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

Maria V. Synder Workshop

One of my writing buddies contacted me about an upcoming writer’s workshop.It sounds great. If you happen to be in that area, definitely check it out. Okay, Jordan, say hi to our blogger buddies and give us the details : ) My name is Jordan Mierek, and I am the vice president of the Utica […]

Posted June 22, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 4 Comments
Read-a-thon UPDATE

Read-a-thon UPDATE

I am so far behind it’s depressing…The read-a-thon started hours ago and I’m just sitting down now, to read. Here’s where I’m at Total books read: ZERO! Total pages read: 2 >< Books read since last update: ZERO! Pages read since last update: 2 Total time read:  5 minutes… How I am currently feeling: Agitated. My […]

Posted June 17, 2011 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 5 Comments