Dawn Metcalf's Blog, page 7
June 1, 2015
Good Karma = Felicia Day
This was a karmic moment. BEA is a madhouse of book enthusiasts, bloggers, authors, fans, business pros and celebrities. After I'd done my stint as an author, I was ready to be one of the fans. I had a list of fellow authors to visit, books I (or my family) coveted and a few surprises […]
May 22, 2015
Fun Film Friday: Adult Wednesday Addams
As most anyone who reads my blog knows, I'm a cult film fanatic so when I got into Melissa Hunter's Adult Wednesday Addams, I was hooked. Add in crazy 20-something themes and add a dash of black humored feminism, and it was a guaranteed hit in my book! Unfortunately, most of these have been pulled […]
May 19, 2015
It’s Cover Reveal Day!
Fresh from the presses and announced on YA Book Central, I'm proud to present the latest cover in the Twixt series: INSIDIOUS! Yes, it's another signatura and yes, it's someone's we know and love. Can you guess whose? I *love* this image and it looks so beautiful next to its siblings! You can read all […]
May 14, 2015
H.
Today, I am wearing my favorite sweatshirt. It is threadbare and pilly, worn and ragged and comfy, but that is not the reason. It is from one of the most exciting, fulfilling and meaningful years of my life--when I got to go to Harvard and study with Prof. Carol Gilligan, a dream I never thought […]
May 13, 2015
Friendship is Steampunk Ponies
So it's been a while since I went silly and steampunky on my blog. I can only blame myself under piles of INSIDIOUS edits, the NESCBWI weekend, various promo projects and getting ready for my BEA signing...it's been a bit crazed. However, my daughter chose to dress up as Agatha Heterodyne as her favorite fiction […]
May 8, 2015
Fun Film Friday: Super Hero Soccer
In honor of a certain blockbuster franchise as well as for all the other beloved sporty genre geeks out there who defy convention, labels and definitions who bring on their A Game! (Complete with special effects by Dark Pixel, stunts & wirework by the CBR Stunt Team & original music by video producer, Shaun Canon.) […]
April 27, 2015
Eliminating ILL Makes Me Sick
The following is a letter that I have been sending to my legislators and the governor of CT Dear [Appropriate Person]: It has come to my attention that the proposed budget cuts includes a proposal to zero-out funding to libraries and eliminate the Inter-Library Loan system (ILL). I am writing to urge you not to […]
April 6, 2015
Where Does It All Come From? (And Where Does It All Go?)
It's interesting for me to backtrack where specific influences came from and I'm the first to admit that I don't "cast" any of my characters with recognizable faces from the silver screen or in life, that faces are nebulous to me as I'm writing, but one thing I have with absolutely clarity is a character's […]
March 26, 2015
What I Like About Books
You know what I like about books? Books do not discriminate. Anyone can read them. Books welcome readers of all ages, races, nationalities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic status or creed--you must only have access (like libraries, technology, finances and education) in order to enjoy them. Books will not judge you for what you think […]
March 10, 2015
Where Am I Now?
Just thought I'd post an update of where I was nowadays: My website: www.dawnmetcalf.com Twitter: @dawnmetcalf Facebook: www.facebook.com/dawn.metcalf.73 Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/blog/dawnmetcalf Instagram: thedawnmetcalf Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/3418947... Ello: ello.co/dawnmetcalf About Me: about.me/dawnmetcalf With line edits for INSIDIOUS *in* and writing underway for INVINCIBLE *on* I haven't had a lot of time for blogging, but I hope to post […]
