We've had a prank war going on in my house over the past week or two. It's still going on, but I thought I'd post the videos of the prank to date.It all started when my sister did this to me. Notice the guy laughing so hard he can't stand up? That's my caring boyfriend. … Continue reading This is war!
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AWESOME Pitch Contest
Just popping in to say we're hosting an awesome pitch contest over at YAtopia.Super agent Ammi-Joan Paquette (WHO, BTW is currently CLOSED to queries!) is our judge.So hop on over as soon as possible because it will be capped at 150 entries. Only YA and childrens entries will be considered.ALSO, this contest has pushed us … Continue reading AWESOME Pitch Contest
Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Suck
I'm going to ignore the beleaguered and muddled history of Valentine's Day for a few minutes. Because what I'm talking about is the present, the Valentine's Day of the 21st Century. There's a sort of subculture I've been noticing pop up in February of the last few years: The "Intelligent Single Girl Hates V-Day" subculture. … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Suck
Paying It Forward
Shelli over at Market My Words is doing a "Pay It Forward Contest." if you write YA or MG and are looking for an agent, you might want to go check it out before 5pm EST today. Shelli has one of the coolest requirements I've seen in a blog contest: you must write your own … Continue reading Paying It Forward
Twenty Minutes Can Change You
I thoroughly enjoyed TED month and I'll (again) encourage you to check TED out if you haven't already.I've watched some good videos, some not so good videos - and then there are the other ones. The ones that claw deep into your gut and perform a hostile transformation. You see the description and you think, … Continue reading Twenty Minutes Can Change You
TED videos out the wazoo
Though I haven't been posting lately, I've been watching lots of TED videos and I wanted to share some of them with you.The first is Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, talking about "Why we have too few women leaders." If you're a woman who cares about moving up in your career, I think you'll find … Continue reading TED videos out the wazoo
YAtopia
I'm so nervous happy to tell y'all that my first official post is up over at the YAtopia blog. It's a "gentle kick in the rear" kind of post targeted at newer writers, but I hope you'll pop on over and read it! (and comment!)
Practical Wisdom
"Practical wisdom is the moral will to do the right thing and the moral skill to figure out what the right thing is."Yesterday I watched Barry Schwartz's TED video where he talks about "Using our practical wisdom." Here's the description from the TED website: In an intimate talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question "How … Continue reading Practical Wisdom
Two Different Insights
I continued TED month by watching two videos yesterday (One for the 7th and a make-up one for the 2nd).The first was Neil Pasricha talking about "The Three A's of Awesome." The talk, which is embedded below, (If you're reading through a reader, you'll have to click through to see it) was pretty good. It's … Continue reading Two Different Insights
January is off to a Late Start
Yesterday I realized I hadn't decided which month January would be.Before I start talking about January, I feel like I owe y'all an explanation about what happened to #reverb10. In case you didn't notice, I stopped posting about half way through the month. If I'm being honest? The prompts started to bore me. They were … Continue reading January is off to a Late Start
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