May 31, 2007
You Tell ME the Story
Written by Jenna Petersen in Jaunty Post, News, Our BooksTomorrow is a very exciting day for me! Tomorrow launches the third of my You Tell Me the Story Events at my website! Here’s how it works. I write the first chapter of a historical romance novella and at the end, I’ll offer you three options for what should happen next. You vote, I write whatever option is most popular. It’s sort of ‘choose your own adventure’ romance! The first two stories, “Her Every Desire” and “A Scandal to Keep” are available FREE on my website.
So what is THIS novella about?
It’s called “A Woman Scorned” and it features characters from the first novella, “Her Every Desire”.
After a being devastated when her engagement was broken two years before, Lady Madeline Reynolds has tried to hide, but the scandal of her former fiancé’s deceits still hangs over her head. When her aunt asks Maddie to come and attend to her in the country during the last months of a difficult confinement, Madeline jumps at the chance to leave gossipy London and avoid another humiliating Season. But a chance meeting with a man unlike any she’s ever known makes Madeline dare to believe in the possibility of love… but only if she can become someone else.
I love letting the readers guide the story, so if you’ve never come and played before, stop on by tomorrow, read the chapter and vote! Everyone who votes will be automatically entered to win a selection of awesome coverflats on the day the voting ends after each chapter.
So why do I do these things? Well, it all started before SCANDALOUS was published. I wanted to let the reader fans have a taste of my writing so that hopefully they would go out in (small) droves and pick up the book. And this idea popped into my head. The first one was so fun to do that I did a second one before FROM LONDON WITH LOVE came out. And poor Maddie has been asking for a happily ever after since I broke her heart in book 1. I love getting the reader interaction and it’s also a totally different way of writing for me (I’m a plotter and this is completely seat of the pants).
I hope you’ll come join in the fun, starting tomorrow!
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Shana Says:
Sounds fun, and I like the name Maddie!
AndreaW Says:
Jenna, I am so excited for tomorrow . . . and for Maddie! YTMTS will be my first visit in the morning.
Jenna Petersen Says:
Thanks! I’m excited, too! Everything is prepped and ready, so it just comes down to publishing.
Margo Maguire Says:
This sounds so cool - can’t wait, Jenna!
Clarisse Says:
One of the things I love about “You Tell Me the Story” is that the one-chapter-at-a- time approach forces you to read in a completely different way. I compare it to the old serialization of Dicken’s novels where you get a little piece of the story and then have to wait for the next part (fortunately this is romance so there is no standing on the dock yelling to the incoming boats, “Does Little Nell Live?”). And it is fun to discuss the merits of the various scenarios of what happens next with the other readers. All in all, great summer fun. Plus, it wasn’t poor Maddie’s fault that her fiancé in the first book was a bounder and a cad. She deserves a HEA.
Lois Says:
Oh, I know. . . and I can’t wait!!
Lois
Kathryn Says:
I’ll be there with bells on! I thoroughly enjoyed reading and participating in the first two You Tell Mes, and I am thrilled that Maddie will get her happily ever after!
Jenna Petersen Says:
Thank you everyone! I’m very excited about Maddie and Nathan and the first chapter was really fun to write. She’s my first true wallflower, I think. So she’s fun!
Anne Mallory Says:
Yay!!!
Isabel Says:
Woo-hoo! YTM is back! I’m so there.
Jenna Petersen Says:
It’s officially up!
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AndreaW Says:
Loved it, Jenna!