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I wanted to share a kissing scene from one of my books for Valentine’s day, but I found myself with a dilemma. There is no romance in Give Up the Ghost. And to reveal any kisses from The Way We … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
The first song on Give Up the Ghost‘s unofficial soundtrack to have an actual music video! I’ve always found Natalie Imbruglia’s “Smoke” to be a haunting song, a mood which suits a book about ghosts don’t you think? Listening to … Continue reading
I’ve been re-reading Watership Down this week, because it resonates somewhat with my current project, which isn’t something I do a whole lot. Re-read that is. There are so many new books I want to check out that it’s hard … Continue reading
What is the hardest part of the writing process for you? I know this without even thinking it over: Beginning. In a couple of different ways. On the small scale, the first few chapters of any book are the ones … Continue reading
I planned on giving this book a shout-out at some point or another, but now seems like a particularly good time, as I just had the pleasure of listening to its author, E. Lockhart, share her wisdom about writing and … Continue reading
I just finished one of the many responsibilities authors have that aren’t writing: copyedits. Specifically, copyedits on The Way We Fall. Copyedits is a sort of mysterious step in the publishing process that occurs between the author finishing revisions with … Continue reading
The next song on the unofficial soundtrack for Give Up the Ghost is the first of two R.E.M. songs, both of which are from their album Out of Time. Here’s “Texarkana”: To me this is a Tim song. Tim desperately … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the privilege of going to Kindling Words East, a writerly get-together that’s part workshop, part retreat, and part party. 🙂 Basically, about 75 published children’s and YA authors, illustrators, and editors descend on a hotel/spa … Continue reading
Talking with author friends last weekend about what my husband does, I realized I should share his very reader-friendly game again! Chris programs and designs Flash games, and Word Vine is particularly fun for word fans. Give it a shot … Continue reading
Yesterday, I discussed what authors like to talk about with each other. So today I figured I’d talk about what authors like–and don’t like–to talk about with readers. The first part is easy. Although we probably won’t go into as … Continue reading