Author: elizatilton

April Contests

Here’s a quick list of upcoming contests: Disgruntledbear Spring Writing Contest  deadline: April 15th Rules: Post a comment with the following: Title, Author, Genre, Awesome line (pitch,logline ect) Prize:  In-depth query critique AND ten page critique. Iclue deadline: unkown, but read the website Rules: The idea behind this contest is to discover clues to mini […]

Posted April 13, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Friday Fun: Name That Line

I decided that every Friday I’m going to play a game. You’re welcome to join, otherwise it’ll just be me, which is kinda sad, so I hope you play. I am a huge fan of one liners. Whether they be from movies, quotes, or songs. I’m going to post a line and the genre-you guess […]

Posted April 8, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 2 Comments
The Awesome 80’s Prom

The Awesome 80’s Prom

For my bachelorette party (back in 2008) we decided to go to the Awesome 80’s prom. For those of you who have never heard of it, let me explain. Imagine you’re at the prom, but instead of everyone from HS you can’t stand, there’s Ducky, Jake and a bunch of hotties from movies like Sixteen […]

Posted April 7, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Shelley Watters: Tweet Pitch Contest

Shelley Watters: Tweet Pitch Contest

Cory Alexander Tilton Shelley Watters  is having an amazing blog contest. The prize? A FULL MANUSCRIPT REQUEST from uber agent Suzie Townsend. I can use any/all advice. Here is my 140 twitter pitch. Title: Broken Forest: A Keening Blade Novel Genre: YA Epic Fantasy Word Count: 61,000 V1 Seventeen-year-old Avikar thought he was rescuing his […]

Posted April 1, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 24 Comments
YA Highway: Road Trip WEDS

YA Highway: Road Trip WEDS

This Week’s Topic:                          What books were you obsessed with as a kid??? This is a very good topic! The first book I was obsessed with was The Poky Little Puppy. I have no idea why, but I loved this story. Maybe because the pup was bad, and I was always […]

Posted March 31, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 6 Comments
Carolina Valdez Miller’s Super Uber Blog Party

Carolina Valdez Miller’s Super Uber Blog Party

In honor of her success and landing super agent Vickie Motter, Carolina Valdez Miller is having a massive giveaway. A ton of other bloggers/authors/friends are joining her celebration and offering prizes. You have until April 1st to enter. Make sure to tweet, blog and go to all the sites listed below. Good luck and congratulations […]

Posted March 29, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Baby Wipes: The Universal Cleaner

I knew that baby wipes were useful, but after this Sunday, they surpassed all expectations. Here’s a quick on everything I cleaned using only BB wipes: dresser, TV Cart, bookshelf, leather couch, PS3, Mac G5, Dining table, counter and stovetop (although the really gritty stuff near the burners didn’t come out). I don’t know about […]

Posted March 29, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 0 Comments