Author:
Pintip Dunn
Title:
FORGET TOMORROW
Release
Date: Nov. 3, 2015
Publisher:
Entangled TEEN
Synopsis:
Imagine
a world where your destiny has already been decided...by your future self.
It's
Callie's seventeenth birthday and, like everyone else, she's eagerly awaiting
her vision-a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person
they're meant to be. A world-class swimmer. A renowned scientist.
Or in
Callie's case, a criminal.
In her
vision, she sees herself murdering her gifted younger sister. Before she can
process what it means, Callie is arrested and placed in Limbo-a hellish prison
for those destined to break the law. With the help of her childhood crush,
Logan, a boy she hasn't spoken to in five years, she escapes.
But on the run from her future, as well as the
government, Callie sets in motion a chain of events that she hopes will change
her fate. If not, she must figure out how to protect her sister from the
biggest threat of all-Callie, herself.
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Author bio:
Pintip Dunn graduated from Harvard University, magna
cum laude, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language.
She received her J.D. at Yale Law School, where she was an editor
of the YALE LAW JOURNAL. She also published an article in the YALE LAW
JOURNAL, entitled, “How Judges Overrule: Speech Act Theory and the Doctrine of
Stare Decisis,”
Pintip
is represented by literary agent Beth Miller of Writers House. She is a 2012 RWA Golden Heart® finalist and a
2014 double-finalist. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Washington Romance Writers, YARWA, and The Golden Network.
She lives with her husband
and children in Maryland. You can learn more about Pintip and her books at www.pintipdunn.com
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Guest Post by Pintip Dunn
Five things I need in order to write
1. My iPhone. I have
long-standing fibromyalgia/RSI, which means I can’t type on a keyboard without
debilitating pain. Before smart phones, I coped by having a typist, taking
exams orally (even the bar exam!), and using a voice-activation program such as
Dragon Naturally Speaking. I made it work for about ten years, but I hated
every minute of it. For whatever reason, I just don't enjoy dictating my words.
And then, I got my first iPhone, and my life changed. I discovered I could type
on the screen's keyboard with minimal pain, so long as it was locked in
"portrait" position. (Even the keys in "landscape" position
are too far apart for me.) I was so happy to be “typing” or at least “tapping
out” my words again. Forget Tomorrow was the first novel I wrote on my iPhone.
Since then I have written (almost) three more.
2. Recliner
or high-backed chair. For the same reason as above, I need to support my
neck and shoulders while I write. This is especially true during a flare-up.
During one such period, I wrote my second book while I was lying flat on my
back under a glass coffee table. My laptop was face down on top of the glass,
and I dictated into a microphone. My pain is not usually that intense, so most
of the time, a recliner or high-backed chair where I can rest my head will
suffice.
3. Perrier.
Regular, lime-flavored, or grapefruit-flavored. I have tried, on several occasions,
to quit drinking soda. It was always so difficult – and then, I realized that
it was the carbonation I liked, not the caffeine or sugar or flavor. So, I
started drinking sparkling water, and I didn't miss soda at all! I've been
soda-free for a couple years now, and I am addicted to Perrier. I probably go
through half a dozen cans a day, and I can't write a single word unless I have
a can by my side.
4. Blankets.
Socks. Sweatshirts. Fingerless gloves. What can I say? I am SO COLD all the
time -- bad circulation, I guess -- and I need to be nice and cozy in order to
write. I have been known to show up at a writing friend's house for the
afternoon with blankets, pillow, and slippers. I haven’t gone beyond the socks,
sweatshirt, and gloves for the library yet, but you never know…
5. Okay, this one is bad. I kinda don't want to
admit it, but here goes... Before I can start writing, I go to my phone's
settings and turn on airplane mode,
so that my text and internet is disabled. If I DON'T, then I will write two
words, check my email, write another sentence, scroll through FB, look up some
synonyms for an overused word, write a paragraph, and then hop over to Twitter
or instagram... You get the idea. I get distracted SO EASILY and the only way
for me to rack up a significant word count is to shut off my access.
There you have it! The five things I need in order to write. What am I
missing? What do you need in order to write/read/study/work?
