Chelsea M. Campbell

School Library Journal mentioned my book today in their Interesting Reader Society – Book Reviews by Young Adults. It was my first brush with a pro journal, and it went a little something like this (actually, it went word for word like this, because I’m copying it directly):
Campbell, Chelsea M. The Rise of Renegade [...]

I may have opened the door to find three boxes of books and shouted YES! for all the neighbors to hear. Except I don’t think they were listening. But here they are, my shiny new hardback copies of The Rise of Renegade X!
Here they are in their boxes. I was not impressed [...]

Or at least my book is. It must be a pop culture collectible, since you can buy it on this pop culture collectibles site. You do not know how happy it makes me that you can buy Batman and Harry Potter merchandise in the same place you can buy my book (excluding Amazon, [...]

It’s Agent Appreciation Day across the internet, and let me tell you, I sure appreciate my agent, Holly Root.
You see, I used to have a not-so-good agent. One who didn’t talk to me and ignored my e-mails and couldn’t get the names of my books straight. I thought good, wonderful, OMG-perfect-for-me agents were [...]

Pictures of the box of ARCs that arrived today, both in their box and out of their box:

From Drop Box

From Drop Box

I have ten ARCs in this box for marketing and promotional purposes–which is a pretty decent amount, considering that a lot of authors only get one or two, and considering how much it costs [...]

Gah, apparently it’s been a week since I posted. The days just slip by!
So what have I been doing the past week? What breaking news is there to report from Chelsea Land?
Er, not a whole lot. Mostly I’ve been writing. And freaking out and deleting scenes and then deciding [...]

Okay, so, I have to confess that I used to be TERRIFIED of revisions. Just the thought of some editor with a revision quota they had to fill on my book pissed me right the hell off. You hear horror stories, or you make them up in your head, or you just *know* [...]

ARCs for those who might not know are Advanced Review Copies (or some variation, same meaning, same letters). Pronounced arc, like in math, or ark, as in the boat. I used to think it was spelled out, A.R.C., but my experience in hearing people in the industry talk about them says otherwise. [...]