Happy 2014!

Here is the full interview I did for SPECIALNEEDSBOOKREVIEW.COM. I'd really like to thank Lorna d'Entremon​t for taking the time to do this.

Currently working on my projects with SADDLEBACK PRESS. So far everything is going really well. I just want to stay on top of things with them as much as possible. They are great to work with so that makes it easy.

ATTACK OF THE DRONE is almost done. It should be finished and available in hardcopy of ebook by the end of January from Amazon.

I have started THE MOTHCATCHER AND HALLOWEEN costume. It is going well. It is sort of shaping up to be kind of different than how I envisioned it. Truthfully, I don't know if this is good or bad but that is what makes the discovery process in writing so much fun, right?

See you soon!

Evan Jacobs

Take A Look At the New SCREAMING QUIETLY Cover!

Here is the cover of SCREAMING QUIETLY with it's medal from the 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.

I recently did an interview for SpecialNeedsReview.com. Click HERE to read it!

Recently, I signed a contract with Saddleback Press to write 6 more books for them. These books are of a different variety and I will talk more about them as we move along. I have already started work on one of them. I am also hoping to write another book for Saddleback titled SENIORYEAROVER that is similar to SCREAMING QUIETLY in that it is for their Gravel Road series.

ATTACK OF THE DRONES, my next release for Ronni's Books, is one rewrite away from being done. Hopefully, by this time next month it will be ready to be published.

Next up after that for Ronni's Books is THE MOTHCATCHER AND HALLOWEEN COSTUME. This story is set on Halloween and it is about friendship, growing up and liking girls in middle school.

See you next month!

Evan Jacobs

SCREAMING QUIETLY Wins A Medal!

SCREAMING QUIETLY has picked up a bronze medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards! Click here to find out more about them.

I was informed by Saddleback Press, who published the book, that future versions of it are going to have a medal on the cover.

I recently had a meeting with them to discuss writing more books for them and I couldn't be happier. I've been writing since I was 8. I always sort of thought I would write books and work with young people, however, I never really vocalized that. It is funny how we end up where we do.

ATTACK OF THE DRONES is going to be done by the early part of November. It will be out shortly after that. I have some interesting distribution ideas for it!

Thanks for the visit and we'll see you again soon!

More Book Titles Are On The Way!

When I started this Ronni's Books page my goal was to do shorter posts than I do at my Anhedenia Films page. I also planned to post a lot more often.

Sadly, due to the time reasons, that is not happening but I am trying to get better!

Alright…

I recently wrote up another outline for SaddleBack Press! At the moment, It is titled SENIORYEAROVER. I should know their thoughts on it shortly.

Recently did a rewrite on another book I wrote for them. Originally, the book was called AS IF IT WERE NEVER DONE. Now it is called, SELF. DESTRUCTED. I can't wait to see what they do with it! So far they have done really well with getting SCREAMING QUIETLY out there and I couldn't be more happy with them.

Under the Ronni's Books banner…

I just finished the first rewrite of ATTACK OF THE DRONE. I should have that title ready to go by late next month and it will of course be added to my book offerings here.

Lastly, once that is done I am starting work on THE MOTHCATCHER! It would be great to be working on that story around Halloween as that is when THE MOTHCATCHER is set. There is a chance the book might be called THE MOTHCATCHER AND HALLOWEEN COSTUME.

Alright… as I said, these blasts will be short and sweet.

Keep stopping by and thank you for the support!

Evan Jacobs

FRESHFICTION.COM Picks "Screaming Quietly"

Screaming Quietly was a FRESH PICK today August 27, 2013 on the Fresh Fiction website!!

You can read their review of Screaming Quietly here.

I am so honored that my book was chosen for this honor. 

Currently, I am almost done with the first of three ATTACK OF THE DRONE rewrites. It is going well. As the book is about an RC plane that develops a mind of its own, I am trying to make the technical mumbo jumbo as realistic as I can. At the same time, this is a story, right?

I am also preparing to start a new book called THE MOTHCATCHER AND HALLOWEEN COSTUME. It may eventually just be called THE MOTHCATCHER. The best way to describe it is SUPERBAD set on Halloween night.

Lastly, I am currently outlining a possible new book for Saddleback Publishing. In addition to that, they are interested in having me write some other books for students that read at different levels. All I can say is I am very excited! More on that next month as I will know more then!

Best,

Evan Jacobs

Attack of the Drone is Almost Done!

Hello!

"Attack of the Drone" is basically done. This book is about three, middle school friends who love remote controlled planes. Things take an evil turn when one of them buys a drone-like plane and it tries to harm them and everybody else in their neighborhood.

It will be available in paperback and ebook from Amazon in October. 

Saddleback Press, the publisher of "Screaming Quietly," recently sent me a review of the book from a young-adult. I was really excited because this student really liked the book. It's always nice when the audience you write for responds to your work.

