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April 4, 2016
This Weekend – Cape Elizabeth Author Fest!
Attention Maine book enthusiasts! This weekend I’ll be at the Cape Elizabeth Author Fest with more than 80 other fellow authors, meeting educators and librarians and book fans of all ages. The details:
Cape Elizabeth Author Fest
April 9, 2016 from 11am-2pm
Cape Elizabeth High School
345 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Seriously, check out all the authors coming–it’s a great line-up, and I’m psyched to be part of it.
Check out the Author Fest 2016 Facebook page for more info and updates. Hope to see you on Saturday!
April 1, 2016
Friday Fifteen
Happy Friday, guys! It’s April Fool’s Day, so instead of a regular Friday Fifteen, let’s change things up with some gif book reviews:
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood
The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
And a gif for the writing process:
Happy Friday Fool’s, everyone!
March 29, 2016
Links Galore
Lots of links I’ve been saving:
I need Lego Amelia Earhart. (Thanks to Ginger for the heads up!)
Can we expect to see lots of in the future?
Geeking out over this look at the punctuation of famous novels.
Teen readers are reading, in their own ways.
A necessary read about diversity and publishing.
Finding family history in Special Collections.
The bestselling YA books of all time are mostly awesome; good taste, fans.
Great interview with the awesome Tara Sullivan about The Bitter Side of Sweet and not giving up.
And speaking of not giving up, the motivating post you need.
Lots of intense female villains on this list.
So many writers start with fanfic.
On imaginary books.
Where to start your story.
Excellent post on disability and convenient workarounds in sci-fi/fantasy.
Get ready for National Poetry Month with these YA novels in verse.
Famous authors and their aliases.
Lots of great YA movie adaptations to add to your Netflix queue.
All of a sudden, everyone’s using quotes from Shakespeare in everyday speech.
I’ve got a thing for .
For the lovely Rhode Islanders out there, some great bookstores to stop by.
Even Lin-Manuel Miranda has people telling him what he should write about.
Great post on fat shaming in YA.
Marley Dias of #1000BlackGirlBooks shares some favorite reads.
You are still a writer.
Shakespeare + YA = my jam.
JK Rowling, I will make all the cake for you if you ever want to come to book club.
March 28, 2016
March 25, 2016
Friday Fifteen
Happy Friday, everyone! I’m looking forward to a weekend with long runs, bookish friends, and Easter festivities. To kick things off, here’s a look at what I’ve been reading and writing, in fifteen words or fewer.
Reading: Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
Quiet YA contemp with family drama. Ockler’s writing is lovely; need to read more.
Writing: “The first thing we do at practice is pray.”
The slow and (not so) steady slog through the first draft continues.
March 21, 2016
Quote of the Day
“You ask whether I should continue to write if no one but myself would ever see my work. There is no reason to believe that anyone will ever see any more of my work…We are likely to give many incorrect explanations for what we do instinctively. It is very easy for me to say that I write poetry in order to formulate my ideas and to relate myself to the world. That is why I think I write it, though it may not be the right reason. That being so, I think that I should continue to write poetry whether or not anybody ever saw it, and certainly I write lots of it that nobody ever sees. We are all busy thinking things that nobody ever knows about.”-–Wallace Stevens in a letter to editor Ronald Lane Latimer, from Letters of Wallace Stevens
We write because it’s what we do. We don’t write because it’s going to be published or win awards or get a million reviews. We write because we’re writers.
March 15, 2016
Giveaway Winners and the Notorious RBG
Thanks to everyone who entered my International Women’s Day giveaway! I had such a great time hearing about your favorite women from history and sharing a few of my own that I ended up picking two winners. They are:
You guys each get a signed copy of The Chance You Won’t Return! Keep an eye out for an email from me about shipping info.
Thank you to all who entered, and if you didn’t win this time, don’t worry–I’ll be having future giveaways and conversations about awesome ladies in history.
And speaking of awesome ladies, today is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 83rd birthday. Happy birthday, Justice Ginsburg! Here’s to many more years of you being an inspiration to all.
March 14, 2016
Last Day for Giveaway!
Today’s the last day to enter my International Women’s Day giveaway! Share your favorite awesome woman from history, and enter to win a signed copy of The Chance You Won’t Return.
Having a hard time narrowing it down? A few of my favorites (along with Amelia Earhart, of course), are Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frida Kahlo, Coretta Scott King, Sally Ride, Julia Child, Harriet Tubman, Kathrine Switzer, Jane Austen, Eartha Kitt, and pretty much anyone Mackenzi Lee has mentioned in her #BadassLadiesofHistoryYouShouldKnow series. So if you’re like me and like talking about awesome women in history, get yourself over to the giveaway and enter to win!
March 11, 2016
Friday Fifteen
Happy Friday, guys! This weekend starts Daylight Saving Time, which always seems like a cheat because even though the days are getting longer (major yay), I always hate losing that hour. (Let’s be honest, it’s always an hour I would have spent sleeping.) That means we have to soak up every moment of weekend we can, so let’s kick things off with a look at what I’ve been reading and writing in fifteen words or fewer.
Reading: Rising Strong by Brené Brown
Love “the story I’m making up” as a way to process emotional reactions.
Writing: “They tell me I’m better now. I don’t know what I was before.”
From my latest short story, now up at the Hanging Garden.
March 8, 2016
International Women’s Day and The Chance You Won’t Return Giveaway!
Today is International Women’s Day and considering female pioneer of aviation Amelia Earhart plays into my novel in a big way, it seems like a fantastic day for a giveaway. First, a few cool facts about the famous aviatrix:
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and nonstop across the United States, and she was the first person to fly solo over the Pacific between Honolulu and Oakland, California.
She married publisher/promoter/manager George Palmer Putnam, but not before making it clear that she didn’t want their relationship to interfere with her personal or professional goals.
She was the Aviation Editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and wrote several books about her flying experiences.
She was friends with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, another amazing woman from history.
She had her own clothing line–it’s not just for contemporary celebrities.
Before becoming a pilot, she worked as a nurse’s aide in a Canadian military hospital during WWI, studied pre-med at Columbia, and was a social worker in Boston.
Want more historical trivia about Amelia Earhart (plus some family drama, driver’s ed, mental health, and kissing)? Enter this giveaway to win a signed copy of The Chance You Won’t Return! Entries are open until March 15.
Want bonus points? Share your favorite female historical figure (or figures, there are a lot of great ladies to choose from) in the comments!
