Book Trailer Reveal: Elemental by Emily White

Hey guys, well, here it is!!!

New bits added to Blog

Hey beautiful people! Because of the scarcity of posts (see here for reason), I decided to at least beautify the blog a little!

Hope you like!

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The Why Behind my Lack of Blogposts!

The reason I've been so tardy and absent of late!

So I may be a bit more silent than normal, but I hope to sign up to the April 2012 A-Z Challenge, as I missed the last one :)

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Big, Fat, Huge, GIGANTIC book!!!

Have you guys seen THIS???

It is a 10,000+ page book!!

"The binding measures 8 1/2 x 11 x 24 inches and is possibly

the thickest single volume book ever bound."

~Source~

The mind boggles.

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Win a Manuscript Critique from top literary agents!

Hey guys,

I thought I would let you all know about an awesome new essay contest for aspiring writers of YA/middle grade fiction from The Book Wish Foundation. You could win a manuscript critique from Laura Langlie, Meg Cabot's literary agent, Nancy Gallt, literary agent for Jeanne DuPrau and many more!

Here are the details:

Win a literary agent or acclaimed author's feedback on your unpublished manuscript for young adult or middle grade readers. This rare opportunity is being offered to the six winners of an essay contest recently announced by the literacy charity Book Wish Foundation. See http://bookwish.org/contest for full details.

You could win a manuscript critique from:

• Laura Langlie, literary agent for Meg Cabot
• Nancy Gallt, literary agent for Jeanne DuPrau
• Brenda Bowen, literary agent and editor of Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal winner Out of the Dust
• Ann M. Martin, winner of the Newbery Honor for A Corner of the Universe
• Francisco X. Stork, winner of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for The Last Summer of the Death Warriors
• Cynthia Voigt, winner of the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song and the Newbery Honor for A Solitary Blue
  

All that separates you from this prize is a 500-word essay about a short story in Book Wish Foundation's new anthology, What You Wish For. Essays are due Feb. 1, 2012 and winners will be announced around Mar. 1, 2012. If you win, you will have six months to submit the first 50 pages of your manuscript for critique (which means you can enter the contest even if you haven't finished, or started, your manuscript). You can even enter multiple times, with essays about more than one of the contest stories, for a chance to win up to six critiques.

If you dream of being a published author, this is an opportunity you should not miss. To enter, follow the instructions at http://bookwish.org/contest.

Don't miss this opportunity, guys!

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Did You Set a Reading Goal for 2011?

Did you set yourself a goal for this year about how many books you would read?

I did!

I told myself I would read 50 books this year. Last year I only managed 35.

And I'm on book number 49! Wahoo! So, provided I read two books before the end of the year, I am set :) (Check out my list of 2011 reads in the sidebar!)

What was your goal?

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