Augusta Scattergood's Blog, page 66
February 12, 2012
Glory Gets Around
Since the launch of GLORY BE, the book's had quite a few sightings.
Just this weekend, she turned up at the brand new Los Gatos, California public library. I do love to see her hanging out at libraries.
And somehow, the book mysteriously found its way to a Massachusetts cranberry bog???
Bookstores, all over the place, from NYC to Tampa. Here we are at the Sarasota Barnes & Noble, where my writer buddy Janet and I popped into last week. I followed the sage advice of writers who've come before me (Thanks Christina, Greg and Minrose), introduced myself and signed the copies on the shelves. (Note the little sticker- "signed copy"= yay!)
And this one from
Lemuria in Jackson, Mississippi.
I'll be signing and chatting there on March 8 at 4 PM. (Can't wait!) Come say hello, please.
Just this weekend, she turned up at the brand new Los Gatos, California public library. I do love to see her hanging out at libraries.
And somehow, the book mysteriously found its way to a Massachusetts cranberry bog???
Bookstores, all over the place, from NYC to Tampa. Here we are at the Sarasota Barnes & Noble, where my writer buddy Janet and I popped into last week. I followed the sage advice of writers who've come before me (Thanks Christina, Greg and Minrose), introduced myself and signed the copies on the shelves. (Note the little sticker- "signed copy"= yay!)
And this one from
Lemuria in Jackson, Mississippi.
I'll be signing and chatting there on March 8 at 4 PM. (Can't wait!) Come say hello, please.
February 10, 2012
Head On Over!
Okay, I love to talk. Especially about writing.
And now I'm inviting you to click over and listen, or as my great Irish friend Edel always says,
"Come on over for a chinwag and a cup of tea!"
I'm at my friend Barbara O'Connor's blog this morning. If you want to join us, there's even a prize involved.
CLICK HERE for a bit of conversation.☜
Bring your own tea!
If that link's not clickable on your first try, here it is again.
http://www.greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/augusta-scattergood-is-in-house.html
Paste it in. Try again.
(We had a whole lot of fun talking Southern and all.)
And now I'm inviting you to click over and listen, or as my great Irish friend Edel always says,
"Come on over for a chinwag and a cup of tea!"
I'm at my friend Barbara O'Connor's blog this morning. If you want to join us, there's even a prize involved.
CLICK HERE for a bit of conversation.☜
Bring your own tea!
If that link's not clickable on your first try, here it is again.
http://www.greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/augusta-scattergood-is-in-house.html
Paste it in. Try again.
(We had a whole lot of fun talking Southern and all.)
February 9, 2012
Come on by!
And check out the treehouse. AKA The Chick Palace.
This morning, Leslie Davis Guccione is over at A GOOD BLOG, my group blog of very esteemed Southern writers.
Here's the link:
http://southernauthors.blogspot.com/2012/02/augusta-scattergood-welcomes-celebrity.html
Click on over there for some excellent writing advice and the inside scoop on writing THE CHICK PALACE.
Related posts: Favorite Quote on a Thing I Love Learning to SEE
This morning, Leslie Davis Guccione is over at A GOOD BLOG, my group blog of very esteemed Southern writers.
Here's the link:
http://southernauthors.blogspot.com/2012/02/augusta-scattergood-welcomes-celebrity.html
Click on over there for some excellent writing advice and the inside scoop on writing THE CHICK PALACE.
Related posts: Favorite Quote on a Thing I Love Learning to SEE
February 7, 2012
I love blog reviews!
Seriously, fellow bloggers. If you review books, writers appreciate it. So much.
You have no idea how amazing it is when somebody really understands what you were trying to say with all those characters, words, chapters.
All the difficult edits, the hard work, the gazillion hours.
And when I get a review like this,(Click to read!)
it makes all the hard work worthwhile.
"This is a book that could be shared in the classroom, but I think it would read best on a blazing hot day near a swimming pool to remind everyone of what human rights are. This is one strong, dazzling debut."
You have no idea how amazing it is when somebody really understands what you were trying to say with all those characters, words, chapters.
All the difficult edits, the hard work, the gazillion hours.
And when I get a review like this,(Click to read!)
it makes all the hard work worthwhile.
"This is a book that could be shared in the classroom, but I think it would read best on a blazing hot day near a swimming pool to remind everyone of what human rights are. This is one strong, dazzling debut."
February 6, 2012
Free! Free! GLORY BE!
If you don't know the amazing writer Barbara O'Connor yet, here's a perfect excuse. We teamed up for a fun interview.Check out Barbara O'Connor's blog.
In the meantime, pick up a couple of her award-winning, funny, southern, middle-grade novels. (That's Barbara's The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis , hanging out close to my first "real" copy of Glory Be !)
Dog lovers, adventure story readers, kids who like books that make them laugh--Really, there's something for everybody.
And this weekend, there also me and Glory sipping sweet tea on her front porch.
