I don’t think it’s a secret that this blog exists because I love books. Sometimes I have to slow down the reading habit, because I could easily spend hundreds every month. My new hero Beth Revis is giving away an entire LIBRARY of SIGNED YA books, and all you have to do to enter is...
Happy Halloween! I hope you are all safe and dry out there. The nature of the blog-o-sphere means we don’t always know where our fellow readers and writers live, but I’m praying for everyone in the Northeast as they come through this nasty witch Sandy. In honor of Halloween today, YA Highway’s RTW asks: What is your favorite...
Last night I saw the fabulous Metric in a surprise, last-minute show in Jacksonville. Front row, on the barricade. Pure awesome. Emily gets most of the press for Metric, but let me just say that guitarist Jimmy Shaw is also phenomenal. To celebrate a fantastic night, I’m starting my Music Lessons blog series. A novel tells a story...
RTW: Best Book of September Today YA Highway asks, “What was the best book you read in September?” This gives me the perfect opportunity to review The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke, which I read through a SBB ARC tour. The Assassin’s Curse debuts October 2, 2012. The summary: When teenage pirate...
For Road Trip Wednesday, in honor of this month’s Bookmobile book, Marissa Meyer’s CINDER, name a fable or story you’d like to see a retelling of. If you’re feeling creative, come up with a premise of your own! Better late than never! I had this post almost ready to go last night, then ended up...
Happy Monday! Congratulations to the winners of my 100 Follower Giveaway: $25 Amazon Gift Card – Nickie Anderson Starters, signed by Lissa Price – Katy Upperman Finn Flanagan and the Fledglings – Sara Biren Thanks to all of you who follow Unavoidable Awkwardness. The best part about blogging in this YA writing community...
It’s time for Road Trip Wednesday! Boy, have I missed you guys! I hope now that summer is over I’ll keep a better blogging schedule. Today’s question is: What word processing program do you use to write your manuscript, and can you share one handy trick you’ve learned in that program that has helped you...
Hi everyone! To celebrate breaking the 100-follower mark, I’m holding my first Giveaway! The top prize is a $25 Amazon gift card, and I’m also picking winners for a signed copy of Starters by Lissa Price (nabbed at the SCBWI conference in Los Angeles) and a copy of Kip Taylor’s Finn Flanagan and the Fledglings. You...
Hello to all of my new followers! Thank you so much for joining in the Awkwardness. I am thrilled to have finally topped the 100 mark. Please stop back by on Monday, when I’ll start sign-ups for my first ever give-away to celebrate! The top prize will be a $25 Amazon gift card. I also have a...
Today begins the meet-and-greet for Gearing Up to Get an Agent (GUTGAA), a blogfest hosted by Deana Barnhart. Thanks for organizing all of this, Deana! If this is your first visit, welcome to Unavoidable Awkwardness! I fell hard for middle grades and young adult lit when my sixth-grade students started recommending books to me over ten years...
