BLOG TOUR: Intersecting blog tours: Flower Child and Poachers

 















In another exciting intersecting blog tour, author StephanieCampbell is hosting me (and my new book, Flower Child) on her blogtoday, while I host Stephanie and her YA novel Poachers over here. So please read on and learn about the joys and mysteries of modern writing from Stephanie, then wander over to Stephanie's blog for my post on how I got here from there, or there from here, or something in between... And don't forget to leave comments. We'll be watching each other's blogs all day to reply to any questions you ask. http://stephaniecampbellsblog.blogspot.com. Over to you Stephanie…

This generation is definitely different than any of the past. It has long sincebeen the days of typewriters, handwritten letters, and onion skin manuscripts.Many believe that the technological advancements are leading to a decline inliteracy as more gaming devices, cell phones, and music players are beingintroduced that distract from reading. In the old days, long before the internet,books were a very common form of entertainment. Now, blowing up a moaningzombie is but one click away.

But is literacy really declining because of technology? There are many thingsthat people who believe that technology is the downfall of literacy haveoverlooked. Many of the things that we do during this technological age iswriting based. People can be "writers" without being "authors."

What is a text but dialogue? What is an email but a description of an event?These are forms of writing. Many people aren't picking up a book as they usedto, but they are using their cell phones. Some of the romanticism may be gone."Thou art as fair as a flower." has turned into "Yo girl, you are one sexything." but writing is still writing.

There are many ways that people, especially teens, are expressing themselves ina literary manner without realizing it:

Texting
Emails
Diaries
Comments
Note Throwing (Yes, even in classroom settings.)

Basically, writing and reading is a part of everything that we do, whether werealize it or not. Like everything in life, the manner in which we expressourselves via words is changing, but that does not mean that it is lost.

About the author: StephanieCampbell's new release is Poachers. Her previously published works include theshort stories "The Devil's Chariot" and "Gerard." She is the author of thenovel UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN; and her poems "Child Abuse," "Mirror, Mirror," and"The Flame before the Wick" have all won awards.
About the book: Ronnie Toll has never played with otherkids. He's never slept soundly throughout the night, turned a corner withoutchecking first, or laughed for the sake of laughing. All Ronnie knows is aworld of shadows and monsters. His mother and father, Marion and Leon, are theonly ones by his side.

But all that is about to change when his mother is murdered by the monstersthat only he can see. With his only safe haven crumbling around him, Ronniebecomes a poacher for the other side to help protect human civilization as heknows it. The problem is, he's taking on more than he bargained for when hetangles with creatures that are larger than life—and himself.

Available from: http://www.oldlinepublishingllc.com/index_files/OldLinePublishingJuvenilePoachers.html