Beth Revis's Blog, page 71

A few quick announcements...

GUYS.



SIBA WAS AWESOME.



Thank you ALL so much for your well-wishes and good-lucks and happy thoughts. Because man, I was NERVOUS. Nervousnervousnervous. I just didn't want to become known as that-weird-author-who-stutters-and-falls-on-her-face-and-looks-funny. I think I averted that. THIS TIME. c:



I have pictures! And lots of other things to share! But first, a few quick announcements--



ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 

HAS A NEW COVER!!!!!!!



There it is ^!!!!! And, did you notice that beautiful, shi...

Sometimes being a writer involves a drill

So lately I've been watching a lot of David Tennant films because...well, because it's David Tennant.



Anyway, found this one--and although I think the ending is funny, the *best* part is at about 3:50, when you meet David's neighbor who, surprisingly, is a writer.



Because honestly? I've *so*felt like that lately.

Wish me luck! First author event!

If you're on my Facebook Page, you know already that this Friday and Saturday I'll be at my first official author event: I'm doing a late-night reading of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance trade show.



I'm hugely glad that my local indie bookseller will be there, as well as some author-friends who, I hope, will let me get some wine afterwards as I'm incredibly nervous!

Bookanista Feature: Catherine Fisher's INCARCERON

The Bookanistas are a group of writers - in various stages of the publishing process – who have decided to band together and review the special books of our peers.  No negative reviews here! We post every Thursday and cover various topics– upcoming ARCs, books we love, special diamonds in the rough, classics, and even cover reviews.

Here is a list of the Bookanistas: Christina Fonseca, Jamie Harrington, Michelle Hodkin, Kirsten Hubbard, Shelli Johannes-Wells, Myra McEntire, Shannon...

Can you loan me $200,000?

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Have you heard about this? Virgin Air has gone Galactic--and is building a commercial spaceship.



I've been researching spaceships recently (for obvious reasons), and came across this. Virgin Galactic isn't live yet--but you can reserve your spot for a mere $200 grand.



Sound crazy? I don't think so--this is definitely the future. Check out this simulation of what a ride to space will be like:







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OK, so c'mon, tell me: if you had a spare $200,000 just laying a...

Another ARC Giveaway!

PJ Hoover is hosting an ARC giveaway on her blog! 



If you've not checked out PJ yet, you so should. Not only is she the brains behind the timer method of writing I blogged about recently, but she's also about the friendliest person you could meet--and the author of her own trilogy, the Forbidden Worlds trilogy!

Creative Marketing: Andrea Cremer's NIGHTSHADE

I know you've heard of this book, right? It was part of the Penguin Five, and all my favorite writers have been raving about it.



Here's the GoodReads description:

Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to q...

Music Monday: Broken Bell's The Ghost Inside

I have AWESOME Twitter peeps--one of them, Charissa, clued me in to this AMAZING music video that is poignantly beautiful.



I'll admit, there's a bit of a slow start, but it's got an awesome ending and a very cool premise. I don't want to ruin it for you. Just watch!

Speak Loudly: The Rights of Americans

So this happened.



And while this is a PG blog, I'm gonna knock that rating up to PG-13 to say simply: that's bullshit.



If you've not heard (it's lit up Twitter) a man claiming to be Christian has written a newspaper article calling for censorship on certain titles, including Laurie Halse Anderson's SPEAK. His reasoning? He claims that the novel contains scenes that are "soft pornography."



In case you've never read this book, it's about a young girl who's raped and--throughout the course of...

The Effects of War

When writing about conflict and battles and power struggles and war, I think it's important to remember that no one is a monster, even the enemy.