By: Kathy Weller,
on 9/9/2013
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on 9/8/2013
By: Karen Maxwell,
on 7/25/2013
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on 7/24/2013
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on 7/19/2013
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By: Stephanie Kuehnert,
on 11/1/2012
This Tuesday marked the release of DEAR TEEN ME: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves, an anthology edited by E. Kristin Anderson and Miranda Kenneally.
It was born from this website, which I wrote a letter for back in 2011. I was honored when I was asked to write a new letter for the anthology, which includes a bunch of extremely cool, interesting, and talented YA authors, who have had a variety of teenage experiences.
Here's the official description of the book:
Dear Teen Me includes advice from over 70 YA authors (including Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, and Nancy Holder, to name a few) to their teenage selves. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including physical abuse, body issues, bullying, friendship, love, and enough insecurities to fill an auditorium. So pick a page, and find out which of your favorite authors had a really bad first kiss? Who found true love at 18? Who wishes he’d had more fun in high school instead of studying so hard? Some authors write diary entries, some write letters, and a few graphic novelists turn their stories into visual art. And whether you hang out with the theater kids, the band geeks, the bad boys, the loners, the class presidents, the delinquents, the jocks, or the nerds, you’ll find friends--and a lot of familiar faces--in the course of Dear Teen Me.
The Vlog:
To celebrating the release, I put together a vlog--now, mind you, "put together" is a very loose term. Basically I used to crappy webcam and the Windows Movie Maker software on my computer, so please don't judge me too harshly. In it I talk briefly about why I participated in this project/why I write for teens in general and I share a short excerpt from my letter.
The Contest:
It's not a party without presents!!! So I'm going to giveaway a copy of DEAR TEEN ME to one lucky winner. It will be signed by 4 to 5 Dear Teen Me contributors and come with bookmarks and postcards!
To enter all you have to do is leave a comment with your email address (so I can contact you if you win).
Want extra entries?
+1 for every time you tweet or share something on facebook about Dear Teen Me, could be my video, a link to this blog entry, a link to one of the other blogs on the Dear Teen Me blog tour, could just be your own thoughts on how awesome Dear Teen Me is.
Note your extra entries in your comment and enter as many times as you want before Friday, November 9th when I will be drawing my winner. This contest IS open internationally!
By: Tara Lazar,
on 9/14/2012
No, that’s not an ostrich, it’s an EMU.
See, besides this crazy blog, I also belong to EMU’s Debuts, which is even nuttier because it’s run by debut kidlit authors repped by the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (Get it? Erin MUrphy?) And we’re one bizarre bunch. (C’mon, we named our blog after an Australian flightless bird. It’s worse than vegemite, mate.)
We did something today that took a lot of NERVE for the release of Jeanne Ryan’s YA debut!
We’re playing “Truth or Dare”, video style!
Check it out because I make a complete fool of myself!
(Which, ya know, is pretty easy to do.)
I call my video “Truth or Date”.
If you can, please leave a comment (I realize that’s difficult while making the cuckoo-sign) because we’re hoping to get more comments than ANOTHER BLOG who DARED us to this challenge!
By: Tara Lazar,
on 6/19/2012
I just got back from a FABULOUS 1st grade school visit! I was so excited about it that I immediately had to vlog.
While this isn’t my first vlog (that was for EMU’s Debuts), it is the debut vlog for this blog. If you want to start doing school visits as a pre-published author, this is the way to go about it. I think. *Warning: DO NOT APPEAR AS CRAZY AS I DO IN THIS VIDEO.*
Apologies for the ethereal lighting. I was sitting in my breakfast nook with the blinds opened. But I rather prefer the Cybill Shepherd “Moonlighting” look, don’t you, dahlings? (What, you don’t know what that means? Oh, you young whipper-snapper, go Google it.)
More apologies for the mirror writing. If I knew how to flip a video, I would. Anyone know? Help?!
Remember to leave me a comment about what we should name “vlogs” instead of “vvlawwwgz”. It’s an ugly word for an exciting medium.
By: Tara Lazar,
on 5/23/2012
If you mosey on over to EMU’s Debuts today, you’ll stumble across a strange sight: my first-ever vlog.
I can’t promise that it will be entertaining, but I can promise that I’ll make a fool of myself. That’s what I’m really good at.
By: Tina Burke,
on 9/26/2011
Yesterday was my little Tyler's first birthday. It felt as much of a celebration of us making it safely through one year of parenthood, as it did a celebration for him.
Although I started writing and illustrating children's books well before I had my own child, I can see why so many people are inspired by their own children to start creating. To be honest, part of me had felt (and feared) my creative life would be over once our baby arrived — due to time constraints as a mum — but now I feel I'm actually being refueled and inspired as I watch him grow and develop, as he takes each new step in his life journey, and exhibits his funny little quirks. And don't even get me started on the cuteness of his round head and chubby feet.
