Our Weekly Roundup:
So
the fabulous Ms. Kate Hart is taking a well-deserved break this week. She will
be back soon, and my apologies in advance for my terrible sense of humor.
THIS
WEEK IN TIME TRAVEL
Don't
forget to spring forward! Daylight Savings Time starts this Saturday, so get
yer sunglasses, roll those clocks ahead, and switch those batteries in your
smoke detectors. Also please remember not to show up an hour late for any
appointments you may have on Sunday morning. Not that I've ever done that or
anything.
THIS
WEEK IN WRITING
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being a daddy is way cool. |
Many
thanks to author Jackson Pearce and co. for bringing us the inevitable (and
accurate) s*it writers say.
Author
Meg Rosoff has tips on dealing with writer's block.
THIS
WEEK IN READING
Congrats
to YA Highway's very own Veronica Roth. Divergent is out in paperback and is #1
on the New York Times bestseller list!!!!!
The
Mary Sue takes a look at some important non-costumed super-heroines.
Flavorwire has a fascinating list of rejected titles of classic novels.
Is
everything really better
with Seneca's beard on it? I think after seeing this, we can safely say,
yes. Yes, it is. (My favorite, hands down, is the American Beauty bag.)
Team up
with The Hunger Games film and help fight world hunger (thanks Athena
Franco for the link!).
Ellen
Oh asks an important question on her blog: what's the cost of having only pretty white girls on the covers of YA books? And who's paying? Interesting discussion in
the comments.
Seth
Godin shares his thoughts regarding the future of publishing and a
changing landscape for writers. Again, interesting discussion
in the comment section.
Mike
Shatzkin, who thinks authors stand to lose the most, has some additional thoughts on the e-book pricing
issue.
YA
Fusion continues to shine the spotlight on a variety of publishing jobs
with an interview with a publicist from Tor.
THIS
WEEK IN OTHER STUFF
A lovely followup on the story of the teenagers in Le Roy, New York, who have been suffering from unexplained neurological symptoms. It's a long article with no definitive answers, but it's also a good reminder that mental health-related symptoms are not any "less than" physical health-related symptoms: all are equally deserving of compassion, understanding, diagnosis, and treatment.
YA
authors in Henryville, Indiana are looking for help in rebuilding
libraries destroyed by this week's deadly tornadoes.
In
celebration of International Women's Day MsAfropolitan compiles a group of
essays on the black male feminist perspective.
THIS
WEEK IN CONTESTS
Rebecca
Behren is giving away ARCs of three spring YA
releases: ALL THESE LIVES; HEMLOCK; and THE LAST PRINCESS.
Today
is the last day to sign up for CHANGE WRITE NOW.
Founded by YA author Corrine Jackson, here's your chance to make
some positive and healthy lifestyle changes with the support of your fellow
writers!
THIS
WEEK IN THE RANDOM
Thanks PMS! (I hope it works for spiders too...)
Thanks for including the YA Fusion link! You did a great job taking over for Kate and compiling all the links, Stephanie. I'll check back later when I have more time to read!
ReplyDeleteThanks for another wonderful weekly round-up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for including my link! (And for the always awesome roundup)
ReplyDeleteOh, phew! I can see this now. I think my computer threw a tantrum before and it was showing me everything all higgledy-piggledy - I had to go away before I got a headache. Thanks for including my link :)
ReplyDeleteI love this. Almost as much as I love that snake bite image.
ReplyDeleteThanks for including the Change Write Now link! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you all, and thank you for being a part of the field trip!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, thank you for including my blog post in your link! That was a pleasant surprise.
ReplyDeleteThank you Steph!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the shout out! I really appreciate it!!!
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