{"id":461,"date":"2012-09-10T09:30:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T14:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/?p=461"},"modified":"2012-09-16T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-16T17:03:27","slug":"more-gutgaa-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/10\/more-gutgaa-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"More GUTGAA Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GUTGAA (the &#8220;Gearing Up To Get An Agent\u201d blogfest hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/deanabarnhart.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deana Barnhart<\/a>) has a game of tag going on.\u00a0I haven&#8217;t played tag in years! I was never very good at it. I&#8217;d always fall over or run into stuff. So this is\u00a0perfect.\u00a0I was tagged by two other\u00a0wonderful\u00a0ya fantasy writers,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/apalessandri.wordpress.com\/\">Alexandra Alessandri<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fizzygrrl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Heacock<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypchase.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/be-inspire-blogship-meme.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kimberly Chase<\/a>. Be sure you follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apalessandri\" target=\"_blank\">Alex<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fizzygrrl\" target=\"_blank\">Summer<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kpchase817\" target=\"_blank\">Kim<\/a>\u00a0on twitter too!<\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;ve been tagged,\u00a0I have to answer the questions below and pass along the tag to more GUTGAA participants:<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is the working title of your book?<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Havoc&#8217;s Knot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where did the idea come from for the book? <\/strong>I should redirect you to my post about where the idea came from. But essentially, it was from a squirrel carrying an acorn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What genre does your book fall under? <\/strong>It shapeshifts between YA and MG. MG because of the character&#8217;s age and themes (so I&#8217;ve been told) and YA because of the content and length (so I&#8217;ve been told).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? <\/strong>There&#8217;s no way I can pick someone to portray any of the characters. It&#8217;s just too daunting.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>What is the <del>one-sentence<\/del> short synopsis of your book? <\/strong><\/strong>ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN. I think that sums it up quite nicely x)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency? <\/strong>I\u2019m querying agents to work the traditional route.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?<\/strong> I had some content written from High School thta I repurposed in college and wrote the first draft in 2-3 months. I&#8217;ve been working since to make it shine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What else about your book might pique the reader\u2019s interest?<\/strong> Native American totem animals or spirit guides play a huge part in my story. And it&#8217;s the intro to a series of epicness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Now I get to TAG three super talented writers participating in GUTGAA!<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2000_words\" target=\"_blank\">Jodie <\/a>(who is really the only one I am sure is in\u00a0GUTGAA)<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trionabmurphy\" target=\"_blank\">Triona<\/a> (figured you might be in it)<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateBrauning\" target=\"_blank\">Kate<\/a> (pretty sure you&#8217;re in it)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This goes to show my observation skills need work. Tag\u2013you\u2019re it! <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s0.wp.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif?w=580\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUTGAA (the &#8220;Gearing Up To Get An Agent\u201d blogfest hosted by Deana Barnhart) has a game of tag going on.\u00a0I haven&#8217;t played tag in years! I was never very good at it. I&#8217;d always fall over or run into stuff. So this is\u00a0perfect.\u00a0I was tagged by two other\u00a0wonderful\u00a0ya fantasy writers,\u00a0Alexandra Alessandri, Summer Heacock\u00a0and Kimberly Chase. 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