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The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking th...

[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

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

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!









Violet h...

I'm Guesting!

Today I have the esteemed honor of being featured on my friend Draven Ames' blog,

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:

Author Love:
In 2011, which new/oldauthors have youdiscovered and loved?
Now this is a tough one, I must admit. Not because I can't think of an answer, but because there were so many authors I discovered these past few months that I love!
First up is the awesome...

Look What I Got!

Just wanted to share all of this with you. When I found out my book is going to be published, I of course told all of my friends (no one knew before that). There were congratulations, good jobs, way-to-gos and the likes. But one friend took it a step further. She decided to use her amazing talent to create something for me that I will love forever.

This...






This is my Main Character. And my friend drew this. By hand. In only a couple hours!

Yeah.

I wish I had that kind of talent with my writing. ...

Waiting on Wednesday: The Pledge

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.

This week's selection has such a cool premise that I can't wait to read it...and the cover isn't bad, either. If you've never heard of this one, you might wanna add it to your To-Be-Read List now. My choice this week is...




The Pledge
By Kimberly Derting
Pub Date 11/15/11

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In the violent country of...

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!









She...

Monday Must Reads!...Divergent!!

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:

Back to the Basics:
What was the first bookyou reviewed on your blog?


The first book I ever "reviewed" on my blog was an adult book that lots of people have heard of, but one that many of you may not have (you know, since most of us are really into YA). And I thought...

Waiting on Wednesday: Ultraviolet

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.
This week's selection has such a cool premise that I can't wait to read it...and the cover isn't bad, either. If you've never heard of this one, you might wanna add it to your To-Be-Read List now. My choice this week is...

UltravioletBy RJ AndersonPub Date 6/2/2011
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Once upon a time there was a girl who...