I know I haven't been on for a while, but I just wanted to say:
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 2016 to all of you!!!! :D :D :D
I don't know why, but I have a feeling 2016 will be my best year yet (mark my words)! ;)
So I'm hoping to have exciting news to share with all of you next year (i.e. post more next year)!
Have fun and stay safe,
J.B. Kantt <3
Monday, December 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Wattpad Anniversary #1!
Hey, guys!
Today, October 6th, 2015, marks the one-year anniversary of when I joined wattpad. I can't believe how quickly a year has flown by!
I've had so many good times on that site! Some of the most amazing things that have happened thus far include:
If you haven't had a chance to check out Wattpad.com yet, I strongly recommend it, whether you're a writer, a reader, or both! It's such a loving, supportive place in so many ways, and I'm so glad that I joined the site!
I can't wait to see what the future brings!
J.B. Kantt <3
Today, October 6th, 2015, marks the one-year anniversary of when I joined wattpad. I can't believe how quickly a year has flown by!
I've had so many good times on that site! Some of the most amazing things that have happened thus far include:
- I've been able to make a difference with BULLIED (a book which I've talked about in previous updates)! The fact that it has reached over ONE MILLION reads and has been #1 on the Non-Fiction What's Hot List for WEEKS is still crazy to me!
- My debut novel, Roses Are Red, has gained a small but mighty fan base thanks to the wattpad following I have!
- Thanks to the positive feedback I've received on wattpad, I've gotten the courage to try re-querying a book I wrote three years ago, called The Suit War!
- I've gotten to meet some really amazing people, writers and readers alike! Thank you to everyone that has supported me and my work! I LOVE YOU ALL!
If you haven't had a chance to check out Wattpad.com yet, I strongly recommend it, whether you're a writer, a reader, or both! It's such a loving, supportive place in so many ways, and I'm so glad that I joined the site!
I can't wait to see what the future brings!
J.B. Kantt <3
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Just A Quick Update!
Hey guys!
I just wanted to post a quick update since it's been a long time since I've done so (sorry about that!). It's very possible that no one is even reading my blog posts anymore since I post so infrequently, but oh well! :P
The agent who requested a Revise and Resubmit from me ultimately passed on The Suit War. However, she did say that my manuscript was really close, to not give up on it, and that she would be willing to take another look at TSW again down the road if I end up making major revisions in the future. While it was a bummer to receive yet another no, especially when I felt so close to a yes, it was nice of her to still keep the door open for a possible R&R in the future. :\
Since the R&R rejection, I've received three full manuscript requests, one of which has already been rejected. But I'm still hopeful that things will turn out positive in the end. :)
My pride and joy of the summer, however, has been my book on wattpad entitled BULLIED. I talked about this book back in my WWW#55 post, but it's really taken off since then. BULLIED currently has over 827,000 reads on wattpad, and has been #1 on the Non-Fiction What's Hot List for weeks. The best thing that has happened though is the messages and comments I've received from various people that have read and/or submitted their story to be in BULLIED. Quite a few people have said that BULLIED has literally saved their lives; just reading the various submissions have helped them realize that other people have it worse than them, things really can get better, and sharing/talking about their situations/experiences can make a world of difference in terms of getting advice, getting help/support, or just getting it off their chest. So yeah, I'm really proud of BULLIED because it's actually making a difference, as I hoped it would. <3
Today (well technically yesterday ... since it's after 2AM already) was my first day of classes for my second year of the postbac premed program I'm doing. I'm going to be putting all of my focus into my schoolwork and volunteer work until next May (i.e. when I've completed the program), but I'll still do my best to keep you all updated on the agent front if anything exciting happens. :D
J.B. Kantt <3
I just wanted to post a quick update since it's been a long time since I've done so (sorry about that!). It's very possible that no one is even reading my blog posts anymore since I post so infrequently, but oh well! :P
The agent who requested a Revise and Resubmit from me ultimately passed on The Suit War. However, she did say that my manuscript was really close, to not give up on it, and that she would be willing to take another look at TSW again down the road if I end up making major revisions in the future. While it was a bummer to receive yet another no, especially when I felt so close to a yes, it was nice of her to still keep the door open for a possible R&R in the future. :\
Since the R&R rejection, I've received three full manuscript requests, one of which has already been rejected. But I'm still hopeful that things will turn out positive in the end. :)
My pride and joy of the summer, however, has been my book on wattpad entitled BULLIED. I talked about this book back in my WWW#55 post, but it's really taken off since then. BULLIED currently has over 827,000 reads on wattpad, and has been #1 on the Non-Fiction What's Hot List for weeks. The best thing that has happened though is the messages and comments I've received from various people that have read and/or submitted their story to be in BULLIED. Quite a few people have said that BULLIED has literally saved their lives; just reading the various submissions have helped them realize that other people have it worse than them, things really can get better, and sharing/talking about their situations/experiences can make a world of difference in terms of getting advice, getting help/support, or just getting it off their chest. So yeah, I'm really proud of BULLIED because it's actually making a difference, as I hoped it would. <3
Today (well technically yesterday ... since it's after 2AM already) was my first day of classes for my second year of the postbac premed program I'm doing. I'm going to be putting all of my focus into my schoolwork and volunteer work until next May (i.e. when I've completed the program), but I'll still do my best to keep you all updated on the agent front if anything exciting happens. :D
J.B. Kantt <3
Friday, July 31, 2015
Overdue Update! (My first R&R)
Hey, everyone!
