Clearing out tabs annnnd go:
- A conversation with Cassie Clare and her dad Richard Rumelt; a fun read, and one with important takeaways about thinking strategically.
- Cynthia Leitich Smith has great tips for public speaking and panels.
- Katherine Ashe with a great guest post on the literary merit of romance.
- Cheryl Klein with a smart writing tip from the creators of South Park.
- Photos from the 1970s country music scene (Dolly!).
- My Bookish Ways top 25 most anticipated releases for September (which kindly includes Blackwood).
And a couple more Blackwood reviews–both from UK bloggers–that made me radioactively pleased:
- From Cara at the Tattooed Book (and Waterstones bookseller): "Blackwood is excellent, intelligent, YA aimed fantasy. For anyone struggling to keep a teenager engrossed in reading, or maybe even tempt them back after they've had a break, this is the kind of story that will reel them right back in!" (Yay!)
- And from Beth Kemp at Thoughts from the Hearthfire: "I picked the book up to have a quick flick through the beginning and rapidly found myself deep enough in to need to finish it (ahead of other review books that had arrived sooner – argh!). Thank goodness books don't feel jealousy!" (I would marry this review if I could! It describes exactly the book I wanted to write.)
Aside: I really love all the UK blogs I've discovered this year, and these two are both fab.
Okay, off to Chicago for things! Launch day nigh!
Ha, Cassie and her dad are both in my e-reader! I had no idea they were related, what a nice intersection of my business and reading life 🙂