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/ April 22, 2011

Yours truly is working on a shortened week with way too many plot bunnies jamming up the brain space*. So hooray for Friday, Paper Hangover, and lists. You should know that I’m pretty rigid in my literary tastes**. I like non-sparkling, non-emo vampires. I prefer my preternatural beings to literally have bite. I’m not a fan of “classic literature” nor

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Zombie Hats! A Guide for our Zombie Readers

Ag2218/ April 21, 2011

Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here. You asked for it… I will deliver! Actually, my friend Mary suggested a theme of “zombie hats” in her comments during our ‘Race to 150’ contest. I think she was just being silly, but I thought, “hey, why not?” Once I committed to

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Kiss Comparison Checklist

/ April 20, 2011

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: Compare your first kiss with your favorite character’s first kiss. Ugh. No matter how hard I try, I can’t eradicate my

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Huzzah! The Query Letter Blogfest is Here!

/ April 19, 2011

Do you know what today is, kids? The nineteenth. And while that has tons of crazy importance in a certain fictional world that involves this poem, it’s also important on this plane because today’s our query letter blogfest. *hands out celebratory mochas* If you’ve already signed up, hooray. If you haven’t, there’s still time. The rules: Post your query letter

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The Race Has Ended!

/ April 18, 2011

Over in Boston-land, it’s Marathon Monday where people from all over decide that running 26 miles from Hopkinton to Boston makes perfect sense*. It’s appropriate that the Race to 150 winners get announced today. What 120 entries looks like Through the awesomeness of Hubby, a hat, and over one hundred bitty scraps of paper, winners have been decided. Scarf WinnersErin

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