"THE BODY SWAP WRITING CONTEST" for young writers!
Young writers have been asking for a writing contest -- and here it is!
Official Rules (feel free to share this on your favorite blogs & with friends)
In DEAD GIRL WALKING, DEAD GIRL DANCING and DEAD GIRL IN LOVE, 17 year old Amber swaps bodies with Ms. Popularity, Ms. College-Girl and her very own best friend.
Question: If you could temporarily trade bodies with anyone, who would you choose? Why? And what do you think the experience would be like?
Answer this question in 300 words or less, then submit your entry to: lindajoysingleton@yahoo.com, stating that this is your original writing and that you have permission from your parents/guardian to enter and share your work on this author's blogs.
Include you age, full name, and contact information (email/address).
Contest ends on July 31st. First place & honorable mention winners will be announced in August on this blog.
1st place: $100 plus autographed book!
Five honorable mentions will win either a free DEAD GIRL, THE SEER or STRANGE ENCOUNTERS book of their choice, autographed by Linda Joy Singleton. And the winning entries will be posted on LJS's blog(s).
A panel of published authors will select the winning entries.
Entrants must be between ages 9 to 19. One entry per person.
Please share this announcement with librarians, teachers, parents and any young writers you know. If you have questions, email lindajoysingleton@yahoo.com
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Gothic Girls in Savannah
I went on a retreat with 8 other YA authors and blogged about it here -- including some pictures. While there, we acted out a hand-puppet show to promote our books with attacking zombies and menacing bunnies. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQcIvAz59fI
Monday, May 11, 2009
Showcasing DEAD GIRL trailer...
My book trailer for DEAD GIRL WALKING is Blazing new Trails here: http://www.blazingtrailers.com/show.php?title=462
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Afterwards: SCBWI Davis
I am no longer a power point virgin.
Yesterday I gave my power point present on BLOGGING TO PROMOTE in Davis for the annual Spring SCBWI conference. With only one glitch (I hit a wrong button) it went really well and afterwards many nice people came up to thank me for the workshop.
My biggest tip about whether or not to blog: even if you aren't sure you want to sign up for major blogs like Twitter and Facebook, register your name so that no one else will beat you to it. If I hadn't signed early, I might not have gotten my own name since I have had email from a few other Linda Singleton's and even one Linda Joy Singleton.
The other speakers at the conference -- Diane Muldrow, Chris Eboch, Sara Kahn, Kendra Levin and Nathan Bransford -- were all so interesting! Loved listening to Diane talk on Golden Book history, Chris explain how to give Skype talks, Sara talked about childrens' book in Europe, Kendra give editor/writing advice and Nathan discuss being an agent. "Voice" in books was a hot topic that Kendra, Diane and Nathan all offered professional insights on.
I had hoped to read from a letter I received about how a ghost used one of my SEER books to deliver a message. If you want to read about it, I posted it on the wordpress.com spectacle blog here:
http://thespectacleblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/the-seer-ghosts/
Yesterday I gave my power point present on BLOGGING TO PROMOTE in Davis for the annual Spring SCBWI conference. With only one glitch (I hit a wrong button) it went really well and afterwards many nice people came up to thank me for the workshop.
My biggest tip about whether or not to blog: even if you aren't sure you want to sign up for major blogs like Twitter and Facebook, register your name so that no one else will beat you to it. If I hadn't signed early, I might not have gotten my own name since I have had email from a few other Linda Singleton's and even one Linda Joy Singleton.
The other speakers at the conference -- Diane Muldrow, Chris Eboch, Sara Kahn, Kendra Levin and Nathan Bransford -- were all so interesting! Loved listening to Diane talk on Golden Book history, Chris explain how to give Skype talks, Sara talked about childrens' book in Europe, Kendra give editor/writing advice and Nathan discuss being an agent. "Voice" in books was a hot topic that Kendra, Diane and Nathan all offered professional insights on.
I had hoped to read from a letter I received about how a ghost used one of my SEER books to deliver a message. If you want to read about it, I posted it on the wordpress.com spectacle blog here:
http://thespectacleblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/the-seer-ghosts/
Monday, April 27, 2009
Interview with Linda Joy Singleton
http://theelectricalbookcafe.blogspot.com/
I'm the first author interview for this blogger! Cool! So I told her all my deep, dark secrets (well not all of them).
I'm the first author interview for this blogger! Cool! So I told her all my deep, dark secrets (well not all of them
Monday, April 20, 2009
CONTEST FOR YOUNG WRITERS!
ANNOUNCING "THE BODY SWAP WRITING CONTEST" for young writers!
