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April 22, 2010
links! and Alabama...
It's been a good week out in the blog world for links...
Acclaimed Australian author Margo Lanagan on NOT writing--"Tiring of your own voice can happen when, because you're so darn regular and dutiful in your writing habits, your writing rate overtakes your generation-of-ideas rate. Lots of writers are very fierce about the notion of applying your bum to a chair on a regular basis, and they're not entirely wrong. There is a time for regular bum-application—when you're partway through a draft o...
Acclaimed Australian author Margo Lanagan on NOT writing--"Tiring of your own voice can happen when, because you're so darn regular and dutiful in your writing habits, your writing rate overtakes your generation-of-ideas rate. Lots of writers are very fierce about the notion of applying your bum to a chair on a regular basis, and they're not entirely wrong. There is a time for regular bum-application—when you're partway through a draft o...
April 20, 2010
Interview with Kay Cassidy!
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit (GCC) is a webring of YA novelists, and I'm happy to be new member of it because I get to talk to other YA authors about their books--which, well, how awesome is that? (And I think we all know how much I love YA!)
Today, I', lucky enough to interview Kay Cassidy about her new book, The Cinderella Society!
Me: Tell us about your book in ten words or less!
Kay: Secret society dedicated to defeating mean girls of the world
Me: What's the best writing advice you've ever...
Today, I', lucky enough to interview Kay Cassidy about her new book, The Cinderella Society!
Me: Tell us about your book in ten words or less!
Kay: Secret society dedicated to defeating mean girls of the world
Me: What's the best writing advice you've ever...
April 19, 2010
contest winners, help out PA libraries, and links...
Congrats to twentyxfragments, Kelsey, I Heart Book Gossip, Hannah, Tricia, Kathleen Liz, and mismikado for each winning a free young adult novel from last week's "talking about food" contest--which, I have to say, is now one of my all time fave entries because just reading it makes my food-crazed mind go to a happy place!
However, there were several other comments I *adored*--but the people who left them didn't leave an email address and their blogs--if they had one--had no contact info. Pleas...
However, there were several other comments I *adored*--but the people who left them didn't leave an email address and their blogs--if they had one--had no contact info. Pleas...
April 14, 2010
win a copy of all my published books, links, and food contest! (plus, come see me and loads of famous authors in NYC TONIGHT!!)
My fourth video blog for the readergirlz can be found here--and if you watch and comment, you could win a set of *all* my published books, including the upcoming Grace (which I'd send to you when it come out in September)
It's been a huge honor to be the Author in Residence at readergirlz, and I've loved getting to know every member of the team. But! I'm thrilled to say that although I've done my last video blog as an Author in Residence, I'm still going to be part of readergirlz--they were ki...
It's been a huge honor to be the Author in Residence at readergirlz, and I've loved getting to know every member of the team. But! I'm thrilled to say that although I've done my last video blog as an Author in Residence, I'm still going to be part of readergirlz--they were ki...
April 13, 2010
mmm...food. (and a contest!)
Maybe it's just because I'm extra hungry this morning for some reason, but I've got food on the brain! (One of the things I liked about writing The Unwritten Rule was putting in all that stuff about cook-offs--they are fascinating, and I had a lot of fun learning about them, and how dedicated contesters are!)
So, as long as I'm thinking about food, I figure--let's have a food-centric contest!
Tell me about your favorite food or place to eat--and if you like to go somewhere that has a website o...
So, as long as I'm thinking about food, I figure--let's have a food-centric contest!
Tell me about your favorite food or place to eat--and if you like to go somewhere that has a website o...
April 12, 2010
hello, Monday
Normally I'm not super excited about Mondays but this week I am because it means I'm only two days away from heading up to NYC to read from The Unwritten Rule at the Jefferson Market branch of the NYPL with loads of other great authors--so if you're in the NYC area at 6 PM on Wed, come on by and say hello!
Congrats to Kelly, who won the ARC of Will Grayson, Will Grayson for her suggested questions for my next rgz video blog (which I'm shooting today--must remember to brush hair before I do it...
Congrats to Kelly, who won the ARC of Will Grayson, Will Grayson for her suggested questions for my next rgz video blog (which I'm shooting today--must remember to brush hair before I do it...
April 8, 2010
pssst...free books! and spaghetti
I was so tired last night that I decided to make myself spaghetti for dinner because all you have to do is boil the water, cook the pasta, sauce it, and then bam! Dinner!
Easy, right?
Not for me! I managed to boil all of the water out of the pot and only figured it out when--well, let's just say that the burning smell was very distinctive and leave it at that.
I ended up eating Fritos for dinner. (Which, you know, wasn't too much of a hardship!!)
Moving on, don't forget that you've got until midn...
Easy, right?
Not for me! I managed to boil all of the water out of the pot and only figured it out when--well, let's just say that the burning smell was very distinctive and leave it at that.
I ended up eating Fritos for dinner. (Which, you know, wasn't too much of a hardship!!)
Moving on, don't forget that you've got until midn...
April 7, 2010
thank you!, upcoming appearances, and links (oh, and free books too...)
First, a HUGE thank you to everyone who sent in a picture of their receipt for The Unwritten Rule and helped celebrate the book's release! And, as promised in the contest, I'll be picking five people who entered the contest at random today--and those five people will each get a $25 gift card to the bookstore of their choice!
Moving along, I've got a couple of events this month that I wanted to let you know about:
On April 14th, I'll be reading from The Unwritten Rule at the Jefferson Market...
Moving along, I've got a couple of events this month that I wanted to let you know about:
On April 14th, I'll be reading from The Unwritten Rule at the Jefferson Market...
April 5, 2010
Two+ days to go to get your FREE hardcover...
Don't forget you've got until tomorrow, Tuesday the 6th, at midnight EST to email a picture of your receipt for The Unwritten Rule to elizabethscottcontest@gmail.com so you can get your FREE hardcover YA novel.*
Ever wonder what a P&L is, or FOS, or MSS, or TPO? Then you need to check out Pimp My Novel's very handy list of Terms to Know
How to find an agent-- straightforward and practical
Over at Genreality, Candace Havens posts about looking back and expectations -- "I thought when I sold...
Ever wonder what a P&L is, or FOS, or MSS, or TPO? Then you need to check out Pimp My Novel's very handy list of Terms to Know
How to find an agent-- straightforward and practical
Over at Genreality, Candace Havens posts about looking back and expectations -- "I thought when I sold...
April 2, 2010
don't forget to enter The Unwritten Rule contest
This is the last weekend of The Unwritten Rule contest, so don't forget that if you pick up a copy of the book, send your receipt to elizabethscottcontest@gmail.com with your mailing info so you can get your FREE hardcover young adult novel!
