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Psst...

Also: my post on dystopian settings is up on the League blog.

Music Monday: Colbie Caillat's "Begin Again"

First: Be sure to check out the League blog to see if you won the signed swag prize pack and to see my thoughts on dystopian settings!



Today, I want to feature a single by Colbie Caillat, who's most famous for her song "Bubbly." This sound, "Begin Again" has the same bright feeling, but the song's lyrics aren't as light and fun--it's a song about the end (or perhaps the beginning) of a relationship.







I'm currently working on something with my own characters. Something bad happened, and the...

Don't look at the man behind the curtain...

...look at the doctor in the surgery room. Wait, what's the scalpel for again?

Linkspam!

[image error] If you only click one link today, click on The Bloggess. She's flipping hilarious. Somewhat NSFW.



Oh, wait. Wait. If you only click on one link today, click on The League of Extraordinary Writers. Because dude. It's already made of win, just by the awesome other contributors. Also: Elana Johnson keeps giving away stuff on her blog for it. So, there's that.



On to publishing and other relevant topics!



Who should you be following on Twitter?

Paulo Coelho. He's full of inspiring quotes that...

Cutting Libraries...

Recently on my SCBWI-Carolinas listserv, some members have been discussing the budget cuts local libraries are going through. I know that there have been many movements and discussions on the same topic on Twitter over the past few months.



And it worries me.



From what I can see, the vast majority of these budget cuts are a reflection of the recession. But when a recession hits a country, libraries are one of the most needed resources for those laid off, struggling through school, and who ne...

Music Monday: Stone Sour, "Through Glass" & Panic! At the Disco's "I Write Sins"

It's been awhile since I've done a Music Monday, hasn't it? Here is Stone Sour, and their song "Through  Glass."









You can read the lyrics here, but I highly recommend watching the video--both for the sound, and for the super-cool special effect where people turn into cardboard cut-outs.



In the song, the verses say: "So while you're outside looking in / Describing what you see / Remember what you're staring at is me."



Those lines really struck me. As writers, we must always strive to de...

Dancing Close to the BORDER(s)!!

Lyssa K. found this for me:





My book is available for pre-order at Borders!!!!





SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

HURRAH FOR ELANA!!!

Dude.



DUDE.



Elana has a book deal!



CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Here is the announcement from PM:

Elana Johnson's CONTROL ISSUES, set in a brainwashed society where those gifted with mind control best join the powers that be, but one rebel girl tries to beat them at their own game, to Anica Rissi at Simon Pulse, by Michelle Andelman at Lynn Franklin Associates (NA).



(and make sure you follow her! if you get her newsletter, you know that she is celebrating on her blog with ...

Oh, wait? It's Friday?!?

Sorry I've not been around lately.



See, I was busy HAVING MY MIND BLOWN.



(Also: critiqueing a friend's mss., writing a killer new first chapter of Book 2--which required writing 9 sucky first chapters that I deleted after, distributing 700 yearbooks to students in school, editing and publishing the school's literary magazine, etc., etc., etc. Also, I feel it's bad form to apologize for not blogging, as blogging is the "fun" thing I do and not technically a part of either job I have, but the...

*stunned*

So.



I told you guys about the new blog I and other debut 2011 dystopian writers made called The League of Extraordinary Writers.



Yesterday, just before the launch, I emailed the other members. "If we get 100 followers by the end of the month, I'll be happy," I wrote.



You guys?



We got over 100 followers by the end of the day.



Wow.



WOW.



I seriously hardcore heart you guys.