Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Just over a month ago, my most recent novel The Seventh Seed was released to as much fanfare as I could muster. I hosted a Facebook launch party (where Linda contributed as a guest author and was FABULOUS), wrote blog posts, created ads, set up giveaways, and watched great review after great review roll in.

And all the while, a little thought nagged the back of my mind. This book is lucky to be alive. 

I don’t think authors are supposed to have favorites with their books. Like they’re our children. But Seed was an early favorite. When I started writing it more than two years ago, I sensed there was something special about it. So much so that I sent the first scene to a critique partner, who in referring to a YA novel…