I know it's been a while since I've posted on here (I'm so sorry about that). Between school, work, and writing, I really have been super busy these past few months! But I just wanted to jump on here to give you all a quick update (if anyone is even still reading my posts). :)
Anyway, so far I haven't gotten that many reviews for Roses Are Red (I believe I've gotten about 10 reviews total when I add them up on Amazon and Goodreads), but overall all of the reviews I've gotten have been pretty positive! :)
I decided on a whim to start querying my novel The Suit War, an upper middle grade fantasy, again. I wrote it back in 2012 and only queried about 20 or so agents before I gave up and moved on to writing my next book. Back in October 2014, I decided to post TSW up on wattpad.com, just to see what others thought of it and to try and build a fan base for my other books. Since it was so well-received, I've decided to try finding an agent for it again.
So far I've received multiple rejections, two full requests, and one revise and resubmit. I just received the R&R this afternoon, which is super exciting because the particular agent seemed to really think my manuscript had promise if I just made the changes she suggested. Thus, I've already started making the changes (which all make complete sense to me), and I hope she likes them once I resubmit my manuscript her.
I also have another old novel that I've started putting my attention back into: BOB, a young adult contemporary novel. I have made a list of edits I want to do to that book, so once I'm completely done revising TSW, my plan is to get into sprucing up BOB.
Welp, I think that's all I have for updates for now. Thank you all for listening!
J.B. Kantt <3
I know it's been a while since I've posted on here (I'm so sorry about that). Between school, work, and writing, I really have been super busy these past few months! But I just wanted to jump on here to give you all a quick update (if anyone is even still reading my posts). :)
Anyway, so far I haven't gotten that many reviews for Roses Are Red (I believe I've gotten about 10 reviews total when I add them up on Amazon and Goodreads), but overall all of the reviews I've gotten have been pretty positive! :)
I decided on a whim to start querying my novel The Suit War, an upper middle grade fantasy, again. I wrote it back in 2012 and only queried about 20 or so agents before I gave up and moved on to writing my next book. Back in October 2014, I decided to post TSW up on wattpad.com, just to see what others thought of it and to try and build a fan base for my other books. Since it was so well-received, I've decided to try finding an agent for it again.
So far I've received multiple rejections, two full requests, and one revise and resubmit. I just received the R&R this afternoon, which is super exciting because the particular agent seemed to really think my manuscript had promise if I just made the changes she suggested. Thus, I've already started making the changes (which all make complete sense to me), and I hope she likes them once I resubmit my manuscript her.
I also have another old novel that I've started putting my attention back into: BOB, a young adult contemporary novel. I have made a list of edits I want to do to that book, so once I'm completely done revising TSW, my plan is to get into sprucing up BOB.
Welp, I think that's all I have for updates for now. Thank you all for listening!
J.B. Kantt <3
Sunday, May 10, 2015
MY DEBUT NOVEL HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!!!!
Welp, it's that time we've all been waiting for, folks. It's May 10th, 2015, which means ....
