{"id":5207,"date":"2017-08-25T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/?p=5207"},"modified":"2017-08-24T12:11:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T16:11:24","slug":"jump-teacher-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/the-keep-of-ages\/jump-teacher-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jump from Teacher to Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today, the Keep of Ages Blog Tour takes me to\u00a0YA Books Central<\/a>\u00a0where I’m talking about how my life as a high school English teacher prepared me for writing YA novels.<\/p>\n

Writing Rosie’s story, especially the first book in the Vault of Dreamers series, gave me a chance to draw directly on my experiences in a high school, both as a student when I was younger, and as a teacher. The energy and daily anxiety of high school are unforgettable, and it was a natural leap to make the fictional Forge School a reality TV show. People were scrutinizing each other a lot when I was a teen, and the popular kids already acted as if they were stars with an audience, so I just pushed that further.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drop by YA Books Central<\/a> for more on the topic. They’re also hosting a giveaway of all three books in the Vault of Dreamers trilogy, so take a chance to win them all!<\/p>\n

The Keep of Ages Blog Tour<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wednesday, August 16 ~ BookhoundsYA<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, August 17 ~ Fiktshun<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, August 18 ~ Book Briefs<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, August 21st ~ The Fandom<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 22nd ~ A Dream Within a Dream<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 23rd ~ The Reading Nook<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, August 24th ~ Reading Teen<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, August 25th ~ Young Adult Books Central<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, August 28th ~ Bookish Lifestyle<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 29th ~\u00a0Mundie Moms<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’d like to preorder The Keep of Ages<\/a>, check out listings at Indie bookstores<\/a>, Amazon<\/a>, Barnes&Noble<\/a>, and elsewhere<\/a>. It can also be reserved at your local public library.<\/p>\n

Also, I’ll be having a launch party<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday, August 27th at 5:00 at the UConn Barnes & Noble in Storrs Center, CT, in case you’re in the area. All are welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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