalie Berger's first foray into the published world is absolutely one of the best dystopian novels I've read in a long time. She captures life - and death - in "The Towers" in stunning detail. I felt like I was right there with Spade, the protagonist, in her quest. Life seems perfect...but a little too perfect, and when Spade starts to question it, her life simultaneously falls apart and begins.
It starts out slightly confusing at first. The inhabitants of The Towers have a language all their own, but I found it easy to pick up. Soon, it felt like I was on a roller coaster of emotion: love, hate, friendship, fear, jealousy...you name it! My only complaint was that I wanted MORE once I'd finished.
If this was her first book, I see big things happening for her."
-Mary Lynne Gibbs, Author of Jericho Rising and Jericho's Redemption
Getting published!
Well hello!
It's been quite a while, hasn't it?
Well all the waiting has paid off because I, Natalie Berger, am getting published!
Hooray!!!
Last week my manuscript for The Towers was accepted by World Castle Publishing, a small publishing company of ebooks and paperback.
I am so incredibly excited for this amazing opportunity and I cannot wait to share my novel with the world. Thank you to everyone who has believe in me and put up with my writing antics over the years! I love you all!
~Natalie
It's been quite a while, hasn't it?
Well all the waiting has paid off because I, Natalie Berger, am getting published!
Hooray!!!
Last week my manuscript for The Towers was accepted by World Castle Publishing, a small publishing company of ebooks and paperback.
I am so incredibly excited for this amazing opportunity and I cannot wait to share my novel with the world. Thank you to everyone who has believe in me and put up with my writing antics over the years! I love you all!
~Natalie
Quote Saturday #6
Well, the end of quote Saturday has come to an end for The Towers
Here is the final favorite quote!
She sniffs, looking up into his shimmering green eyes, wishing she could explain everything to him right this moment. Although she knows there is carnage happening just above their heads, she tries to create some small haven in her mind where she and Till could return to the lovely, ignorant world they once lived in. But she knows some things just cannot be.
Here is the final favorite quote!
She sniffs, looking up into his shimmering green eyes, wishing she could explain everything to him right this moment. Although she knows there is carnage happening just above their heads, she tries to create some small haven in her mind where she and Till could return to the lovely, ignorant world they once lived in. But she knows some things just cannot be.
amazing new resource for teen/young adult writers.
Hello everyone! I just wanted to share this brilliant blog my writer cousin Mary Lynne Gibbs sent to me today. There are so many useful tips that I wish I had known a long time ago!
http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com
check it out!
Cheers,
Natalie
http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com
check it out!
Cheers,
Natalie
Quote Saturday #5
Doesn't the time fly! Only one more quote Saturday left! Sorry for forgetting to post yesterday once again. But never fear, here it is!
The last
boy, still screaming and bleeding, looked out into the audience of brands,
locking eyes with as many of us as possible as he screamed over and over “WE
WILL RISE AGAIN! WE WILL RISE AGAIN! WE WILL—” But then, like slicing
through the skin of a sausage casing, an Intel punctured his chest with a
knife, dragging it down through his flesh until it reaches his navel. But he
wasn’t dead yet, screaming in agony as they begin to tear out his organs and
throw them to the ground, all while the brands around him boo and hiss. His
eyes fluttered shut as his head slumped to his chest, the audience standing and
applauding his death.
Public
executions are designed to be remembered—letting any potential rebel know what
will happen to them if they disobey The Tower’s government.
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