ROSES ARE RED HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN RELEASED!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
RAR can currently be purchased as either an ebook on Amazon.com or as a paperback on Amazon.com or on createspace.com. It should be available though other online retailers eventually, but for now these are the two places were RAR can be purchased! Please me know if you need any assistance in finding RAR. :)
I want to say THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU that has supported me on my publishing journey (through words of encouragement or simply reading my work)!
If you do choose to read ROSES ARE RED it would mean the world to me for you to leave a review (on amazon, on goodreads, here on wattpad, on your own blog, Facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. ... pretty much anywhere you can)!
And even more importantly, if you like what you read, please please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spread the word about RAR! Telling other people about my work is seriously the NICEST thing you could do for me as an author!
So now, I thought I'd leave you all with a little poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
If you like my book,
Please leave a review
(And tell your friends too!)
Thank you so much! :D
I love you all!
J.B. Kantt <3
P.S. Happy Mother's Day to all the real and fictional moms out there!
I love you, Mom!!!! <3
ROSES ARE RED HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN RELEASED!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
RAR can currently be purchased as either an ebook on Amazon.com or as a paperback on Amazon.com or on createspace.com. It should be available though other online retailers eventually, but for now these are the two places were RAR can be purchased! Please me know if you need any assistance in finding RAR. :)
I want to say THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU that has supported me on my publishing journey (through words of encouragement or simply reading my work)!
If you do choose to read ROSES ARE RED it would mean the world to me for you to leave a review (on amazon, on goodreads, here on wattpad, on your own blog, Facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. ... pretty much anywhere you can)!
And even more importantly, if you like what you read, please please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spread the word about RAR! Telling other people about my work is seriously the NICEST thing you could do for me as an author!
So now, I thought I'd leave you all with a little poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
If you like my book,
Please leave a review
(And tell your friends too!)
Thank you so much! :D
I love you all!
J.B. Kantt <3
P.S. Happy Mother's Day to all the real and fictional moms out there!
I love you, Mom!!!! <3
Friday, May 8, 2015
I'm Officially a Featured Wattpad Author!
I'm so honored to be able to say that as of today, The Suit War is officially featured on wattpad.com! :D
You can check it out here: http://w.tt/1JgkIAI
Thank you to everyone who has read/will read my story! <3
Best,
J.B. Kantt :)
You can check it out here: http://w.tt/1JgkIAI
Thank you to everyone who has read/will read my story! <3
Best,
J.B. Kantt :)
Sunday, May 3, 2015
What's the Word? Weekend #58
It's time for What's the Word? Weekend number fifty-eight!
:)
So let's take a look at this weekend's news:
The Bad News:
None this week!!! :)
The Good News:
The Suit War, a novel that I posted up on wattpad a few months ago, is going to be featured on wattpad.com! I'm really excited about this, because not everyone has the chance to have their story featured on the site! It's such an honor!
Being featured essentially means that my story will be featured on the front pages of the fantasy stories list for about a week or so, and then it will be a part of wattpad's Featured List. This will make it easier for readers to find my work on wattpad. The official date that The Suit War will start being featured is this Friday, May 8th (just two days before Roses Are Red is released on May 10th).
The next color belt is black, which is a scary thought, haha.
X <3 O
This is my year, this is my time, this is my now.
So let's take a look at this weekend's news:
The Bad News:
None this week!!! :)
The Good News:
The Suit War, a novel that I posted up on wattpad a few months ago, is going to be featured on wattpad.com! I'm really excited about this, because not everyone has the chance to have their story featured on the site! It's such an honor!
Being featured essentially means that my story will be featured on the front pages of the fantasy stories list for about a week or so, and then it will be a part of wattpad's Featured List. This will make it easier for readers to find my work on wattpad. The official date that The Suit War will start being featured is this Friday, May 8th (just two days before Roses Are Red is released on May 10th).
In other news:
I am officially a red belt in taekwondo. I tested for it (and passed the test) this past Wednesday. It was definitely a hard test in terms of endurance, but technique wise, a lot of the black belts who watched came up to me and compliment my technique which made me feel good.The next color belt is black, which is a scary thought, haha.
Well, that's all for this weekend folks! Until next time! :)
X <3 O
This is my year, this is my time, this is my now.
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