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Filed under Coffee & Ghosts, Geek Girl's Guide, Writing
YA Spring Fling Blog Hop with H.S. Stone
The YA Spring Fling is still going strong and there’s plenty of time to enter the giveaway. Want to know what you might win? Well, keep reading to learn a little more about one of the authors, H.S. Stone.
What’s your favorite thing about spring?
The fact that it’s not winter anymore! Cold weather and I don’t get along very well.
What’s the best thing about being a writer?
I love coming up with new story ideas. I’ve been inspired by dreams, books that I read, or just from taking a walk. Whenever a good idea hits me, I write it down in a notebook. As a result, I can’t wait to finish my current manuscript because there are so many new ideas beckoning me!
What’s the worst thing about being a writer?
For me, the revision process is the most painful part of creating a book. After the first draft, I’ll go over my manuscript several times before sending it to an editor, and by then, I’m usually sick of reading my story.
Tell us more about your books.
I write young adult speculative fiction. About half of my books can be classified as dystopian or post-apocalyptic, while the remaining ones fall in the realm of science fiction or fantasy.
Coffee or Tea?
Coffee, but I also like tea. I like coffee-flavored anything: ice cream, cake, candy, etc.
Plotter or Pantser?
I used to be a plotter, but now I’m somewhere in between. I start out each story by writing an outline, and while I try to follow it when I write the first draft, the characters invariably lead me in a different direction. I then revise the outline to match and continue with the draft, iterating when needed until I’ve completed the story.
Are there any books involved in the YA Spring Fling that you’re secretly lusting after?
Oh yes, there are several! But since I’m secretly lusting after them, I won’t reveal which ones. I think there are lots of great books being offered, and I’m grateful to be part of it.
What are your top tips for surviving a bad review?
Remember that everyone has an opinion, and even the best books aren’t for everyone. Re-read your positive reviews to remind yourself that there are readers who enjoyed what you wrote.
What are your top tips for surviving a zombie apocalypse?
Zombieland provided some very useful tips, so I’ll refer to that list: http://www.zombielandrules.com/.
Remember the double tap.
Where can readers find your books?
You can find a full list of my books from my website with links to the retailers that carry them:
Filed under Books, Promo, Publishing, Reading, Reading & Writing, Writing, YA
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
It really is, at least here. It’s all of one miserly degree, plus it’s snowing. Not big, pretty snowflakes, but small, sharp, mean-spirited ones–and the wind is blowing them all around for good measure.
Yeah. It’s a good day to stay inside. In fact, I’m glad it’s a federal holiday. That way, I don’t have to traipse out to the mailbox this afternoon to get the mail–although I do have to venture out in a bit to pick up Kyra from a New Year’s Eve sleepover. I will make my first prediction of 2011. I predict a nap is in someone’s future.
In any case, it’s a good day to curl up in a chair, make plans for 2011, maybe do some reading, or perhaps a little writing. One activity I started last year that I want to carry into this year is volunteer script reading for one of our local theaters, Park Square Theatre.
Essentially, they send me a script, I read it, fill out an evaluation, then mail that (and the script) back to them. Not only is it fun, but from a writer’s perspective, it’s a great exercise for studying character, plot, and structure.
Speaking of which, I’ll be reading this today:
He’s a Canadian playwright, but that really matches our weather today. I don’t know if maybe I should be reading something more tropical on a day like today, but I’m going to brew a big pot of tea and dive in.
Geek Girl and the final frontier
Yes, it’s true. Geek Girl has gone where no geek girl has gone before (that we know of):
That’s right! We’re in American Cheerleader Magazine, or more precisely, there’s a review of The Geek Girl’s Guide to Cheerleading in the May/June 2010 issue (which we haven’t seen yet, but copies are on the way).
And Darcy and I chatted some more with senior editor Brittany Geragotelis for an interview on their website here: Time Out With: Authors Charity Tahmaseb & Darcy Vance.
Plus, keep an eye on their contest page. Pretty soon, five autographed copies of Geek Girl will be up for grabs as well.
May is shaping up to be a cheer-tastic kind of month.
Filed under Book Review, Geek Girl's Guide, Promo, Reading & Writing, Writing, YA
Chatting with Brittany the Book Slayer
Today Darcy and I are over at Brittany the Book Slayer’s blog. Brittany is a senior editor at American Cheerleader Magazine and an aspiring YA author.
Why, you may ask, are we chatting with a senior editor from American Cheerleader? All will be revealed soon. As in tomorrow. Pretty much tomorrow is the day.
But in the meantime, enjoy the interview at Brittany the Book Slayer. This interview contains some in-depth information on just how we go about writing as partners, which may convince you never to attempt to write with a partner.
Filed under Geek Girl's Guide, Promo, Reading & Writing, Writing, YA
Traveling Geek Girls
We’re going to be all over the ‘net this week. Well, we’re some places anyway–and we’re giving away signed copies of The Geek Girl’s Guide to Cheerleading at both spots.
First, we’ll have an interview up at Em’s Bookshelf. How many interviews have you read that end in a zombie attack? Exactly. You need to head over to find out how that all ends.
We’re also in the Author Spot at The Long and the Short of It. Today, Darcy asks me some hard-hitting questions. Want to know what you can cook in a paper bag? Head on over to find out.
And … updated to add Jen in MI, a wonderful friend, writer, and cook has a lovely take on Geek Girl’s Guide. Thank you, Jen!
Filed under Geek Girl's Guide, Promo
Front page news
It’s all the news that you can’t see! And neither can I. But if you visit Darcy’s local paper, at least for a little while, you’ll see she’s on the front page!
The News-Sun (scroll down).
Unfortunately, unless you have a subscription, all you can see is the teaser. And yes, I am thinking about subscribing for a month, just so I can see it. Why do you ask?
This article was written by one of the teens we’ve highlighted over on the Geek Girl’s site, so it’s doubly exciting.
Filed under Books, Geek Girl's Guide
Writing Wrongs 