7 Things You Don't Know about readergirlz diva Micol Ostow 1. I've been an avid horror reader my whole life, but it took 30 books under my belt (including ghostwriting gigs) before I was ready to try a scary story of my own. That book,
Amity, releases this August! (
Pre-order your copy now!)
2. I have a French Bulldog named Bridget Jones -- after the book, not the movie! You'd be surprised how many people totally forget that the book came first! Grr.
3. I can sing along to all of the songs from
the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode. By heart. No judgements, thanks.
4. I got my start in kidlit writing as an editor. The very first book I edited on my own was celebrity bio of Jim Carrey.
5. I recently sold a chapter book series called LOUISE TRAPEZE to Random House. The only thing more terrifying than writing horror will be trying to conquer the 5-7 year-old market!
6. The house I live in in Brooklyn is over 100 years old and thus the floors are all slanted. My daughter will grow up with no true concept of physics or gravity.
7. I ran the NYC marathon in 2003 (26.2 miles). These days, a typical run for me is 3 miles or so. And when I'm not running, I am the most sedentary creature around. Just one of the reasons I love reading so much!
It's official: Liz over at FlirtyGirl is the Empress of all things Interactive. Check out her blog post about all of the fun goings-on we have planned for the launch of the second novel in the Bradford series, Fashionista, and watch the Bradford 2 trailer, if you've got a moment for some fun, scandalicious procrastination on this fine Friday morning.
Right now I'm in my parents' house. Mom and I are heading back to Stone Hearth after lunch to enjoy a weekend with some friends and pets, but currently I'm recuperating from a fab author visit to my hometown library last night! Dave and I had a great time talking So Punk Rock with teens, librarians, and parents, and we worked in some Brad-chat, as well.
Living in the information age means that even when I'm sequestered away on deadline lockdown, as I am this month, I'm always connected to other writers and readers, but it's actually pretty rare that I meet teens face to face. Seeing middle school girls getting as excited about books as I always did is beyond rewarding. Now I get to bask in the post-human contact glow all weekend long.
What are YOUR plans for weekend relaxation?
They say you can't go home again...but just who are these mysterious "they," anyway? What do they know?
Dave and I are out to prove them wrong--tomorrow night!
We're going to be presenting a rockin' (we hope) book talk about So Punk Rock at our hometown library, aka South Orange Public. We'll be chatting with adolescents of all ages from 7-8:30pm. If you're local, we'd love to see you.
Click here for the info.
Rock on,
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