Book 2 of the von Strassenberg Saga should be out sometime this fall (barring the miracle of me actually securing a literary agent before then). If you haven't read Filter yet, get on it! These books are not stand-alones. You absolutely need the first to make sense of the second. If you need a little more convincing here are snippets of reviews on Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11234679-filter
These are real reviews, not friend reviews. I don't have that many friends. And they are not paid for either. I'm too poor for that.
Bunny says, "How they are connected is a mystery, and the story is basically page after page of adventure as we try to fit together the pieces of the puzzle. The story is dark, gothic, romantic, and tragic. Yep, Ole Miss Bunny Cates cried her face off toward the end. "
Dani says, "Wright's formatting of this book is part of what makes this book so “un-put-downable.” (Yes, you can quote me....lol.) She switches the story's POV chapter to chapter (first person for Rocky and third person for Katherine) and masterfully keeps the mystery moving through both storylines, revealing just enough to make sense of both stories, and often leaving you with mini cliffhangers until that heroine's next chapter. I've read some books recently where the shift between narrators is just a confusing mess; however, this is never a problem in Filter and the shift between narrators/timelines is one of this story's greatest strengths. Another aspect of the shifting POVs that I absolutely LOVED was that each POV was written to the period of the narrator. I absolutely hate when period pieces sound too modern day, but Wright has expertly tailored each girl's POV to their respective times."
Heather says, "There are authors who know how to end a chapter and then there is Gwenn Wright who practically drives you into the beginning of the next chapter with her skillfull weaving of just the right balance of suspense and revelation!
Filter is also available in paperback at Amazon and Barnes and Noble (cheaper at Barnes and Noble!) and in just about every ebook format at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/20957
Showing posts with label young adult literature. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The von Strassenberg Saga ~ Vlog 1
While studying Broadcast Journalism it was never my dream to be an anchor on the nightly news. Though I can do a cold reading from the teleprompter with the best of them, being on camera makes me shudder. Regardless, book trailers and video logs seems to be the thing, so we'll give it a try. My husband says this video is false advertising as I am way too calm and quiet. But, as I pointed out, there are a) no children present in this video (though a sword fight broke out in the background, this was edited out) and b) no husband sitting off camera making relentless comments in an effort to get my knickers in a knot. I am situationally funny and the camera built in to my HTC Inspire doesn't give me much material to work. So without further adieu, here is me telling you why I wrote The von Strassenberg Saga. And I apologize because the video geek in me took over and I was completely amused by the effect a dramatic music bed, coupled with desaturated video and slow zoom, can have. It makes me chuckle. But then, I am part tech geek.
The paperback version of Filter is cheapest ($10) at Barnes and Noble. You can also read Filter on your Kindle or Nook! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/filter-gwenn-wright
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Book Giveaway!
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Young Adult, Contemporary, Historical Romance,
In this darkly romantic family saga, Rocky Evans searches for a way out of her stepfather's self-inflicted poverty. Just weeks before graduation, with a plan to go anywhere the alcoholic slug of a man wouldn't find her, a car pulls up alongside her on the dark streets of Nashville. The young attorney in his flashy car speaks cryptically of the family she never realized she might have.
In a fast paced, heart wrenching first installment of The von Strassenberg Saga, Rocky Evans begins on her journey to unearth the roots of her family tree. What she will learn is there is a reason some roots are best left deeply buried
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