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Utah Peeps: events for you

Hi blogger friends, do you know how everytime I post an Arizona event I get about ten people commenting that they wished I did some of these things in Utah? Well, it just occurred to me: Hey, I'm in Utah. I probably should tell people about this fact.

So here's the skinny:

I'll be doing a free dialogue class for SCBWI, Wed. May 4, 7:00 pm, SLC City Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City. It's open to the public so if you want to learn about writing dialogue, come on down.

I'll also be at the LDStorymakers conference Thursday-Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel at 150 West 500 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101 . I'm going to have a booksigning sometime on Friday or Saturday, but I'm not sure what time. When I find out I'll post it here. If any of you want, to stop by, that would be awesome!

Vote for the Worst Song Pick-up Lines: The Enrique Award

At my last writing critique group, we were sitting around talking about bad song lyrics. My friend, Melinda, told me that Enrique Iglesias's song I want to Love You Tonight actually was called I want to--insert the crassest term you can think of here--You Tonight. I looked it up on Youtube, and yep, she was right. (Side note: Enrique Iglesias and Paris Hilton are proof that nobody should grow up rich and famous.)

The amazing thing to me is why anybody would write a song with those lyrics. I mean, what half-educated and moderately sane man thinks this is the way to impress women?

Sadly, Enrique isn't alone in his horrible lyrics. In fact, I'm going to start a new blog tradition called the Enrique Awards. The award will be given to songs with the worst pick-up lines ever.

I have five contenders for the first award, taken from songs from the last few years. Blog commenters, you will choose the winner.

Entry number 1
Ticks by Brad Paisley


Okay, we never expected country music to be sophisticated poetry, but there's a limit to what country songs can get away with, and this song sadly reached it with the lyrics: I'd like to check you for ticks. How romantic. As long as your at it, check for lice too.

Entry number 2
Baby by Justin Beiber


Justin is adorable. I want to wrap him up in a box and take him home. For some reason, he brings to mind that Shawn Cassidy crush I had as a teen. But these lyrics don't work: I want to play it cool, but I'm losing you. I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring.

Um, come again?

This song is about a guy who is trying to buy a girl's love? Because that's what you want in a girlfriend--someone who's willing to stay with you if the money is good enough.

Entry number 3
In My Head by Jason Derulo


I love this song. Catchy tune, awesome beat, and if you want to sing something that will embarrass your teenage children, look no further! But someone needs to take Jason aside and explain a few things about women to him; as evidenced by the lines: Some dudes know all the right things to say. When it comes down to it, it's all just game. Instead of talking, let me demonstrate. Get down to business and skip foreplay.

Jason, my friend, you need to talk to one of those dudes who know all the right things to say--because this isn't it. And that's why all of this is going to stay in your head.


Entry number 4
I Need You Now by Lady Antebellum


I know, I know this song was song of the year, or some such thing, but that still doesn't make the lyrics good.

It's a quarter after one; I'm a little drunk and I need you now. Translation: I love you, but only when I'm drunk enough.

Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now. Translation: That restraining order doesn't apply after midnight, does it?

Entry number 5
I added this one just to show that girls can sing horrible pick-up lines too.


Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls


(Okay, this is a representational picture of the pussycat dolls, since the girls on the cover of the actual album didn't look like freaks, they looked more like, um, hookers.)

So how about those great lyrics:Don't ya wish your girlfriend was a freak, like me?

We can safely assume not. Last time we checked, there were more than enough freaky women to go around for everyone who wanted one. Women with intelligence and class--those are a little harder to come by.

Maybe we should write songs about those types of women.

So those are the contenders for the Enrique Award. Place your vote!

Two Library Events You Don't Want to Miss

I'm teaching a plot class at 1:30 at LibCon (That just sounds cool, doesn't it?)

LibCon 2011
Saturday, April 23. For ages 12-21
202 East Boston Street, Chandler, AZ 85224

This mini-convention, for all things Anime, Manga/ Comics, Sci-fi/ Fantasy, Cosplay and Gamer, will feature local artists and talents, vendors, a fashion show, giveaways, and MORE! Check us out on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com

9:30 - 10 am Registration and Check-in
10 - 10-45 am First panel
11 - 11:45 am Second panel
12 - 1:30 pm Lunch, band performance, and vendor hall
1:30 - 2:15 pm Third panel slot
2:30 - 3:30 pm LibCon Trivia Contest
3:45 - 4:45 pm Fashion Show/ Cosplay Contest
4:45 - 5 pm Closing/ Goodbyes

LibCon is brought to you FREE by the Chandler Public Library

Website Register online http://chandlerpubliclibrary.org


And an Author Visit to the Chandler library, Hamilton Branch
on Wednesday, 4/27/2011
from 6:00-7:00

I'll be discussing my newest book, My Unfair Godmother the follow up to the hilarious My Fair Godmother (By the way, the library wrote that description, not me. I'm just mentioning that, because it sounds conceited if I'm calling my own book hilarious--and as you all know, I'm modest to a fault.) and answering all your burning questions about being or becoming a national author!

