Demetra Brodsky

DIVE SMACK • 2018 • Tor Teen/Macmillan

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COMMERCE LOVES READING BOOK FESTIVAL

  • City of Commerce Public Library Commerce USA (map)
Earlier Event: December 2
Mysterious Galaxy YA Author Panel
Later Event: June 23
DIVE SMACK LAUNCH PARTY

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I was conflicted about doing the #tenyearchallenge, wasn’t sure how I’d feel about my life or seeing how I aged side-by-side! But here I am 2009 & 2019. Over the last decade, I switched careers, travelled to new places and crossed them off my bucket list, adopted two amazing dogs, bought a house in a beach town and then lived through a mold infestation in that newly purchased home that meant we had to take most of it down to the studs along with our finances, made some new, cherished friends and forgivingly let go of some that were dead weight. I became a published debut author, and signed with my dream agent. I’ll be taking a trip to Europe soon to celebrate being married for 25 years and a huge milestone birthday. I watched our oldest daughter graduate from high school and strike out on her own and I’ll be seeing my youngest daughter off to college, which is truly bittersweet. But the thing that changed for me the most this year, is my mind set. The idea that I don’t need to be more or try to be like anyone else. It took me a long time, closer to 30 years than 10, but it is true . . . I am enough. . . . . #yaauthorsofinstagram #tenyearchallenge #iamenough #loveyourlife #bookish #divesmack #yougotthis #agegracefully
I’m at the drafting phase where I’m home all the time working and the best I can do is share a photo of the deluxe brunch I made in the name of self-care while trying to work out a plot point in my head. #runonsentences are a reflection of my thinky brain’s current health. Tell me the title of a book that features breakfast. I’ll go first: In #americanpsycho, Bret Easton Ellis gives us a detailed look at Patrick Bateman’s psychotic tendencies, and even his breakfast routine is creepy AF, because of the extreme level of detail. #writehard #brunchhard 🍳🍞🥑✍🏼 See quote from book in comments. . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #amwriting #amplotting #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #teammonarch #divesmack #amdrafting #writers #yougotthis #sundayunfunday #sunday
I’m so excited to be featured on LITERARY RAMBLES today for this interview and GIVEAWAY! I have been following Natalie’s blog for years. It was the first resource I used to look for an agent, and I continue to read her insightful author interviews, and has a great lineup in the works for the next few months, including an upcoming interview with @devyross, one of my agents at @newleafliterary!!! http://www.literaryrambles.com/2019/01/demetra-brodsky-interview-and-dive.html?m=1 . . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #torteen #macmillan #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #teammonarch #giveaway #booksbooksbook #authorinterview #readmorebooks #bookgram #bookpassion #bookobsessed #divesmack #writers ##yougotthis #motivationmonday #monday
MULTI-BOOK THRILLS AND CHILLS GIVEAWAY ALERT hosted by @allthingsnatusch author of #dareyoutolie 🎉🎉🎉 ・・・ Didn't get what you wanted over the holidays? Spent your book budget for next year before it's even here? Have no fear, my friends. I'll be starting a giveaway for ALL THESE TITLES tomorrow and running it for a week. That's SIX hardcover debut YA thrillers for one lucky winner!!! Happy New Year to you! Stay tuned.... #yabooks #yathriller #bookpromo #bookstagram #bookgiveaway #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Thanks for putting me in such excellent company @diamondxgirl! I’m forever grateful for all your friendship, love, and support of #divesmack 🔥❤️💧 . . . . . #bookish #yathriller #thrillers #bookstagram#yaauthorsofinstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #torteen #macmillan #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #teammonarch #divesmack #writers #yougotthis #wednesdaywisdom #wednesday #karathomas #maureenjohnson #calebroehrig #edgarcantero
My Top Nine has me feeling really proud of everything I accomplished, but truthfully that #supernatural #bobbysinger quote (still on my shelf) might be my favorite of this lot. Thank you so much for all the love and support you showed me and #divesmack this year. More exciting book news coming soon! 🔥❤️💧 . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #torteen #macmillan #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #topnine2018 #topnine #bestnine2018 #yougotthis
Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Best wishes for 2019. ❄️ #wishingyouthebest #happyholidays #lookingforwardto2019 #tinselhead #yaauthorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #futurefilmmaker
It doesn’t feel like Christmas until I make my secret, signature lemon creme filled cookies! 🎄 #christmascookies #almostfamous #yaauthor #writersofinstagram #yaauthorsofinstagram #makingchristmas #supersecretrecipe
Gorgeous hike around the historic volcanic plug and quarry this morning. Always a favorite for its mirror-like lake, hilly, wooded paths, and labyrinths. 🌋 #notbookish #yaauthor #explore #oldvolcano #carlsbadlove #hiking #lovewhereyoulive #discover #findpeaceinnature #connectwithnature #outdoors #getoutside #happinessis #yaauthorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #amwriting #thisisresearch #californialove #preservenature #protectopenspace #makeupfree #ilovemytown
The little girls across the street who just dropped off these delicious Mexican wedding cookies got me like, “come back here and tell me what Santa didn’t bring you, so I can hook you up.” 🎄 #notbookish #cookieish #sogood #yaauthor #thriller #macmillan #readmorebooks #yaauthorsofinstagram
