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Teaser Tuesday!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!(make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!







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Monday Must Reads!...Shade!!

Okay so if you happen to follow me here at writers write, right?, then you may have noticed that there is no Meet an Author Monday post today. That's because I neglected to contact an author last week to set up an interview for today. My apologies.
Now, I foresee this happening more in the future, so to offset my lack of organization I've come up with a replacement for those missed Mondays. Please say hello to Monday Must Reads!This little meme has been created for the sole purpose of...

TGIF over at GReads!

The awesomeness that is Ginger (or G, as I like to call her) over at GReads! has created a great meme that is tons of fun. Each Friday, she poses a question for anyone to answer. Go check her out and join in!

This Friday's Question:

YA Saves:

How do you feel about

the "dark" books filling our

YA shelves today?

Such a great question, G! I am and always have been a firm believer in Freedom of Speech. If you feel passionately about something, by all means speak up and...

It's Giveaway Time, Baby!

That's right, it's time for another giveaway. Why? Because you guys are awesome. A few days ago (okay, a week) I sent out a simple little tweet saying I was this close (imagine my fingers really close together) to having 400 blog followers and 1,000 Twitter followers. Well, you guys re-tweeted and re-tweeted and before I knew it I passed the mark! YAY!!

So, as promised, I'm hosting a giveaway. As a HUGE thank-you for your loyal support!

But what's the prize?

Well, how about some money? (I always...

Waiting on Wednesday: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on.

I love the premise behind this week's selection. It sounds so cool and mysterious...and that cover is awesome! So please, go check out my WoW pick...



The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
By Michelle Hodkin
Pub Date 9/27/2011

product description from goodreads.com

Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no...

Teaser Tuesday!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!(make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!







I let...

Monday Must Reads!...Intrinsical!!

Okay so if you happen to follow me here at writers write, right?, then you may have noticed that there is no Meet an Author Monday post today. That's because I neglected to contact an author last week to set up an interview for today. My apologies.
Now, I foresee this happening more in the future, so to offset my lack of organization I've come up with a replacement for those missed Mondays. Please say hello to Monday Must Reads!This little meme has been created for the sole purpose of...

TGIF over at GReads!

The awesomeness that is Ginger (or G, as I like to call her) over at GReads! has created a great meme that is tons of fun. Each Friday, she poses a question for anyone to answer. Go check her out and join in!

This Friday's Question:

Book Love:
Do you share your books
with others?
Who was the last
person you sent a book
to?

Love this question, G! Absolutely I share my books. At the day job, there's a small circle of us who swap and read books constantly, and I love it. Though I have more than...

I'm featured!!

Hey all, check out my friend Ginger over at GReads! today...she has a special guest that I'm kind of fond of (okay, it's me!).
So hurry on over, and enjoy!

Waiting on Wednesday: FROST

[image error] The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on.

I love the premise behind this week's selection. It sounds so cool and mysterious and spooky...right up my alley! So please go check out my WoW pick,



FROST
By Marianna Baer
Pub Date 9/13/11

product description from goodreads.com

Leena Thomas's senior year at boarding school begins with a shock: Frost House, her cozy dorm of close friends, has b...