Welcome to day 5 of my celebrations for the release of Pearl Verses the World.Phew. The first four days have been action packed with blog tours, guest bloggers and the first big Verse-Off. Before we go on, I just want to thank everyone who has dropped in here at the blog, or at the other blogs I've been visiting, as well as those who've participated in the Verse Off and, especially, the people
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The celebrations to celebrate the release of Pearl verses the World continue, and today I am delighted to be visiting Tips for Young Writers, where I'm being interviewed by Dee White. Dee has also written a wonderful review of the book.It would be great to see you there.But, before you head off - drumroll please. Today is the first day of the much-trumpeted Verse -Off. Read on as all is finally
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Welcome, welcome. Come in and make yourself at home. Fancy a glass of champagne – please, be my guest. Take a canapé, too. This is a celebration, after all.Why all the hospitality? Glad you asked. See, I’m not JUST a nice person. No, today is a special day, and not just because it’s my Mum’s birthday (though that is, of course, a good reason to celebrate) – but because today, May 1, marks the
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A quick update for April - not because nothing happened during April, but because I've been so busy palling May that I'm hoping you'll come back here tomorrow and read lots of what I have to say.So quickly, here's my April news.The month started strongly, with author Katie Hines interviewing me on her blog on April 1. You can read the interview by clicking on the link.Soon afterwards, I had an
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The first review for my verse novel, Pearl Verses the World is online, here. Among other things the reviewer describes the story as "a wonderfully told story with heart".I'm ecstatic.Pearl will be released on May 1 - watch this space for a month of celebrations including a blog tour, guest bloggers, a verse-off and more. In the meantime, Pearl can be ordered online at Fishpond
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It's the last day of March, and so time for another of my monthly updates.Lots has happened in my writing life in March, with things moving along on three of my forthcoming books. I feel more and more like a 'real' author every day.At the start of the month I was featured in Susan Stephenson's column at Muselings, an ezine for writers. Susan is an Australian based reviewer of books and passionate
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In spite of my still being largely on holidays, January has been a busy month for me. Just the way I like it, really. There's been lots happening with my forthcoming titles. Earlier in the month, Virginia, my editor at Walker Books sent me through a new, slightly revised cover for my verse novel, Pearl Verses the World. I loved the old cover but adore the new one, tweaked slightly to really
Here's my contribution Sally.<br /><br />Necks bared to watching predators,<br />bask with apparent ambition<br />fearless heads point forward anticipate together<br />reflection<br />synchronised stillness<br />seep into slow dive<br />slide beneath the surface<br />and disappear<br />just in time.
Turtles are interesting<br />Underwater swimming<br />Reptiles with shells<br />Terrapin a terror for pronouncing<br />Look cute swimming in clear water<br />Eating fish and shrimp<br />Sunning themselves
necks craned <br />mute<br />turtles gaze<br />at untapped depths <br />of blue skies
shells on a branch<br />above water<br />sunning
'Hey Charlie,<br />ever wondered<br />why they call this place,<br />Turtle Point?
V is for terrapins<br />Climbing from water into sky<br />The branch their bridge<br />Between realities<br /><br />Sally Odgers (no free versist, as you see!) http://spinningpearls.blogspot.com
on the log<br />looking up<br />where am I?
A reflection<br />seen by others<br />is not as we see
Hi Sally,<br /><br />I haven't forgotten my manners - but have been juggling bits and pieces today. (Fortunately haven't dropped any!) Thanks so much for letting me visit your blog yesterday - and also share in the fun of this verse off. <br /><br />Such versatility coming through...<br /><br />Kat
Seamless <br />Sewn with invisible stitches<br />Earth and sky<br />No entry point and nowhere<br />To exit<br />We sit<br />In a line<br />Biding our time till<br />Something opens up<br />And something else<br />Will merge….
Exposing our necks,<br />content to be still<br />dark marks hung<br />between mirrors of blue.<br />Waiting to fully<br />absorb the heat of<br />stillness;<br />nothing more.<br />But you see double;<br />see an arrow,<br />see hope or fear or<br />victory.<br />We are just<br />turtles on a log.<br /><br />-Andromeda Jazmon<br /><A HREF="awrungsponge.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">A Wrungs
Turtles totter on the log<br />step-by-step <br />two-by-two<br />Splash!
(That silly coded thing in our previous post was because of the 'and' sign... Must have confused it. It should just read 'Fletcher and Kathryn Apel'.)
Sally, didn't we used to be in a critique group together? Congrats to you - I'm so excited to read your book!!<br /><br />Here is my entry:<br /><br />Where you go,<br />I follow.<br />For without you,<br />water is just water<br />and a branch is just a branch.<br />But when I'm with you,<br />we swim in a sea of love<br />and rest on a path of understanding.