The journey as a parent is a fascinating one, full of highs and lows, laughs and frustrations and exhaustion. I created this video for Tyler, for us, and for family and friends near and far, to mark his first year. He has watched it about 20 times already as he dances along, and each time it ends, points to the computer and demands "a-deh!" ("again!").
I hope you enjoy meeting my little bunny rabbit...
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By: Aaron Starmer,
on 9/9/2011
I should have known better. When I received a mysterious email with a link to an unnamed video, I should have trashed the thing. It didn’t look like SPAM, but hackers are becoming more sophisticated these days and can transmit a virus quicker than a kindergarten class after a field trip to the consumption ward. Actually, I would have been lucky if it was just a virus. The link led to something far more insidious than that. It led to…
Well, let me start by reminding you that about a year ago I had a run-in with two of the most ruthless book critics on the circuit. You can read about it here. I have since recovered from the incident, but the video below has resurrected all those feelings: the fear, the shame, the hunger to eat a jar of peanut butter and a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips. The only thing I have done in the last 17 hours is sit by a window, sighing and watching the rain trickle down the glass. After watching this, you may be tempted to the same:
For hundreds of kids, The Trunchbull is pure terror. For Matilda, she's a sitting duck. Roald Dahl is one of the most beloved storytellers of all time, and his books have been children's favorites for generations. Puffin is proud to offer a strong new look for nine of our classic Roald Dahl titles. The distinctive cover treatment, with new art by Quentin Blake, will make these books easily recognizable. In addition, Quentin Blake's funny, quirky illustrations now appear in all of the books. So turn the page and you'll be sure to have a Dahl-ectable summer!
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By: Kit,
on 2/2/2011
By: *Andye*,
on 1/4/2011
Well, here it is folks. Hope you've enjoyed my little experiment as much as I have. Don't forget to come back on Thursday for another chance to win something very cool!
Before you view my vlog...
By: Jessica Burkhart,
on 8/26/2010
It's time for another Canterwood movie! Since we're revamping the series, I thought it was time for a new series trailer. Hope you all enjoy! :)
By: Jessica Burkhart,
on 8/23/2010
Hi, Team Canterwood!
Thought it was time for a new trailer! I just finished one for ELITE AMBITION (CC #10) and I hope you guys enjoy it! :)
Go Team Canterwood!
xoxo
Don't forget Tomorrow is the last chance for entering my amazing contest courtesy of Lisa Desrochers! Check the link for details.Now, to quote Monty Python, for something completely different.In place of Monday Madness (for a short time at least) I've decided to grace you humble viewers with a series of vlogs. What about? VOICE. CHARACTER. It seems to be my strong point and I want to share with you why I believe that is and how you can use that information.
By: Laurie Halse Anderson,
on 5/29/2010
By: Jessica Burkhart,
on 5/10/2010
Hope you all enjoy the out takes from the Canterwood Crest shoot! :) It's fun to see the models being candid and cool--just like they are when they're not working.
By: Laurie Halse Anderson,
on 4/19/2010
I am busy created content for my website. Here is one of the videos, in which I deal with the phrase "rough draft" and then give you the Magic Question of Revision.
Any thoughts?
By: Jessica Burkhart,
on 4/17/2010
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I cannot wait to read this book!
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I'm really excited about this!!! :) bgraves81 (at) gmail (dot) com
Keep on rockin' babe!
Stephanie, thanks so much for your stories; Dear Teen Me sounds like an excellent book.
that sounds like such a great project....how cool that you got to be a part of it.
Contests are the best!!
marinah336 at gmail dot com.
PS: I'd probably still buy the book anyways.
-bean.
I loved reading the Dear Teen Me site, I'm so glad it's become a book :) thank you for the giveaway!
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[email protected]. This book looks amazing.
also shared via the facebooks
I've been following the Dear Teen Me project since it first came out publicly and it's been so, so inspiring reading about such personal experiences of the authors I look up to as my idols.
I cannot wait to own the collection.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/bee_muses/status/266620877758685184
And here's my email: [email protected]
Thanks SO much!
Yay, this is so exciting! This book looks amazing. [email protected]
I'm dying to read this book! Thanks for the giveaway {and the excerpt only made me want it more <333}
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http://www.facebook.com/paraiso.dosnerds/posts/110807642415305
http://twitter.com/anaeileendeath/status/267474422154285056
I p,osted on my blog - http://giveawaynews.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/a-vlog-an-excerpt-a-contest-celebrating-the-release-of-dear-teen-me/
Ana Death Duarte
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I know it was until November 9th... but I hope I can participate in it if the winner has not been chosen yet and that I am lucky to win <333
Ana Death Duarte
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