I also wrote a guest post for SpecialNeedsBookReview.com. It was really cool because I got to explain the book a little bit, why I wrote it, who I feel the audience is, etc. It was really cool and hopefully I get to do more stuff like this.

Alright... back to work.

Best,

Evan Jacobs

Order "Screaming Quietly" Now!

"Screaming Quietly" a book I wrote for Saddleback Publishing is coming out this month. You can order it directly from the publisher or you can order it HERE from Amazon. 

Here is a brief synopsis:

Ian Taylor lives a secret life. At school, he's a varsity football player, dating one of the hottest cheerleaders on campus. At home, he's his divorced mother's right hand, helping her manage his autistic younger brother, Davey. To Ian, Davey is a freak. And no one must ever know he exists. But when Davey begins attending Ian's high school, everything changes.

I turned in the first draft of my second book for Saddleback Publishing titled "As If It Were Never Done" last month. They are currently reading it so I should be getting notes at some point for the rewrite.

My next young adult fiction book titled "Attack Of The Drone" is at 7,000 words. My goal is 25,000 words and I should be there by the end of August. It will be out in early October.

Lastly, you can order any of my books from this link on Amazon.  

Thank you very much and we will see you next month,

Evan Jacobs 

The first draft of "As If It Were Never Done" for Saddleback Publishing is complete!

This is a young adult fiction novel about a high school sophomore who brings a gun to school.

Right now I am starting the rewrite process, continuing to research how the legal system works in that situation, and I plan to be turn it into Saddleback in a couple of weeks!

You can order other titles from Ronni's Books here.

This week I start work on my fourth young adult title of 2014. It is called "Attack of the Drones."

It is about a boy who buys a toy, drone-like remote controlled airplane that has a mind of its own!

See you soon,


Evan Jacobs

Hello everybody!

I just got some "Screaming Quietly" books sent to me by Saddleback Publishing who is putting it out. They look awesome and I am truly honored to have this be the first young adult fiction book I have written about Austim.  

Here is a picture of the box (Saddleback were very generous -- and are awesome to work with) of books they sent me:

Also... I love that if I check out my books on Amazon, ads for those books follow me when I visit other sites. You can see an example here:

Alright... I am currently working on a bunch of promotional/social media things for all of my books. In addition to this, another book I am writing for Saddleback Publishing is almost done. 

Lastly, I am about to start work on another book to be released from Ronni's Books titled "Attack of the Drones."

See you soon,


Evan Jacobs

Hello!

This is just a quick update to let you know that DOWN FOR HIS CRIMES is now available in traditional and Kindle format.

Also, our main page on Amazon has been updated.

If you are interested in filmmaking you can also follow Ronni's Books' big brother page Anhedenia Films here.

Thank you,

Evan Jacobs

   

Hello!

My name is Evan Jacobs and welcome to the main blogger page for Ronni's Books. What has started as a way of me trying to satisfy my urge to to write young adult fiction novels has now become something a lot more important.

Basically, in the summer of 2012 I was lucky enough to score a book writing assignment. It was like a dream come true. Something I had wanted to happen since I started writing in the second grade.

However, my elation was met with anxiety became I didn't know if I could meet my deadlines.

And then I did.

With surprising ease… and I realized that writing is my gift. That isn't to say that I am a great writer, it just means that you put me in front of a blank page and I can fill it. In fact, I think I can fill many of them. For a long time I think I had wanted to be a prolific book writer but I let myself get in the way.

Which is why I plan to update this site as much as possible. I am also going to start a Facebook and a Twitter page for it.

And... I'm going to write a lot more books. Quickly.

Here are the books we currently have available:

MY SUMMER OF HATE

JD

and coming soon:

DOWN FOR HIS CRIMES

SCREAMING QUIETLY (via Saddleback Publishing)

AS IF IT WERE NEVER DONE (via Saddleback Publishing)

ATTACK OF THE DRONES

and many more!

The current plan for Ronni's Books is for me to write and release four titles a year. Eventually that number will increase to eight and then maybe even twelve. As of right now the plan is for these to be a mix of traditional paperback books as well as eBooks.

You can order all of my available books here.

Lastly, this site is named after and dedicated to my late mother Ronni Jacobs. She loved books and movies with a passion that thankfully made it's way to me.

See you next time,

Evan Jacobs

Ronni's Books 5/2013

Hello,

Welcome to Ronni's Books. My name is Evan Jacobs. This is a page that is dedicated to my young adult fiction novels. In addition to writing books I am also a screenwriter/independent filmmaker.

To find out more about me as a young adult fiction writer please click here.

If you'd like more information on me as a filmmaker you can click this link.

This initial posting was created just to get the site up and running. It will be more informative with the next post. 

The current plan is for my imprint, Ronni's Books, to release 4-8 books a year. All of them will be written by me. Eventually, if possible, Ronni's Books might even release titles by other authors. 

So... thank you for the initial visit! Keep checking back as this site will be updated once a month if not more.

Best,

Evan Jacobs