(Okay, she lives in Massachusetts now and it's too cold for sweet tea, but once I climbed, sat, and sipped in her Tree House. Now that was a treat!)
Click these links for possible Related Posts:
Book Reviewing and Editing
The Weather
February 5, 2012
Great quotes
on this ADVENTURES IN YA AND CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING website:
☛ http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/p/quotes-on-writing.html
Two of my favorites:
Be obscure clearly . E.B. White
And another by E.B. White:
Write about it by day, and dream about it by night.
(and there's a whole lot more on that blog, for writers and readers. Check it out.)
☛ http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/p/quotes-on-writing.html
Two of my favorites:
Be obscure clearly . E.B. White
And another by E.B. White:
Write about it by day, and dream about it by night.
(and there's a whole lot more on that blog, for writers and readers. Check it out.)
February 3, 2012
Thank you, Kidsreads!
Click right here for a review that makes my heart sing.
Or swoon.
Here's just a little taste:
Author Augusta Scattergood tells the story from Glory's point of view. This is very effective in conveying the thoughts, feelings and emotions of this young girl who is living in such volatile times.
And it even gets better, if that's possible.
Here's just a little taste:
Author Augusta Scattergood tells the story from Glory's point of view. This is very effective in conveying the thoughts, feelings and emotions of this young girl who is living in such volatile times.
And it even gets better, if that's possible.
February 1, 2012
FAVORITE fonts, anyone?
If you aren't already a follower of my friend Leslie Davis Guccione's blog, you must read today's post. Not only is Leslie a writer, she's an artist. So when she writes about FONTS, she knows what she's talking about.
Her CUT AND PASTE zinger put me in mind of Eudora Welty. Cutting and pasting her typewritten pages. Literally.
Here's a teaser, though it doesn't do her blog justice without the pictures and font examples:
I went through a dozen hard covers, from the life of Churchill to The Cider House Rules. 1 from the library, 5 or 6 from the book exchange at the dump, a few Christmas gifts, and another bought for my NJ book club.
To my surprise, I only found 3 with font information & each was: A Note on the Type. Disparate titles...
Now, I just looked at the title page of the first two books on my huge pile of potential review books and found font info on each. And the title page of GLORY BE says text set in Adobe Caslon. I don't know what that is, but I know it looks great!
(But my examples are kids' books, so maybe it matters more. Or maybe because my books are all brand new, and book designers are now sharing more.)
Now click on over and follow all of Leslie's links and have fun thinking about how your book is, or might be, designed.
Her CUT AND PASTE zinger put me in mind of Eudora Welty. Cutting and pasting her typewritten pages. Literally.
Here's a teaser, though it doesn't do her blog justice without the pictures and font examples:
I went through a dozen hard covers, from the life of Churchill to The Cider House Rules. 1 from the library, 5 or 6 from the book exchange at the dump, a few Christmas gifts, and another bought for my NJ book club.
To my surprise, I only found 3 with font information & each was: A Note on the Type. Disparate titles...
Now, I just looked at the title page of the first two books on my huge pile of potential review books and found font info on each. And the title page of GLORY BE says text set in Adobe Caslon. I don't know what that is, but I know it looks great!
(But my examples are kids' books, so maybe it matters more. Or maybe because my books are all brand new, and book designers are now sharing more.)
Now click on over and follow all of Leslie's links and have fun thinking about how your book is, or might be, designed.
January 30, 2012
My Quote for the Day
Stolen from Kirby Larson's blog.
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
January 26, 2012
Hooray for Connections!
Yesterday I wrote about how important the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has been for my book.
Today I'm sharing another really nice connection. My Tampa SCBWI friend Shannon Hitchcock is a transplanted Southerner, but we also have a New Jersey tie. I totally thank her for some excellent interview questions, link below.
Those inviting chairs I'm "borrowing" today are from Shannon's website. The quote on her site says Front yards are boring. Backyards tell stories. James Stevenson.
(Although I always loved what I could learn observing the neighbors from my front porch, if not my front yards!)
CLICK HERE to read my interview about Glory Be's writing and publishing history.
The interview was published on both Shannon's blog and the NJ/SCBWI newsletter/ blog written by Kathy Temean.
Thanks, Kathy and Shannon!
Today I'm sharing another really nice connection. My Tampa SCBWI friend Shannon Hitchcock is a transplanted Southerner, but we also have a New Jersey tie. I totally thank her for some excellent interview questions, link below.
Those inviting chairs I'm "borrowing" today are from Shannon's website. The quote on her site says Front yards are boring. Backyards tell stories. James Stevenson.
(Although I always loved what I could learn observing the neighbors from my front porch, if not my front yards!)
CLICK HERE to read my interview about Glory Be's writing and publishing history.
The interview was published on both Shannon's blog and the NJ/SCBWI newsletter/ blog written by Kathy Temean.
Thanks, Kathy and Shannon!
