Month: July 2011

Forever

I read during my lunch break. Today, I picked up my copy of FOREVER and had to stop on pg 115…for those of you how have read/ are reading the book go look at it. Do you feel my pain???? I really contemplated being late back, but that wouldn’t be very ethical. ps. Anyone else […]

Posted July 27, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Auntie B’s Book Club Contest

Brenda Drake is having another awesome contest and the judges are four teens. How cool is that! I’m pretty excited about having my target audience checking out my material. I just had a teen finish reading my ms and she loved it, such a good feeling. Anyway, rules for this one are simple. On July 17th, […]

Posted July 17, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 8 Comments
Reckoning E3 Trailer

Reckoning E3 Trailer

When people ask me what’s my writing goal, I say “To be the YA version of RA Salvatore.” I know huge shoes to fill. Being a huge RA fan, you can imagine how excited I get when he works on video game projects. In 2004 he worked on Demon Stone. To this day, I still […]

Posted July 16, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
Spread The Love Contest: The Sky is Everywhere

Spread The Love Contest: The Sky is Everywhere

I just finished THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson. It was poetic, romantic and full of raw emotion. Here’s the blurb: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is […]

Posted July 15, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
YA Highway RTW: Pictures That Inspire

YA Highway RTW: Pictures That Inspire

This week’s topic is a personal favorite, pictures that inspire your current WIP. I always download images that remind me of my book, whether it’s to get a vivid idea for my descriptions, or just for plain fun. The images below are for my ms, BROKEN FOREST: A KEENING BLADE NOVEL. I always have scenery pics, this […]

Posted July 6, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 9 Comments
Backspace: Part 1 The Query

Backspace: Part 1 The Query

The Backspace Writer’s Conference was at the end of May. This post is long overdue but life gets busy. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Backspace go here. If you can swing it, do it. The conference changed me as a writer, plus I met some pretty awesome writer buddies. You get the chance to meet […]

Posted July 1, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 6 Comments