“I opened a Twitter account and tried to think of something interesting to do with it, some experiment. The 140 characters-or-less limit for each tweet was challenging and interesting and one morning I decided to begin channeling a character there. I knew his name, that he was in trouble— and nothing else. I am not plotting the story. I have no idea what happens next or how it will end. Or when. I am letting Russet tell me what is happening, every morning, and it feels very immediate, like he is calling me on the phone and telling me what’s happened. He has just turned 18 and is trying to figure out his life—it isn’t easy, his life has been very complicated.”
Sick of hearing what people had for breakfast on Twitter? Try reading a novel. Kathleen Duey …OH, how I admire you. August is just around the corner which is when the sequel to Skin Hunger will be released; meanwhile, check out the intensely cryptic and dangerous world of Russet One-Wing. And a deep curtsy to The Enchanted Inkpot for an excellent interview and the exciting heads up.
Jen Robinson has clued me in on something else that’s really cool: Body Image Week. How hard is it for most of us to love the skin we’re in? Very. Double that if you’re a teen or an ethnic minority whose particular body type is out of style with the glossies. So, what are we doing here? Talking about it. Celebrating ourselves. There are quite a few YA books coming out that address this topic, so head on over TODAY, 23rd of April, to My Favorite Author to begin the discussion and the celebration. Here’s the schedule courtesy of My Favorite Author:
~ Schedule ~
Thursday, April 23rd
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Aubrey from MFA blogs about JANE IN BLOOM by Deborah Lytton
@ In Bed With Books: Deborah Lytton guest posts
Friday, April 24th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: SpeedReader from MFA blogs about PURGE by Sarah Darer Littman
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Sarah Darer Littman Interview
Saturday, April 25th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Sara Zarr (author of SWEETHEARTS) guest posts
@ The Story Siren: Liviania from In Bed With Books guest posts
@ Presenting Lenore: Kristi from The Story Siren guest posts
@ In Bed With Books: Lenore from Presenting Lenore guest posts
Sunday, April 26th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: SpeedReader from MFA blogs about SECRETS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY by Megan Frazer
@ Presenting Lenore: Megan Frazer guest posts
Monday, April 27th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Body Image videos from Laurie Halse Anderson signing for WINTERGIRLS
@ The Story Siren: SpeedReader from MFA guest posts about WINTERGIRLS
Tuesday, April 28th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Sydney Salter guest posts
@ Presenting Lenore: PageTurner from MFA guest posts about MY BIG NOSE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS by Sydney Salter
Wednesday, April 29th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Challenge Report
@ Presenting Lenore: Erin Dionne guest posts
@ In Bed With Books: SpeedReader of MFA blogs about MODELS DON’T EAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES by Erin Dionne
Thursday, April 30th
@ MyFavoriteAuthor: Body Image Week Wrap-Up & book giveaway winner(s) announced
(Need those links? They’re right here:
MyFavoriteAuthor (MFA)
The Story Siren (TSS)
Presenting Lenore (PL)
In Bed With Books (IBWB))
You know how sometimes when you’re in the middle of a good novel, and you have to do something else, you think about that novel? You’re racing through the grocery store and you’re muttering to yourself, “Where did I leave off? They were in the bus… and that dude was coming up to them, and Justin was getting all agitated. I wonder what’s going to happen next…?
It’s really cool when you’re the one writing the book.
Really, really, really, really cool, when it’s engaged you that much, and you’re hooked.
Incidentally, I don’t know what happens next. But Justin’s right to be slightly agitated, I think…
Oh, awesome. I’ll be following this tour, to be sure…
I love those unconventional, surprising blog tours (like the literacy one — that was just so cool)….Body Image is a great topic.