Young writers have been asking for a writing contest -- and here it is!
Official Rules (feel free to share this on your favorite blogs & with friends)
In DEAD GIRL WALKING, DEAD GIRL DANCING and DEAD GIRL IN LOVE, 17 year old Amber swaps bodies with Ms. Popularity, Ms. College-Girl and her very own best friend.
Question: If you could temporarily trade bodies with anyone, who would you choose? Why? And what do you think the experience would be like?
Answer this question in 300 words or less, then submit your entry to: lindajoysingleton@yahoo.com, stating that this is your original writing and that you have permission from your parents/guardian to enter and share your work on this author's blogs.
Include you age, full name, and contact information (email/address).
Contest begins now and ends on July 31st. First place & honorable mention winners will be announced in August on this blog.
1st place: $100 plus autographed book!
Five honorable mentions will win either a free DEAD GIRL, THE SEER or STRANGE ENCOUNTERS book of their choice, autographed by Linda Joy Singleton. And the winning entries will be posted on LJS's blog(s).
A panel of published authors will select the winning entries.
Entrants must be between ages 9 to 19. One entry per person.
Please share this announcement with librarians, teachers, parents and any young writers you know. If you have questions, email lindajoysingleton@yahoo.com
Young writers have been asking for a writing contest -- and here it is!
Official Rules (feel free to share this on your favorite blogs & with friends)
In DEAD GIRL WALKING, DEAD GIRL DANCING and DEAD GIRL IN LOVE, 17 year old Amber swaps bodies with Ms. Popularity, Ms. College-Girl and her very own best friend.
Question: If you could temporarily trade bodies with anyone, who would you choose? Why? And what do you think the experience would be like?
Answer this question in 300 words or less, then submit your entry to: lindajoysingleton@yahoo.com, stating that this is your original writing and that you have permission from your parents/guardian to enter and share your work on this author's blogs.
Include you age, full name, and contact information (email/address).
Contest begins now and ends on July 31st. First place & honorable mention winners will be announced in August on this blog.
1st place: $100 plus autographed book!
Five honorable mentions will win either a free DEAD GIRL, THE SEER or STRANGE ENCOUNTERS book of their choice, autographed by Linda Joy Singleton. And the winning entries will be posted on LJS's blog(s).
A panel of published authors will select the winning entries.
Entrants must be between ages 9 to 19. One entry per person.
Please share this announcement with librarians, teachers, parents and any young writers you know. If you have questions, email lindajoysingleton@yahoo.com
Monday, March 16, 2009
LJ Smith is a fan of MY book!
It's really cool when authors find out that OTHER AUTHORS are their fans.
LJ Smith, author of VAMPIRE DIARIES and other popular YA thrillers, read my THE SEER and DEAD GIRL books then wrote to me with this review:
I have a few favorites in modern middle grade and YA fiction, and those I have, I cherish. Linda Joy Singleton (same initials as me, but not a pseudonym, I promise) is at the front of the list. I can pick up a book by Singleton and know that it will have an interesting and accessible heroine, a super plot with a mystery always included--and many unexpected twists and turns--and down-to-earth teen language that will never offend me or make me blush. Singleton's supporting characters generally deserve series of their own; they are not only fascinating but they hold to the tenet of "show the world who you really are." But perhaps the best thing is that there is an indefinable feeling of family in the books. Even though modern families are portrayed realistically, with all their complex difficulties, there is still a feeling of love that pervades the books. Love of friends, love of doing the right thing, and in the YA series a romance that rings true. That doesn't mean the books aren't scary--they are. But there is always an emotionally safe ground to return to. That, to me, is just as important as the thrills.
LJ Smith, author of VAMPIRE DIARIES and other popular YA thrillers, read my THE SEER and DEAD GIRL books then wrote to me with this review:
I have a few favorites in modern middle grade and YA fiction, and those I have, I cherish. Linda Joy Singleton (same initials as me, but not a pseudonym, I promise) is at the front of the list. I can pick up a book by Singleton and know that it will have an interesting and accessible heroine, a super plot with a mystery always included--and many unexpected twists and turns--and down-to-earth teen language that will never offend me or make me blush. Singleton's supporting characters generally deserve series of their own; they are not only fascinating but they hold to the tenet of "show the world who you really are." But perhaps the best thing is that there is an indefinable feeling of family in the books. Even though modern families are portrayed realistically, with all their complex difficulties, there is still a feeling of love that pervades the books. Love of friends, love of doing the right thing, and in the YA series a romance that rings true. That doesn't mean the books aren't scary--they are. But there is always an emotionally safe ground to return to. That, to me, is just as important as the thrills.
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