II just received shiny new copies of the updated SHRINKING VIOLET cover, complete with the Radio Rebel cover burst so that means.... I need to share, of course!

But I can't leave my other books, INDIGO BLUES and PURE RED out of the fun, so you can win copies of those books too. And then of course it's always nice to share with a local library or school so heres's how the contest works:

I will randomly pick three winners. Each winner will get to chose if they want a signed copy of Shrinking Violet, Indigo Blues or Pure Red. Then they can also chose one of those books to be sent to a school or library of their choice.

Contest starts: Tuesday, March, 6 2012 at 12pm EST
Contest ends: Tuesday, March, 20 2012 at 12pm EST
Open to U.S and Canadian entries only.

Want to up your chances of winning:
1. Tweet this contest  +1 point
2. Post it on FB  +2 points
3. Link to it on your blog or web site  +3 points


Good luck:), you can enter by leaving a comment here or by emailing me through my web site, www.daniellejoseph.com. Don't forget to mention if you've posted a link on your blog, Twitter or FB.

Last Wednesday I was in LA for the Hollywood premiere of Radio Rebel, based on my first novel Shrinking Violet. I had such an amazing time! The whole thing was very surreal. I had met the cast in Vancouver during the summer where I spent two days on the set. I was so pleased with everyone that worked on the movie, really a stellar group of people from the actors to makeup artists to the director and producers.

The premiere was at the AMC City Walk in Hollywood. I got all glammed up, took photos on the red carpet and watched the movie on the big screen. It was really neat to watch the movie with the actors sitting next to me, watching their faces light up when they saw each other on the screen. It was their first time seeing the movie in full too. After we watched the movie we headed over to Jillians for an after party. Just Dance 3 was there, along with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation and several other great sponsors. I met so many cool people including the script writers of the movie Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott. Also there were the songwriters Matthew Tishler and Andrew Ang. And I got to meet my wonderful film agent, Stephen Moore in person.

Here I am with the super talented and equally lovely April Telek who plays Delilah in the movie.



Here I am with the hilarious script writers Jessica Scott and Erik Patterson and of course Debby Ryan.


Here's a red carpet shot of the cast.

Here is Merritt Patterson (the nicest "mean girl" you'll ever meet, she plays Stacy) and Atticus Dean Mitchell who plays Gabe and whom my 7 yr old son was so impressed with.


To my left is Jane Goldenring, the amazing producer who optioned Shrinking Violet and shares my love of chocolate cake:)!



Above: I'm hanging at the after party with Andrew Ang and Matthew Tishler the masterminds behind the catchy tunes in Radio Rebel.

So to sum up my experience at the premiere: AMAZING! And I must say I feel very grateful for my whole journey form the first second I got the idea for Shrinking Violet to publication and then on to the movie! Much love to all those that supported me and my book along the way! 

2011 is really coming to a close, it just zipped right past me! To summarize the year in one word: RAD!
Highlights:
I visited the set of the movie Radio Rebel in Vancouver this summer with my family. Radio Rebel is based on my first novel Shrinking Violet. We had an amazing two days with the cast and crew--featuring Debby Ryan as Tere (Tara). I was blown away by the talent and can't wait until the movie hits the DIsney Channel in early 2012!

My third novel Pure Red was released by Flux. I had an awesome launch party at Books & Books in Miami, complete with artwork by the local MIami painter, Jaques LaRoche.

I am almost finished working on my first middle grade novel and have started revising another YA novel. And of course one of the best things I did was visit schools and book festivals. The highlight--teaching creative writing workshops and then having students share their work at the end.

Here's a quick behind-the-scene look at Radio Rebel, check out http://ow.ly/8cl6K

I will also have movie and book updates and contests on my web site coming up in the new year so stick around: www.daniellejoseph.com

Have a happy, wonderful new year filled with family, friends and chocolate!
xo,
Danielle

It's been a long time since my last post so I thought I'd stop by and let you know that I still love you:). So what have I been up to?

1. I've been pouring all my writerly energies into revising my novel Graveyard Shift. Call me crazy but I really do love revising! This one's about love, ghosts and searching for justice, sprinkled with humor. So hopefully after the next round of revisions it will find a home!

2. It's summer, the kids are out of school and I love watermelon! I also have been watching old shows with the kids like my all time favs, Different Strokes and Punky Brewster. And they have introduced me to one of their new Disney Channel favs, "So Random!"

3. I'll be going to a writing retreat in a few weeks that I'm so looking forward too. It's so important to connect with other writers since, well, you spend a lot of solitary time writing. Plus, I will have uninterrupted writing time, that is bliss in itself!

4. Pure Red will hit the shelves in less than three months. I'll add some tour dates to my web site in the next month or so.

5. My sister is getting married in August and I'm the maid of honor so I will be enjoying wedding festivities soon!

6. I've also joined forces with an amazing group of writers that also write young adult and middle grade ficiton about the arts, www.stagesonpages.com. Check us out! We will be doing tours starting the fall and will have some great book giveaways!

More exciting updates to come soon!

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to share the cover for my next book, Pure Red (October, 2011). I definitely felt teary-eyed when I saw it because it really captures the feel for the book. So kudos to the Flux design team!


Here is a brief description of the book:

It's been a busy few months-- a lot has been going on!

A couple of weeks ago some friends and I had a pottery night! It was my first time on the wheel and I had a blast! I totally want to go back soon. With the help of the instructor I made three bowls. And it was perfect timing since my next book, Pure Red has a lot of ceramics in it. There's nothing like fun research!



I've also been doing some school visits and today I was at Cypress Bay High in Weston, Florida. It wasa great visit--the media center was packed with over two hundred students and they had so many great questions! Also, the PTSA mothers were so great and did a wonderful job organizing the event. Here is a pic of part of the audience from my phone.




Next week I am visiting TERRA high school in Miami and hope to finish up the edits on my book, Graveyard Shift. And of course, I'll be celebrating Halloween with my kids! Fun times! I hope everyone is having a productive month too!

Then in November I'll be speaking at the Dade Reading Council in Miami and also the NCTE Conference in Orlando. There I'll also be signing Shrinking Violet at the Simon & Schuster booth. In between, I hope to get some reading done. There are so many good books on my nightstand!