Novel Share Saturday {5} – Excerpt from My “Abandoned” Manuscript

Novel Share Saturday is the newest in weekly segments on What A Nerd Girl Says. Saturdays are a day to take a break from talking about all the books I’ve read and focus on my other hobby – writing! In this segment, I’ll post excerpts and passages from past, present and future projects, I’ll share short stories and poems, I’ll give advice and answer any questions and so forth. I hope you enjoy!

This week I’m talking briefly about abandoned manuscripts and sharing an excerpt from a manuscript that I’ve abandoned for maybe the moment, maybe for good.

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Boyfriend Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

The Boyfriend Book Review is a recurring column here on What A Nerd Girl Says.  My boyfriend, Daniel (read his bio here), is a reader as well. He suffered from what a lot of male readers suffer from – they only read white men! Well, of course, that didn’t really work with this Nerd Girl and he has been making a journey through my massive YA collection. Now we’ve started this column together, to review books that I’ve most likely already reviewed so that we can get a male perspective on it. We hope you enjoy!

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Blog Tour: Narcosis Room by Louise Cypress – Featuring Excerpt and Giveaway!

I am SO insanely excited to be a part of this blog tour – I’ve followed Louise for years on her facebook page, The YA Gal, and I was so so excited for her when she announced she was being published. Her book is sure to be a hit, so make sure to check out the rest of the post to learn about the book, the author herself and to check out the giveaway – which is the super important part, right?

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