This weekend was a fun one. Hubby and I had game night courtesy of Zoom with 
friends on Saturday. We played Scattergories and Taboo while drinking our beverage of choice and laughed for two hours. These are friends we get together with regularly, but times being what they are, we’ve really missed spending time with them. Besides the games, we caught up with each other, talked about our kids (who are all close friends), and poked fun at quarantine beards. A fantastic way to spend a Saturday night.
Y’all West, a young adult book festival more recently renamed Y’all Stay Home, was this weekend. It was virtual (the new norm), and I watched two panels – Suckage is Part of Writing and Worldbuilding Beyond Wikipedia. The first was moderated by Jay Kristoff – I’m so excited for the second book of his Aurora Rising series releasing next month! His co-author of that series, Amie Kaufman, was also on the panel. The second was moderated by Roshani Chokshi, author of The Gilded Wolves series – one of my favs. Basically, all the authors admitted their first drafts suck – but that’s normal. If you don’t get anything on the page, there’s nothing to edit and improve. World-building is always interesting to me. Where do writers begin? How much do they research? To what extent do they build? Listening to other authors discuss their process always inspires me.
In honor of World Book Day, my publisher, Black Rose Writing, is having a 50% off sale on any order from their website HERE through May 3rd. With a variety of genres, there’s something for everyone. Use code IMAGINE50 to get the discount.
Take care and stay healthy!
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That’s awfully nice of Black Rose Writing. Thanks for letting us know.:-)
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You’re welcome, Priscilla – maybe you can add to your TBR.
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Sounds like you are having fun!! Take care. xo
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It was a good weekend, Darlene. Stay healthy!
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That game night sounds awesome. I love laughing and drinking. 😉 Games are good, too. Actually, I love Taboo because of the being able to buzz the buzzer at people because I’m two.
Yay for World Book Day! I’ll share and check out the books from Black Rose.
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Yep – one of our friends especially loves buzzing her hubby, lol. Taboo is probably one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing about the sale, Sarah!
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I haven’t gotten into the Zoom world yet – still on Facetime (does that make me old? Lol). Your game night sounds fun, And I’m looking forward to the sequel to Aurora Rising too! That’s good news. 🙂
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I don’t know how to set up a Zoom meeting, I’m sent the links to join, so don’t count me as an expert, Diana. Game night was a hoot, and I’m so excited for Aurora Burning. Love those characters.
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Glad you were able to have a fun virtual game night with your friends, and that you enjoyed the virtual book festival.
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Anything to help lift the spirits, Tori. Hope you’re doing well!
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I agree: anything to help lift the spirits.
I’m doing fine physically, and better than I was mentally/emotionally. So… Yeah. I’m OK.
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I am glad you managed to have such a good time, Teri. We played Clue with the boys last night and it was good fun. We also cooked a slap up roast beef meal which was a lovely change.
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I always loved playing Clue. We have the original, but also a version of The Simpsons that’s fun (one of the weapons is Homer’s donut). Roast beef always sounds good to me. Sounds like you guys had a fantastic game night also, Robbie!
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We did, Teri. A Simpson’s version sounds fun. I must look out for it around here – if our shops ever reopen – smile!
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So cool that you can use Zoom to create fun events! My cousin did a five hour birthday party for her daughter that way- they had a blast 🙂
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That’s a fantastic idea, Jacquie! I’m sure it’s not the birthday she’d expected, but at least she had a great time.
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What fun, Teri. Thanks for sharing.
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Not a bad weekend, John.
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You seem to have had amazing times Teri! Do you know if the panels are still online? That’s something I love when I go to YALC: the authors panels!
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I love seeing author panels, Sophie. It looks like they sent me a video of it. Email me at tpolen6@gmail.com and I’ll try to send them to you.
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If I had friends I’d try the virtual game night thing! Sounds fun. Course… I’d need friends for that 😉
Me and hubby are die-hard introverts 🙂
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We’ll give you a call next time we schedule, Jessica!
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