*Guest post by Michelle Massaro Week THREE of COTT’s Tournament of Champions saw four more authors compete and three more scavenger hunts played. Here’s a recap: On Monday, players were sent to Elaine Cooper’s Blog with a mission: Find the full name of the girl Nathaniel Stearns falls in love with in the book trailer…
*guest post by Delia Latham It’s been a bang-up bash all week at Clash of the Titles. We’ve been blog-hopping for treasure, and a couple gals found the loot! LINDA won Game #1. She’ll receive a $10 Barnes & Noble Gift Certificate from Gail Pallotta. CLAUDIA RIZZI won Game #2. She’ll receive a $25 Partylite Gift Certificate …
*Guest post by Michelle Massaro Congratulations, Lisa T. Bergren, author of Waterfall! Lisa’s winning excerpt was discovered by COTT’s new Talent Scout, Katie McCurdy. You can read Katie’s review here. This YA title is being highly-praised by adults and is only the second YA title to win at Clash Of The Titles. Visit Lisa’s site…
Guest post by Michelle Massaro, Asst Editor for Clash of the Titles This week COTT is focusing on gut-wrenching passages, which are some of my favorites! So it got me wondering, why do we so enjoy reading those scenes that tear our hearts out and end with an empty box of tissues? Most of us…
This week, COTT’s Book Club is taking a further look at The Stones by Eleanor (Ellie) Gustafson! Much of it is narrative, but when Ellie pens dialog, she does it with expertise. The things her characters say either crack me up or sober me with their depth of wisdom. Ellie is indeed a master at…
Julie’s Note: This is my first post as part of the COTT (Clash of the Titles) blog alliance. I’ve been a fan of this concept and their site since their first post. If you aren’t familiar with it two excerpts are posted on their site for you to vote on. In a course of two…