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Part Two: A Week-Long Poem In Honor of Book Blogger Appreciation Week

Five days' time is not nearly ample
To thank every blogger. This is but a sample
Thanks to Book Chic and Another Great Read
Beyond Books and Book Vault, I wish you God speed

Dream Reader, Hiding Spot, LiyanaLand!
Katie's Bookshelf, Kidslit, let's give them a hand
Page Flipper, Read This Book, you are both great
Reading and reviewing, you must stay up late!

Oh, to be featured on My Favorite Books
Or My Favorite Author, imagine the looks
But this isn't meant to be some kind of plea
Just grateful you promo...

A Week-Long Poem In Honor of Book Blogger Appreciation Week

From a debut author of two thousand ten
To those who promote us again and again
Book Blogger Appreciation Week couldn't go by
Without thanking some bloggers and shouting out hi.

In homage to my MC from LOSING FAITH, Brie
I'm going to share my best bad poetry
I only wish that I could throw you some swag
Instead, a sappy poem that might make you gag...

A Maze of Books is a great place to start
GalleySmith, Book Pixie, and From the Heart
The Frenetic Reader gave me my first WOW
Khy would list f...

September: A New Year, A New Measure of Balance (I hope!)

Many people think of January as the New Year, but for those who are in school, have kids in school, or are homeschooling like me, September seems to carry a more dramatic sense of newness. At least for me it does.

As I've been planning my homeschool year (or rather first month – I'm not THAT organized), my first instinct was to look for all the ways I could be more efficient with my time. It can be difficult when you have demands from work, family, writing etc. to keep up with all of them.

But ...

From The Tenners, To Book Bloggers...

Because you love books as much as we do.
Because you are honest, but kind.
Because you discover great books and inspire people to read.
Because your blogs make us laugh and connect and think.
Because you help us learn to be better at what we do.

In honor of the upcoming Book Blogger Appreciation Week, we've put together the first ever giveaway of Tenner swag including signed bookmarks, book plates, buttons, locker poster, and book-related goodies from Hush, Hush, Scones & Sensibility, The Dark D...

Friday Four

1. Thank you to all who helped with info on their high school schedules! I'm still compiling all the info and will put up a post (hopefully next week) about some interesting tidbits learned.

2. What I'm working on: I just finished my first revisions on LOSING FAITH and sent them back to my editor this week. I recently received some awesome notes from my agent on BELLY UP, so I'm back to work on that one and very excited about the next draft. I'm also working on my outline for Nanowrimo this ye...

Help! High School Schedules

I'm looking for a broad view of what's out there (or what has been out there) for high school schedules. If you could answer a few short questions with your own experiences, I would be eternally grateful!

I'll answer these with my own answers first so you get an idea of what I'm looking for.

First a couple of background questions...

1. Will you be in high school sometime this year? No
2. Have you been out of high school for more than 10 years? Yes (I still would love your answers either way)
3. Which

The Five Stages of Author Envy

A few days ago I blogged a little about Wintergirls and how the theme of the book affected me. Now I'd like to talk a little about what affect the writing had on me.

We all know about the different stages of anger and grief and joy, but today I want to talk about a topic rarely discussed: The Five Stages of Author Envy. This can really only be documented with an amazing literary work such as Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls.

Stage One – I wanted to stare at each sentence, one by one, feel it's

Last Call For Class of 2k10 Membership

Last Call for 2K10 membership....

The class of 2K10 is a group of first-time middle grade and young adult authors.The group was first founded in 2007 and has seen great success. We've come together to help promote each other's books through a group website, blog, newsletter, author chats and much more. Our debut authors hail from both the United States and Canada and write a variety of genres for middle grade and young adults. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Janet Fox a

Authors With Abs Meets Wintergirls

I spent the weekend completely immersed in the masterful prose of Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls. For those who haven't come across this heart-wrenching story, it's a frighteningly realistic portrayal about one girl's struggle with anorexia.

I'm not going to do a traditional review of the book, as there are so many great reviews already out there. But I am going to talk a little bit about how this book impacted me personally. Today I'll talk about how it affected me theme-wise, and next blog

If You're Looking For An Agent...

Check out this interview with new FinePrint Literary Agent, Suzie Townsend.