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18 August 2008

Today’s pair of time-sensitive links for writer: From Fusenews: Rights, Radicals, and Rex, T. Nominations begin in September for the Thurber House writer-in-residence program. For more information, contact Patricia Shannon, Director of Children’s Programming, at pshannon [at] thurberhouse [dot] org. Registration for Kindling Words East and West opens September 6, 2008. The East writers strand will feature [...]

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Strip the IOC?

17 August 2008

The International Olympic committee has decided to strip a bronze medal from the wrestler who discarded medal expelled from Games. In his place I wouldn’t drop the medal on the mat, but I understand his frustration with the overtly inconsistent judging in almost every sport that has been televised. Due to its well-publicized scoring scandals from [...]

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Blog Hopping

16 August 2008

I’ve been blog hopping, and these caught my eye: Harry Keeps on Slipping, Slipping, Slipping, Into the Future - A Fuse #8 Production - Blog on School Library Journal mediabistro.com: GalleyCat: Isobelle Jade, the self-published model scored a deal with HC UK, sends info about “how to pitch your book when you’re broke….” EA disses science fiction: Editorial [...]

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Quick Links of Self-Promotion

13 August 2008

Beware: Blatant Self-Promotion Ahead! 1. Julie Prince has posted an interview with me about Soul Enchilada at YA Books Central. 2. professornana has posted the first official review of Soul Enchilada. Excerpt: “Bug is no damsel in distress (and she would be the first to hit you upside the head for thinking that) but she cannot win [...]

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The Envelope, Please

02 August 2008

It’s August 1st, time to announce the winner of the Candy Heart ARC Contest. The winner will receive both a signed copy of the ARC of Soul Enchilada and a 1:18 scale model of a 1958 Cadillac Biarritz (it’s bigger than it looks in the pic). In all there were 25 excellent entries. The Teen [...]

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Put A Bug in Your Ear

24 July 2008

Coming soon to a Publishers Marketplace near you: Audio Rights: David Macinnis Gill’s SOUL ENCHILADA to Tim Ditlow at Brilliance Audio, at auction by Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio. After I sold SOUL ENCHILADA, the one thing I hoped for, thought would be totally, completely, awesomely awesome would be to hear the voice of my characters [...]

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The Second Prize for the Candy Heart Contest

21 July 2008

The Teen Judges Three have decided on the second prize for the Candy Heart ARC Giveaway. As I hinted earlier, it definitely has four wheels. It also has two doors, a hood, and a motor. This is a die cast 1:18 scale model of the 1958 Cadillac Biarritz with maroon exterior and cream-colored interior. It’s loaded [...]

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