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Monday Must Reads!...Delirium!!

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:

Stand-Alone vs. Series:
What's your stance?


As always, an excellent question, G! I for one am a Series junkie. If I find a book I love (hello Twilight, Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy...sorry) I want to stay in that world for as long as possible. I want to...

We Have a Winner!!

A huge thanks to Samantha Young for giving up a signed copy of her newest book, Drip Drop Teardrop, a novella! And a huge thanks to those of you who commented on Tuesday's post...you guys rock!

So now, without further ado, I give you the winner of Drip Drop Teardrop, a novella...








FloeticFlo!!






Congrats, FloeticFlo, and thanks so much for participating! Please email me with your mailing address and I'll get that out to Samantha right away.

And to everyone else, be on the lookout for a giveaway in...

Waiting on Wednesday: Angel Kiss

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 came across this week's selection just yesterday, and I'm so glad I did. An awesome cover and premise promises a great book. Check out this week's WoW...


Angel Kiss
By Laura Jane Cassidy
Pub date 5/5/2011

product description from amazon.co.uk

Jacki King is fifteen and adjusting to her new life in a small village. She's missing Dublin but...

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!







The...

Meet an Author Monday...Samantha Young!!

"Meet an Author Monday" is my way of showcasing up-and-coming authors (published and soon-to-be) to help get their names and books out there for others to see. It's a quick little interview just so you guys can get to know someone you may not have heard of before!
This week I'm pleased to welcome the talented Samantha Young to writers write, right?. Samantha is the author of The Tale of Lunarmorte series (I've reviewed the series on this blog) as well as many other works. Samantha has also...

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:

Explicit Material: How do you
feel about explicit language
and/or sexual content in
YA books?

Wow, great question, and a really hard one for me to choose a side. So I won't choose a side...I'll choose both.

I want to start by saying that explicit language and/or...

Waiting on Wednesday: Hereafter

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 choice is based not only on the really cool blurb, but on an outstanding cover. I love book covers--could stare at them all day actually (don't judge me)--so when I see one that catches my eye, I have to check it out. My WoW pick this week is




Hereafter
By Tara Hudson
Pub date 6/7/2011

product description from goodreads.com

Drifting...

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!My Teas...

Meet an Author Monday...Susanne Winnacker!

"Meet an Author Monday" is my way of showcasing up-and-coming authors (published and soon-to-be) to help get their names and books out there for others to see. It's a quick little interview just so you guys can get to know someone you may not have heard of before!
This week I'm pleased to welcome the lovely Susanne Winnacker to writers write, right?. Susanne is the author of the upcoming YA dystopian The Other Life , available Spring 2012 here in the UK and Fall 2012 here in the US.

Hi...