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Lucky Leprachaun Giveaway

Welcome to the Lucky Leprechaun Hop! I'm happy to be participating in this cool idea, hosted by Books Complete Me & I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.

For this stop, for good luck, and as a nod to the main character in my upcoming MG series (CASSIDY ON CAMERA) , is a silver Italian corno charm. This giveaway is International.

Click this link for a list of 266 (!) blogs participating in this giveaway hop. You can enter as many giveaways as you like. This hop will run from March 17 - March 20.

Happy...

For Writers - The Plot & Working it Backward

Our tip this week comes from a discussion recently with the online mystery writing class this month. We talked about one method of plotting that involves uncovering the main plot points of a novel by starting at the solution/climax and working our way backward.

The question arose: "I'm having trouble with working backwards and setting up the "getting there." For instance, if Col. Mustard killed Miss Plum in the Library with a wrench, because she knew he stole money - that would be the...

Japan Earthquake

When my family and I lived in Japan, we used to talk about how "the big one" could hit at any moment. The last big quake our region had seen was in 1923. We were long overdue. That disaster, the Great Kantō quake, measured 7.9 on the Richter scale. Today's quake was an estimated 8.9.

We used to feel smaller quakes all the time. To be honest, those little ones were kind of fun. The walls would tremble, glass would rattle, but nothing dangerous happened. There were two distinct types we could f...

For Writers - Deadline Survival with Erica O'Rourke

This week's tip comes to you courtesy of Erica O'Rourke, RWA's 2010 YA Golden Heart® winner. I met Erica at the National conference, and got to celebrate her win in person. Her book, TORN went on to earn a multi-book contract from Kensington, and will hit the shelves in July. Erica lives outside of Chicago with her family - including two very bad cats.

You can find Erica online on her website/blog, on twitter, and on facebook.

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For Writers - Beating Writers Block with Margaret Peterson Haddix

Again, I'm grateful for writing friends who are willing to share their time and wisdom to help other writers. This week's tip comes from my local critique group friend and best-selling author Margaret Peterson-Haddix. Margaret has written more than 25 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time; Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey; Leaving Fishers; Just Ella; Turnabout; Takeoffs and Landings; The Girl with 500 Middle Names; Because of Anya; Escape from Memory; Say What?; ...

Winner and Tough News

The winner of RIVAL is:

Katie

Please send your mailing instructions to gerb (@) lindagerber (.) com and we'll get that send out to you.

A lot happening this week, but I'm mostly consumed with the Borders bankruptcy and the earthquake in New Zealand. Mostly feeling helpless about both. We are losing two Borders stores here in the Columbus area. I had just stopped into the Dublin store a few weeks ago to sign stock and the employees there could not have been nicer. What a blow. One of the ladies f...

For Writers - Writing in Public with Jessica Brody

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FF - RIVAL by Sara Bennett Wealer

The Author:

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Sara Bennett Wealer grew up in Manhattan, Kansas (the "Little Apple"), where she sang with the choir and wrote for her high school newspaper. She majored in...

What's up

And the winner of this week's Freebie Friday is:

TheGirlOnFire

Congratulations! Please send your choice of book and the mailing instructions to gerb (@) lindagerber (.) com and we'll get that send out to you.

Be sure to come back on Friday for another freebie with Sara Wealer and her debut novel, RIVAL!

What's up this week?

Borders declares bankruptcy (bloomburg) Sad, sad, sad.

How it happened (Shelf Awareness)

"It's about the bookstores." (Washington Post)

BUT... Borders says, business as usual (B...

For Writers - Writing Fresh with Kate Coombs

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