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Big Questions
What’s your worldview? I know that’s a big question. In Truest, the characters think of life in terms of Story. Pin it: Click to tweet: In @jackieleawrites’s novel #Truest, the characters think of...
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9 Weeks Till Truest: 9 Things You Didn’t Know about Truest
To celebrate nine weeks until Truest is released, today I’m sharing nine things you probably didn’t know about my novel! 1. The main characters have middle names, but they never appear in the story:...
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6 Weeks Till Truest: Quiz! Who is Your Green Lake BFF?
Wow! Just six more weeks till Truest comes out! My story takes place in the fictional town of Green Lake, Minnesota– based off of my own hometown of Kimball, Minnesota, pop. 700. Take this quiz and...
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5 Weeks Till Truest: Birthday Haiku for West from Silas
In Truest, Silas and West go swimming at the Green Lake beach after dark on her 18th birthday. I found a text conversation between the two from later that night. It’s pretty adorable. Learn more about...
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Truest Interview & New Graphics
Please feel free to share these! First, there’s an interview with me over at The Little Things blog, in which I discuss the mental health themes in Truest, along with which character I relate to most....
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3 Weeks Till Truest: Book Recs from the Truest Characters
Three weeks. Three. Weeks. THREE WEEKS. You have to understand that when I got my book deal, publication was ninety-three weeks away. Yes, you read that right. It’s been a long, long journey. An...
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2 Weeks Till Truest: Q&A with Truest Author Jackie Lea Sommers
It’s safe to say that I’m freaking out (in a good way!). Two weeks A fortnight* till my book is released! *way cooler :-) Back in June, I asked folks if they had any questions about anything...
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1 Week Till Truest: Sneak Peek!!!
Yes, that’s right: ONE. WEEK. LEFT. One week till you can start reading Tru– oh, just a moment. *confers with the powers that be* *whispers, “whaaaaaaaat?!“* *scurries back to you* BIG NEWS! You can...
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So Much Truest Around the Web Today!
Guysguysguysguysguys– my book comes out TOMORROW. (In case you hadn’t heard.) ;-) I hope you’ll check out this Epic Reads Tumblr post, where I share my favorite romantic quotes in YA … and Epic Reads...
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Truest Characters Beyond the Book
Someone asked me, “Do you ever dream about where your characters are now? Who they’ve become and how they continue to grow?” Yes. Mostly because I think that one day I’d like to return to Green Lake...
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