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Sunday, June 21, 2015 9:50:07 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Get your priorities straight, woman!:
Leigh said, "Ah, a twice-yearly blog. Perfect for the digital age. The last post I wrote here was about the end of the year musings, the looking-forward-to-2015 optimism. A take-stock of what's happened and get-excited about what's to come.And, 6 months later,..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 11:30:37 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Ready or not, here comes 2015!:
Leigh said, "No! I'm not ready! I need more 2014...2013 saw me get a new dog, a new agent, a new book contract, and new employers. A year later, the dog and agent are still awesome, the book contract has been signed and the first draft of the book written,..." more
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 3:48:27 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Sketching & Writing:
Leigh said, "If any of you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you may have noticed some sketches I've been posting. So far they are all ballerinas and they are all pencil sketches, very simple things. I chose ballerinas as my subject because they are something I..." more
Thursday, July 24, 2014 10:02:11 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled This weather is murder - free short story:
Leigh said, "Hi everyone! It's been about a million years since I posted here but I have been wicked busy doing the writing thing. But it's a hundred degrees out, which makes me aggravated and anxious and on edge, like many people so I thought I'd post a short..." more
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:54:33 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled I am an adult who reads YA...:
Leigh said, "...and I'm not in the least bit ashamed.True, I write in the genre but I read it as an adult long before I ever wrote it. In fact, I can remember very distinctly the first time I picked up a novel that was YA - and I had no idea it was for teens. It..." more
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 3:49:47 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled #WeNeedDiversityinBooks & #BeingGenuine:
Leigh said, "Recently, everyone connected to publishing, it seemed, posted and tweeted photos of books and handwritten signs for the campaign to make people aware of the lack of diversity in children's books. If you're a writer or reader of books for teens and..." more
Monday, April 7, 2014 1:31:33 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Idea(l) Pudding: A recipe for storytelling:
Leigh said, "Back in the olden days, writers might say their ideas were "percolating," referring to the old-fashioned method of making coffee, i.e. in a percolator. But that metaphor disappeared when Mister Coffee came to town. Then writers said their ideas were..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:18:23 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled The joy of receiving a 1-star review:
Leigh said, ""Leigh, you're crazy!""You're sleep-deprived!""I do not think that word means what you think it means."On a Goodreads scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the worst and 5 being the best, it certainly is preferable to receive a 5-star review. And when it's..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:16:27 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Must, Want To, and Should:
Leigh said, "As the holiday season approaches and I receive requests for more and more things (shopping, parties, extra work, and so on), I begin to get overwhelmed by it all. At first I toss another ball into the air, fill up another blank spot on the..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:16:27 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Is 2014 the Year of the Reasonable Resolution?:
Leigh said, "Let's be honest: 2013 was a terrible year! We should have known it would be since there was a 13 staring us in the face every single day. How could that possibly be a good thing for anyone?I won't go into details about all the obstacles and..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:16:27 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Jessica Brody's UNFORGOTTEN releases today~:
Leigh said, "I love it when people I like have new books coming out - not simply authors I enjoy but people whom I have a genuine fondness for. Jessica Brody is one of those writers. She is insanely hard-working, the very definition of "tireless" but..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:17:28 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Creation and the still mind:
Leigh said, "Every writer has her own rituals: music, food, chair, spot at the local coffee shop that isn't next to the guy talking on his cell phone nonstop. I don't particularly care about music or food, but I like to be facing a window with some sun streaming..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:17:28 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Imagination, the future and frustration:
Leigh said, "Lots of young girls imagine their wedding day. They picture the veil and the train and the attendants and the flowers. They may not have an image of their grooms beyond a Ken doll or a GI Joe but they know all the other details.Lots of..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:17:28 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Writing contemporary fiction: the pros and pitfalls:
Leigh said, "The first handful of novels I wrote were contemporary young adult fiction.Actually, the first novel I wrote was science fiction but the first novel I completed was contemporary and not originally intended to be young adult but eventually..." more
Sunday, March 10, 2013 7:38:07 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled The Next Big Thing Blog Hop!:
Leigh said, "Hey Leigh, whatcha workin' on these days?If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me that question...I'd have a few bucks to buy some coffee!Last week, the amazingly talented Claire LaZebnik tagged me in her Next Big Thing Blog Hop post. ..." more
Saturday, December 29, 2012 9:25:24 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled My only New Year's resolution:
Leigh said, "Fear nothing.Until recently, most of my life has been dictated by the phrase, "Why not?" I've moved, changed colleges, explored new careers, taken and quit all kinds of jobs based on my lack of fear of change. Why not go to grad school? Why..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 8:10:53 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Interview at Count My Stars!:
Leigh said, "Elizabeth Thurmond, amazing writer and pop culture aficionado, interviewed me today on her blog, Count My Stars, for her feature, Woman Writer Wednesday!Check it out! Thanks so much for featuring me, Liz! I am honored to be part of your..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:31:30 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Ambitious Writing Projects; Or, the Big Idea:
Leigh said, "All writers have them. If you love books, love the written word, love stories that suck you in utterly and completely and don't let you go, then you probably have one or two Big Ideas. They are the stories that you have been thinking..." more
Friday, October 12, 2012 2:04:40 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled To thine own self be true:
Leigh said, "This above all: to thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.Ah, Will Shakespeare can turn a phrase, can't he? The above is from "Hamlet," Polonius to his son, Laertes.Much has been..." more
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 1:48:16 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled CBS News Anchor Talks about Bullying On-Air:
Leigh said, "This is anchorwoman Jennifer Livingston of the CBS affiliate WKBT in LA Crosse, Wisconsin. In this video she confronts a cyber-bully who sent her an email telling her she was no role model because she was "obese." The man talked only about her..." more
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6:39:23 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Review: "Needs Must When the Devil Drives" by Rachel V. Olivier:
Leigh said, "Full disclosure: Rachel Olivier is a friend of mine and the copy editor of my upcoming novel, "The Rise of Ginny." However, that doesn't mean she's not also supremely gifted as a writer as well.First of all, the title. It's a..." more
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:52:56 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Reviews, views and sock puppetry:
Leigh said, "Psst! Hey buddy, wanna buy a 5-star review? The internet has been aghast at the accusations of sock puppetry by best-selling authors (see JA Konrath's wonderful series of posts explaining all of it as well as the Guardian and Huffington Post..." more
Friday, August 31, 2012 4:39:23 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled "I want to be Stephen King!":
Leigh said, "Full disclosure: I love King's work and admire him tremendously. He is a writer's writer who loves reading, who writes every day, who walks the walk, as they say.Photo: ReutersToo many writers claim to want to be King when what they really want is..." more
Thursday, August 9, 2012 4:31:58 PM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled Puberty again? or, Is My Voice Changing?:
Leigh said, "I just had a great conversation with a close friend who is also a terrific writer. Together we've shared ups and downs as we've negotiated the publishing path. As I am currently in the midst of a crisis of writing faith (should I be writing this or..." more
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 9:52:10 AM
Leigh Purtill wrote a blog post titled New short story!:
Leigh said, "What's this? A second post in less than six months? That is just crazy.Recently I was asked to write a short story for young adults to be published on Rainbow Rumpus, a webzine for kids with LGBT parents. It's a really intriguing concept: fiction..." more