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A Little Inspiration

Whenever I get stuck or need inspiration, these are some of the videos I've been checking out lately. I'm so glad I write sci fi.



The first is the longest, but prettiest: views of Earth from space.









This one just fascinates me: the Earth rising over the moon.









And finally: lightning storms seen from space. The video quality is poor, but can you imagine how beautiful it would have been to see in person?

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Guys--I promise not to turn this into the All-AtU-All-The-Time channel. One last thing, then we're moving on to different subjects! Sorry for the extra booky news lately!



Even if you're not a book blogger, please read this post for a chance to get free stuff! Free for everyone--not just book bloggers!



So, lately I've been getting a lot of requests from book bloggers for ARCs. And...uh....I don't have any more left to give. I didn't get many to start with, and they went FAST! But if you want...

Personal Demons Winner!

Hi all!



Did you go to all the awesome blogs and piece together the clues? Did you go to Lisa's site and enter for the grand prize, including an iPod shuffle?



Hey, waitaminute...you probably want to know who won all the swag from Sunday, don't you?





OK, without further ado, the winner of swag is....



Natalie at Mindful Musings!

WIN A SIGNED ARC OF ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!

I only have a handful of ARCs to give away--literally. Right now, I think the number is only at 3. I plan on doing two giveaways here on this blog, and the other one I donated to WriteOnCon.



WriteOnCon was an entirely free writer's online conference that a group of very selfless and giving bloggers. They donated time--and money--in order to bring this conference to several thousand writers. And they want to keep doing it--but they need help buying server space and with other expenses to keep...

Much Muchness

Many things going on!



First: All this week on the League, we're posting our top writing tips. A lot of people lately have been asking about the first chapter of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE since Penguin released it.  So, today I'm posting about how that first chapter came to be.



Second: WriteOnCon was an entirely free online writer's conference run by a group of awesome bloggers who just wanted to give back to the writing community. But while they made sure it was free for the THOUSANDS of particip...

Personal Demons!

I told you to come back on Sunday!!



I am happy to be a part of Lisa Desrochers's blog tour for PERSONAL DEMONS, her debut from Tor MacMillan, which comes out SEPTEMBER 14th!!!



PERSONAL DEMONS is...well, why don't I let Lisa tell you what it's about?

Frannie Cavanaugh has always been a bit of a loner. She's spent years keeping everyone at a distance, even her closest friends. That is, until Luc Cain enrolls in her school. He's hot, sarcastic, and dangerous—and Frannie can't seem to stay...

Ready Your Time Machines! SUNDAY PRIZES

[image error] Please calibrate your time machine to come back to this blog THIS SUNDAY.



I know that I don't usually post on the weekend, and that Sundays are kind of everyone's day off anyway, but if you return to me on Sunday, then YOU WILL WIN A PRIZE. I mean, maybe. If you comment on a post and are randomly selected.



BUT! The prize! Is awesome!





Why YES. There is ACROSS THE UNIVERSE swag included! As well as tons of swag for PERSONAL DEMONS which is coming SOON. And! And! And! You might win a grand p...

Bookanista Feature: Elizabeth Gilbert's EAT, PRAY, LOVE

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...

Guest Post: Tricia Hoover on Timed Writing Sessions

Several of you have commented about the succes of the new timer method I've been using--but I've gotta confess--it was totally not my idea. Nope. Stole it all from my friend Tricia Hoover.



For those of you who don't know Tricia (and what the heck, people, check her out, she's awesome!), Tricia's the author of the Roots in Myth blog, blogs at The Spectacle, and is the author of the Forgotten World series, ending with The Necropolis which is out in October.



So, without further ado, here's Tri...

More Timed Sessions

Session One: 30 Minutes

Beginning Word Count: 47,364
Ending Word Count: 48,293
Total Words: 929
Total Words for the Day: 929
Thoughts: It was hard to get started--I spent some time (before the timer) trying to remember where I'd left off before, and I'm not 100% sure the scene I just finished really fits in with the plot of the story...I may have to cut it or move it to later. But I do have a better idea of what to do next, so I can work on this bridge later.


Session Two: 30 Minutes

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