How awesome is this: CLICK HERE BUT COME BACK!
I can't tell you how impressed I am with this idea.
Someone twitted at me early this morning (that's how I stay current with the lingo, yo) that she was reading my book. Okay, she wasn't twitting at me, she was twitting to the rest of the twits... wait... she sent a tweet saying she was reading my book and included my 'handle' (that makes me feel like a cop) so it beeped on my phone. I thought 'Cool! My most awesome of awesome publisher-publicist found another blogger to review Game Plan' and didn't think much more of it until I asked who she was and how she'd come to have Game Plan for review. And then I was directed to Amy's page.
Holy toots, Batman.
In honour of Terry Fox and Rick Hansen, two great Canadian heroes, and in support of The Canadian Children's Book Centre Amy is 'reading across Canada'. She has decided to read ten pages per kilometre and to do that, read a book a day for the year of 2014. How coooool is that? I think it's a fantastic idea and I can't wait to follow along.
Have a look for her on Facebook and on Twitter if you're interested in following. I'm nervous now that she is reading or read Game Plan today... I really hope she liked it. I'm so honoured to be a teeny (well 1/365th) part of this project.
Thanks Amy!
N
Friday, January 31, 2014
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Happy Aussie Day - from WAY over here!
I was so excited to participate in the BlogHop for Aussie Owned & Read! It's always cool to participate with other writer types. Scroll waaaay down to see the other blogs that are participating and enter a give away to win a copy of Game Plan or some other awesome prize.
The prompt we were given was to write about an Australian author or book, 'anything Aussie', which offered up the first problem because a quick Google search revealed I hadn't read any Australian authors. The second problem is apparently I can't do timezone math and was away for a hockey tournament so my blog entry is late - hopefully not too late! (Sorry!)
Can't solve the second problem without Hermione's time turner but the first problem solved itself. I started a book late last week and as I read I realized the 'countryside' wasn't US and the cities weren't American. It really hit me when the characters needed an 18hour flight to get to New York - wait a minute. I double checked and one of the details I had glossed over is the home city of Melbourne. FYI that's in Australia. A search on GoodReads discovered the author claims to be a New Zealand born Astralian. Lucky Break!
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a novel that hit close to home and close to the heart. It's narrated by Don, a professor of genetics who initiates a research project to find the ultimate match for his wife. Don himself knows he's different, acknowledges he's socially awkward and inflexible but doesn't make that next step to realize the characteristics of Asperger's he discusses in his lecture line up well with his own traits. Then Don meets Rosie, a woman who fails his questionnaire in every aspect but who catches his attention. There's nothing surprizing about the story, but it's sweet predictability is comforting and safe - the perfect relaxing read to curl up with on a weekend afternoon.
There wasn't much in The Rosie Project that made it stand out as Australian. In a few places Simsion compares language of Aussie's and Americans - elevator vs. lift - and I caught a few reference to 'jumpers', but there was no room in the story or the character for a discussion on Australian history or architecture in Melbourne. It would have been nice to learn more through the book, but not at the expense of a story that is pretty close to perfect as it is.
Thank you for including me in your BlogHop and for forgiving this Canadian for being tardy in my contribution. Go get a copy of The Rosie Project next time you want a story that goes straight to the heart without extra brain effort.
N
The prompt we were given was to write about an Australian author or book, 'anything Aussie', which offered up the first problem because a quick Google search revealed I hadn't read any Australian authors. The second problem is apparently I can't do timezone math and was away for a hockey tournament so my blog entry is late - hopefully not too late! (Sorry!)
Can't solve the second problem without Hermione's time turner but the first problem solved itself. I started a book late last week and as I read I realized the 'countryside' wasn't US and the cities weren't American. It really hit me when the characters needed an 18hour flight to get to New York - wait a minute. I double checked and one of the details I had glossed over is the home city of Melbourne. FYI that's in Australia. A search on GoodReads discovered the author claims to be a New Zealand born Astralian. Lucky Break!
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a novel that hit close to home and close to the heart. It's narrated by Don, a professor of genetics who initiates a research project to find the ultimate match for his wife. Don himself knows he's different, acknowledges he's socially awkward and inflexible but doesn't make that next step to realize the characteristics of Asperger's he discusses in his lecture line up well with his own traits. Then Don meets Rosie, a woman who fails his questionnaire in every aspect but who catches his attention. There's nothing surprizing about the story, but it's sweet predictability is comforting and safe - the perfect relaxing read to curl up with on a weekend afternoon.
There wasn't much in The Rosie Project that made it stand out as Australian. In a few places Simsion compares language of Aussie's and Americans - elevator vs. lift - and I caught a few reference to 'jumpers', but there was no room in the story or the character for a discussion on Australian history or architecture in Melbourne. It would have been nice to learn more through the book, but not at the expense of a story that is pretty close to perfect as it is.
Thank you for including me in your BlogHop and for forgiving this Canadian for being tardy in my contribution. Go get a copy of The Rosie Project next time you want a story that goes straight to the heart without extra brain effort.
N
Monday, January 20, 2014
Coffee Shop Writing
My van needed work before I drive it and three Demons to Moncton next weekend for a hockey tournament. As much as I try to prioritize M/F as 'writing days', the evil truth is it's easier to take time from non-paying job days than it is from paying job days - so Monday often gets sucked into doctor appts, kid appts, car maintenance.
This am I dropped the car off, intent on sitting in their too soft sofa with my computer and ignoring the bustle around me to get some work done... but they have a shuttle! So I asked them to shuttle me to Starbucks. Not the one in the mall, though that was my first choice. Not even the one in Chapters, b/c honestly if I were in a mall or in Chapters, I don't suspect I'd get much work done. So, I'm sitting in a teeny drive through Starbucks wondering how long I'll last before I walk across the street to Wendy's and their over sized diet Coke.
Suddenly I find myself in a snooty coffee shop with my computer on their wifi and my outline in my bag ready to start writing it out... and even though I've spent a week in Banff, I've gone through the publishing process once, I've self-pubbed a short story, I've done a book launch and booked a 3-city book tour... I feel like a writer today because I'm in an uncomfortable chair at a table that's dangerously too small for my puter and my bitter hot chocolate listening to dumb music and random conversations. And I miss my pup and kitties.
N
This am I dropped the car off, intent on sitting in their too soft sofa with my computer and ignoring the bustle around me to get some work done... but they have a shuttle! So I asked them to shuttle me to Starbucks. Not the one in the mall, though that was my first choice. Not even the one in Chapters, b/c honestly if I were in a mall or in Chapters, I don't suspect I'd get much work done. So, I'm sitting in a teeny drive through Starbucks wondering how long I'll last before I walk across the street to Wendy's and their over sized diet Coke.
Suddenly I find myself in a snooty coffee shop with my computer on their wifi and my outline in my bag ready to start writing it out... and even though I've spent a week in Banff, I've gone through the publishing process once, I've self-pubbed a short story, I've done a book launch and booked a 3-city book tour... I feel like a writer today because I'm in an uncomfortable chair at a table that's dangerously too small for my puter and my bitter hot chocolate listening to dumb music and random conversations. And I miss my pup and kitties.
N
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