Hosted by the ladies at Escape in a Book, Memorable Monday asks us to share quotes we’ve collected. I could have chosen a memorable quote from either of the books I read this week, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (YA) and A Clash of Kings (Not YA). But the quote that stuck...
It’s Road Trip Wednesday again! Every Wednesday, YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question. This Week’s Topic: What images inspire/ represent your WIP or favorite book? I love to have inspirational images open on the desktop while I’m writing. Here are a few of my favorites from my current manuscript. Source Source...
It’s Road Trip Wednesday, and I’m glad to be back! Every Wednesday YA Highway’s contributors post a writing- or reading-related question. This Week’s Topic: Who has helped you on your reading/writing/publishing journey? The one person who has helped me the most on my reading/writing journey is my husband. Never once has my husband questioned the...
Second Campaign Challenge For this challenge, Rachael gave us a variety of prompts. I’ve chosen option 1, write a pitch for a book in 100 words or less, and a combination of options 2 and 4, to write a flash fiction story less than 200 words and a story in five sentences with each sentence...
Happy Leap Trip Wednesday! Every Wednesday YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. This week’s topic: What was the best book you read in February? February has been a slow reading month for me. It’s so much easier to browse for books in a book store than...
This has been an exciting week. In the book-blogging world, I am so excited to have found the Southern Book Bloggers through the magic of twitter. This site connects book bloggers who live in the south, keeps track of regional book signings and events, and sends ARCs of fabulous YA books on tours from state...
Welcome to Road Trip Wednesday! Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question. This Week’s Topic: What SNI were you psyched to work on, but discovered it was too close to something already done? A few years ago, I wrote a short story titled Regeneration....
Every Wednesday, the writers at YA Highway ask a reading or writing related question, aptly named Road Trip Wednesday. This week’s question: What are your writing and publishing super powers? — and what’s your kryptonite? Sticky notes. Sticky notes are my secret weapon and my writing super power. I use them on plot boards. I...
Every Wednesday, the writers at YA Highway ask a reading or writing related question, aptly named Road Trip Wednesday. In honor of November as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), today YA Highway asks: What kind of writing coach do you need? When you have to coach friends, what kind of coach are you? First of...
Road Trip Wednesday on YA Highway asks a reading or writing related question each week, and invites bloggers to give their own unique perspectives. This week’s question: What’s your numero-uno reason for writing? Writing gives me a voice. A few nights ago, my family was sitting around a fire outside. My boys wanted to tell...