PLUS
Kids ages 10-18 can write their own Fractured Fairy Tale for a chance to win a book or some delicious FairyTale brownies.

500 words or less
Based on Cinderella
Due April 20th
email entries to phyllis.saunders@chandleraz.gov

1st, 2nd, and 3rd, places will not only win books, they'll read their Fractured Fairy Tale aloud during Janette's visit on April 27

Book launch photos and fairy visitors

It always cracks me up to see pictures of myself while I'm presenting. I'm sure these facial expressions made sense at the time, but looking at them after the fact, you have to wonder what I was saying.
Here I am clearly explaining just how the eensy weensy spider got up the water spout.

Anyway, it all went well and I met lots of awesome people. Here are some:
Awesome!


And of course all the cool fairys dropped by.


Fairies are big readers


and writers.

And this is, of course, how I will be writing my next novel--by magic wand.

Another book give-away

I'm going to try and get picture's from my book launch up here tomorrow, but until then here's an interview and book give-away (Ex-boyfriend) on another blog.

http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot....

Here's just one question:
If you could jump in to a book, and live in that world which would it be?

A romance, because then I'd always have hot guys around who loved me fervently, eternally—and with very little effort on my part. Plus they would tenderly touch my face and murmur lines that would make a poet stop and take note. Where else are you going to find guys like that?

You'll also learn fascinating things about me--like the best advice I've ever been given.

And the winner is Kate

Send me your address at jrallisonfans at yahoo dot com and I'll send you your book.

And tomorrow I'll have pictures from my event.

Cheers

My Unfair Godmother is here!

Or at least it should be. If it's not, you should stand around your local bookstore and in a loud voice say, "I demand you get me a copy of My Unfair Godmother forthwith!"

It's 12:35 AM. Just for the heck of it I went on to Amazon to see my sales rank. It's at 32,854 which is actually better than I expected. There are already nine used copy for sale. Where do these people get their copies? Mine are supposed to show up tomorrow. Are Walker interns pocketing the books or something?

Anyway, today's give-away is a copy of My Unfair Godmother--complete with a bonus mistake left over from the whole straw/hay debacle.

Here's the deal. My good buddy, Random.org, and I will choose a winner at the end of each day. (The end of each day depends on when I go to bed, so comment early.) Commenting will get you one chance. If you're also a follower you get two chances (be sure to tell me you're a follower in your comment), and if you put something about this giveaway on your blog or facebook status you get four chances. (Put the link to your post in your comment.)

***But today in order to get the extra points for blogging/tweeting/facebook statusing you need to have something that says the book is released today. Oh, and you can comment on Facebook, Goodreads, or my website blog. I will be counting all of those comments.

May the Random.org be with you!

And the winner is Lori

So apparently you didn't upset Random.org at all. Send me your address at jrallisonfans at yahoo dot com and I'll send you your book!

Only two days left--Wahoo!

Well, wahoo except for the fact that I still haven't figured out what to wear or what to say at Changing Hands Bookstore on Tuesday . . . and instead of mailing out invitations I just emailed my friends . . . so I'm a bit nervous about nobody showing up. But besides that, Wahoo!

Today's give-away is a paperback copy of My Fair Godmother

Here's the deal. My good buddy, Random.org, and I will choose a winner at the end of each day. (The end of each day depends on when I go to bed, so comment early.) Commenting will get you one chance. If you're also a follower you get two chances (be sure to tell me you're a follower in your comment), and if you put something about this giveaway on your blog or facebook status you get four chances. (Put the link to your post in your comment.)

***And here's a new way to earn extra chances (because the math portion of calculating everybody's chances wasn't already complicated enough). My daughter set me up with a twitter account. Apparently now I will be twittering. So if you follow me on twitter it's an extra chance (@janetterallison), and if tweet about the give away it's an extra chance.

You don't need to update your blog or facebook every day. Just put the same link in. You do, however need to comment and say you're a follower every day because that's how I'll be choosing the winners. You can be brief with your comments though. (Me again. Still a follower.)

Oh, and you can comment on Facebook, Goodreads, or my website blog. I will be counting all of those comments.

May the Random.org be with you!

And the winner is . . . Shani

(Random.org apparently appreciates the fact that you preordered My Unfair Godmother.) Send me your address at jrallisonfans at yahoo dot com and I'll send you your book.