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July 6, 2012
The Last
Today’s the day.
I give the fifth and final question in my coverflap challenge. With any luck, you’ve been quietly answering this week’s questions in a notepad somewhere. Now, all you have to do, is send all five answers to me at: Elizabethlcasey@aol.com . One lucky person will be drawn from the emails containing all 5 (correct) answers. That lucky person will receive a signed cover flap of LET IT SEW (release date: November5th).
Ready for the last question?
In REAP WHAT YOU SEW (book # 6), what...
July 5, 2012
The Fourth
I’m skipping ahead to book #5–DANGEROUS ALTERATIONS–for today’s question (remember, don’t answer here…just save for tomorrow when I give the final question and instructions on what to do with all your answers):
In DANGEROUS ALTERATIONS, what does Rose name the baby bunny given to her by Leona?
~Elizabeth
July 4, 2012
The Third
Question #3 (remember, hold on to your answer until Friday):
What was the name of the tropical storm that blew into Sweet Briar in PINNED FOR MURDER?
~Elizabeth
July 3, 2012
The Second
If you’re following along in the 5-question challenge in the hopes of landing a signed cover flap (sans the actual book) of the upcoming LET IT SEW, here is question #2:
What is the name of the dish Margaret Louise makes in DEATH THREADS (book # 2)?
Remember, don’t answer the question here. Just simply hang onto it, add it to your answer for yesterday’s question (as well as the three questions still to come), and then email all five to me on Friday. One name will be culled from all those who an...
July 2, 2012
The First
I’ve got a signed cover flap (which is, literally, just the cover–sans book) of the upcoming Christmas book, LET IT SEW, that’s just itching to find its way into the hands of a fan.
So here’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to ask 5 questions (based on the series). Keep track of your answers on your own (don’t post
them in the comments). Once you have accumulated all five answers, send them all to me on email. I will then pick one lucky winner from all of the 5-c0rrect-answers emails to win th...
June 29, 2012
Which Do You Like?
Ready?
1) Cake or pie?
2) Cone or bowl?
3) Hot fudge or butterscotch?
4) Pick up game of baseball or kickball?
5) Sun or thunderstorms?
~Elizabeth
June 28, 2012
The Top Six
I was trying to decide what I wanted to do for today’s “writing Thursday,” when a few tips began to gather in my thoughts. So while the following tips are by no means a complete How to Write list, they’re a start…
1) Read. Read. Read. The more you read, the better you will write. The reason? It’s like research in a way–research into story structure, pacing, dialogue, characterization, etc. What works? What doesn’t? What flows? What doesn’t?
2) Write every day. This sounds like a no-brainer but...
June 26, 2012
New Life
While it’s not uncommon for me to be juggling various phases of several books at one time (writing one, editing another, promoting yet another), I find myself in a rather unique-to-me situation at the moment…
*I’m writing sewing circle #8.
*I’m still promoting HEARSE AND BUGGY (#1 in my new Amish series).
*And I’m re-editing, and going through the cover creation process, for my first three novels. The reason for the re-visit is because I’ve gotten the rights back on the Jenkins & Burns series an...
Willpower Needed
Why is it that when I’m on a deadline (sewing circle # 8 due August 1st) all three of my favorite authors are releasing new books?!?!
Torture, I tell you.
So for now, I’ll merely stare longingly at my copy of GONE MISSING by Linda Castillo, and imagine the day I get to go to the bookstore to pick up, THE NEXT BEST THING by Jennifer Weiner, and WHERE WE BELONG by Emily Giffin.
Sigh.
Back to writing.
~Elizabeth
June 25, 2012
The Rainy Day
It’s raining here today (and thundering off and on, too), so I decided today was a perfect day to write at the bookstore. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved being in a bookstore when it rains (geek, I know).
If I didn’t have so much work to do, I’d wander around the store right now, looking at covers and reading jacket flaps–noting what pulls me in/what doesn’t. Instead, I’ll spend my day rainy day-bookstore-time withTori and the rest of the Sweet Briar gang. With occasional peop...
