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August 9, 2010

Win a Copy of Mockingjay + a Mockingjay Pin!

So...I've got my hands on something kinda cool.



A Mockingjay Pin.



Not one of those cheapo-buttons with the mockingjay image printed on it.



Nope. One of the gold-colored metal pins that Scholastic gave out only with bookclub pre-orders for a limited time.



And I want to give it to you. Along with a copy of MOCKINGJAY.







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This IS open internationally. But please give me time for the preordered book to come first to me, then shipped out to you. Also, I'd like to feature some of m...
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Published on August 09, 2010 22:23

Interview up!

Kelsey, the Book Scout, just did an interview with me about ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Click here if you'd like to find out the secret behind one of my character's origins (hint: it involves students and fish).
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Published on August 09, 2010 13:13

August 8, 2010

Let There Be Fighting: YA Fantasy Showdown!

OK, so you guys know the super-awesome-amazing Heather? She had a great idea a while ago. In celebration of MOCKINGJAY, the most anticipated book of the summer, Heather has created an entire website where she's pitting all the best YA fantasy characters against each other in a giant arena (sound familiar?) and YOU get to vote on who makes it on to the next round in the ultimate showdown against Katniss herself!!



Look, guys, I've had a sneak peek of this awesome and...wow. Seriously. The offi...
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Published on August 08, 2010 21:38

August 4, 2010

Bookanista Feature: Kirsten Miller's THE ETERNAL ONES



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...
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Published on August 04, 2010 22:00

August 3, 2010

It's Raining (Smart) Men!

Scott Tracey on the art of non-promotion. What he said.



Nathan Fillion on the art of making an epic hero. What he said.
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Published on August 03, 2010 06:21

August 2, 2010

Tools of the Trade

[image error] A quick post because I'm busy running around like a chicken with my head cut off. OMG SO MUCH TO DO SO MUCH SO MUCH *slaps self* Thanks, I needed that.



Anyway--what do you guys use to write? I'm in the laptop market, and it's got me thinking about the best tools of the trade.







For me:

A legal notepad and a good pen (like a fine point Sharpie) to write out scenes and notes. I don't outline, but I will sketch out a few ideas in advance that I know I want to go in the ms.
A computer...
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Published on August 02, 2010 09:30

July 30, 2010

Of Glitter & Nudity

Now if THAT blog post title doesn't get you to read this post, I just don't know what I'm doing. ;)



First things first: You HAVE TO watch this video. I mean, you could just not, but everything I'm talking about today relates to it, AND it has a great song on it, AND Pink is mostly naked for over half of it. (You can also read the lyrics here.)







Originally, I was just going to post this song as a Music Monday selection, and leave it at that. There's not an official music video of the song, ...
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Published on July 30, 2010 06:57

July 29, 2010

Bookanista Feature: Kiersten White's PARANORMALCY



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, S...
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Published on July 29, 2010 05:57

July 28, 2010

Today's Lesson is Brought to You by Hindsight

Whenever at all possible, you should do these things when writing a character:

Make him/her as smart as possible
Make him/her as active as possible
If your character is dumb because you need her to not figure out something until a later chapter, you're not writing it right. If your character is motionless because you can't figure out something for her to do when she's not "on stage" in your story, you're not writing it right.



Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go from Chapter 20 back to...
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Published on July 28, 2010 12:04

The World Series of Books Champion Is...

[image error] I reallllllly wish I had an announcer voice. I'd get on a mic and do a play-by-play of this week's series! I've gotta say--it was a CLOSE game! There for a while, I think each of our teams pulled ahead. I was convinced one team would win...then another team...then another.



Almost 40 people voted, and the playoffs for the championship were between Storybook Queen and Misty Waters! But in the end, there can only be one winner--and while this winner won by a strike (I mean, by one vote), she's ...
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Published on July 28, 2010 09:04