When you're tooling around with new ideas, do you constantly ask yourself What if? It's my favorite brainstorm question. What if this girl or woman doesn't have a home? What if this boy or man obsessively writes letter to someone he only met once on a bus? What if is a great tool for examining situations in your writing. And situations will add dramatic flair to your story by exploring things like power in authority, vengeance for a crime, sacrifice for love. There's no wrong answer in brainstorming. No limit to how far out you can go with ideas before you reign it back in later. I learned this early on as a designer, and then again when I had to help my team brainstorm as an art director. What if you just give that a try? . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #Wednesday #wednesdaymotivation #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #igreads #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #brainstorm #whatif #bookcommunity #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #authorbrainstorming #bookphoto #booksarelife #writers #yougotthis
I love this Hitchcock quote and I love suspense novels and movies. They fall under the thriller genre but are more subtle, letting the tension build until you can't stand it anymore. To call everything a thriller, I think, is a bit reductive because they rely on different story telling techniques. To me, a thriller starts with more of a bang, and suspense is a bit more psychological. Either way, I love a good thrill. When Gretchen McNeil, author of #Ten and #murdertrending blurbed my debut she wrote, "A tense psychological drama with a voice that pulls you in and a twist you won't see coming, Dive Smack is an instant Hitchcockian classic!" I honestly could not be more humbled or honored. What's your favorite fiction genre and why? . . . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #alfredhitchcock #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #igreads #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #bookcommunity #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksarelife #writers #yougotthis
I love Lisa Unger's book Beautiful Lies, and Ink and Bone and In The Blood are on my Kindle waiting for me. I also fully agree with what's she's saying in this quote, but that wasn't always true. I had to learn it from someone far wiser than me. Lois Duncan, in fact. Lois once gave me this advice; personally. Writers are often instructed to study the craft of writing when it comes to character, but if you really want to get into your character's heads, start studying psychology. Only then will you be able to understand the motivations behind why people do things. She was brilliant, and that one piece of advice changed the way I studied character forever more. . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #characterdriven #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #igreads #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #bookcommunity #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksarelife #thriller #suspense #yougotthis
#Repost @torteen with @get_repost ・・・ "A simmering pool of secrets, twists, and suspense, #DiveSmack by @demebrodsky is a slow-burn thriller that will pull you in and keep you hooked until the very end. On a side note: This. cover. tho. 🙌🔥🙌🌊💯" - Isa Caban, Marketing Manager, Tor Teen/Starscape and School & Library . . . #torteen #bookstagram #instabooks #instareads #toberead #tbr #2018reads #booklr #ireadya #contemporaryreads #yanovels #yabooks #yareads #youngadult #contemporaryya #yamystery #mysterynovels #yathriller #socialreadia
Honestly, this is one of my favorite quotes. I keep it on my desktop, because it’s true. Especially for mystery/horror/thriller writers. I love that it’s one of the first things I see before I start clacking away at my writing. Do you have a quote you rely on for writing vibes? . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #torteen #macmillan #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #teammonarch #divesmack #writers ##yougotthis #wednesdaywisdom #wednesday
I LOVE L.B. That is all. Enjoy your day! . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #shelfie #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #abookandadog #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksarelife #writers #yougotthis
Note to self: Stop making excuses about why you don't have time to write. Life gets in the way. Doctors appointments that go sideways, kids and all their activities, our jobs, the side hustle, the holidays. We have told ourselves that we're not ready, or we need more research, or don't have enough time to get into the flow. The writing will get us into the flow. Write anything. Write garbage. Write about why you don't feel like writing until you realize you're already doing it. Today is the day. Order dinner in, because I think we should just go for it. But if you do you need a break, if you're in over your head and just need some time to do absolutely nothing, by all means take care of yourself. The writing will still be there tomorrow. And if you're anything like me, anything at all, stop being so hard on yourself. You got this. . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #authoradvice #booknerd #hotread #readmorebooks #bookaholic #trustme #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #bookcommunity #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksarelife #writers #yougotthis #goforit #potcallingkettleblack #withlove
We had to junk our old car today and all I saw in the rows of books was Christine (Stephen King. We said we were going to ride into the ground and by god, we did. I had never been to a junkyard before. It was amazing. Like the set of The Fast and The Furious, or the first Transformers movie. I loved the way things were piled up and found a lot of beauty in the discarded parts. All fuel for story. Have you ever found yourself pleasantly surprised by a visit to someplace unexpected? . . . . . #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #yalit #yaauthor #thriller #suspense #junkyard #thefastandthefurious #transformers #booknerd #divesmack#booksbooksbooks #yaauthor #authoradventure #writingfuel of #yaauthorsofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookpassion #explore #writers #yougotthis #strangeandbeautiful #Christine