September 2021 Newsletter
/Happy September, dear readers!
A very special hello and welcome to all my new subscribers. Great to see you here!
Although I was (and still am) in lockdown during August along with most of Australia, it was an action-packed month. ICYMI, Under the Milky Way was released by Entangled Teen in North America! It’s such a thrill to know readers are picking up my book. Aussie readers, the book will hit bookstores here on September 28.
To my delight, Kirkus Reviews said, “Barneveld offers a cleverly constructed plot, letting readers in on much that [heroine] Cassidy doesn’t know while still springing an unexpected development late in the tale that adds an intriguing complication.”
Last month, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by writing coaches Karlie & Brooke. So much fun! Catch up on our chats about writing and marketing on their YouTube channel.
I also got a huge buzz when a whole crew of extraspecialterrestrials invaded my internet spaces for the alien chic challenge. You have got to check out contemporary author and TikTok queen Mariah Ankenman’s stunning Space Girl transformation here.
Now, I feel like I’ve really made it, because the amazing illustrator Lulu Lucky has been posting Under the Milky Way fan art! Here’s a few of her adorable pieces:
Reading, Watching, Writing This Month
My teetering reading pile includes YAs Mark of the Wicked by Georgia Bowers and Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith; Sapphire Promise, based on a true story, by Sally Brandle; the very hot Two Secret Sins by Anna Campbell; A Consequence Made In Greece, Annie West’s 45th book for Harlequin Mills & Boon.
I’m watching and loving Hacks. Jean Smart plays a legendary comic who’s forced to work with a 20-something writer-in-exile.
And I’m feverishly working on a follow-up to Under the Milky Way.
Next month I’ll have a special Halloween giveaway for subscribers only. Until then, take good care of yourself, and happy reading!