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	hallidae 2009-07-04 02:53 am UTC (link)
	This is awesome. (Reply to this)

	puipui 2009-07-04 03:02 am UTC (link)
	They all write as well as Dan Brown, just without his sense of poetry. OUCH. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	goblin 2009-07-04 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Based entirely on that twit (what's the singular of a twitter post?), I will find Maureen Johnson's books and I will read them. I will read them so hard. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2009-07-04 05:13 am UTC (link)
	I use "twit", but the preferred term is "tweet". (Reply to this)(Parent)

	goblin 2009-07-04 05:14 am UTC (link)
	Crap, never mind. Her books make Gossip Girl look like high art. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2009-07-04 05:16 am UTC (link)
	As I said, her cover art is generally crap, at least in the US. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goblin 2009-07-04 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Are they enjoyable? I'm willing to deal with the embarrassment of ugly YA covers in exchange for giggles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2009-07-04 05:22 am UTC (link)
	Well, as teen romance goes, they're not bad. Certainly they're nowhere near as creepy as the covers imply. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lab 2009-07-04 10:46 am UTC (link)
	The Bermudaz Triangle is a sweet coming-of-age/coming out/finding yourself story about three young women; I really enjoyed it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	moriath 2009-07-04 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	Suite Scarlett I found to be alternately touching and hilarious (great family dynamics, family runs an old New York hotel, and there are CRAZY theatre people EVERYWHERE). Devilish was also fun, too - demons in a Catholic girls high school who make cupcakes! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-07-05 07:37 am UTC (link)
	She's a really great writer. I'd recommend her. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	puipui 2009-07-04 05:21 am UTC (link)
	what's the singular of a twitter post? Wonkette likes to use "twat". (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2009-07-04 05:25 am UTC (link)
	I like that as a past participle. English needs more strong verbs. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	imp 2009-07-04 03:08 am UTC (link)
	I love it when those guys goof off... I've dubbed them The Awesome Posse Of YA Authors (though I still wont read CC's books, particularly since the main three leads allegedly act just like her characterizations of Harry, Draco, and Hermione). (Reply to this)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2009-07-04 03:24 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, CC just doesn't seem to belong with the rest of them. (Reply to this)(Parent)

keri
2009-07-04 04:21 am UTC (link)

It kind of weirds me out when I'm poking through the WebComics Dudes' (and Dudettes') twitter feeds, the ones from Easthampton MA you know? and see all these @replies and references to Holly Black and that reminds me of her being close with CC.

It's like... why does internet have to be so small? :(

I also get really really sad whenever I see in Shannon Hale's blog (which I follow because I'm a masochist - even though I know that following her blog just makes me ashamed to be a fan of her YA stuff) that she's been talking to or hanging out with CC and Smeyer. It's like... why? why? WHY?

(thank god that afaik L. A. Meyer doesn't do anything with those people, but i'm staying far away from his blog and the Bloody Jack fan forums so that I don't ever have to know if he does.)

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	imp 2009-07-04 04:30 am UTC (link)
	I LOVE Holly Black, so I almost get a "But you're too good for her!" feeling whenever they talk. To be fair though, if I ever got my silly books ~~finished~~ published, and I somehow ran into CC or Smeyer, I'd still be all "OMG HAY I WRITE TOO GAL PAL!!1" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	keleri 2009-07-04 04:45 am UTC (link)
	Sigh, same here. I'd even be like HEY CHRIS PAOLINI LET'S BE BUDDIES even though he'd probably be incapable of normal conversation. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	evilsqueakers 2009-07-04 04:49 am UTC (link)
	This reminds me. At some point I need to work on that YA story I was contemplating for about 4 months. (Reply to this)(Parent)

keri
2009-07-04 05:46 am UTC (link)

I would really really like to like Holly Black, but I first came across her because of CC, and I just can't shake the embarrassment squick, you know?

Also, I read Tithe and was underwhelmed, and now I have no idea where the hell that book is, and I went out of my way to get the hardback with the original, prettier cover design. :(

(I think Tithe reminded me too much of Francesca Lia Block, and I was totally traumatized by Weetzie Bat when I was sixteen, so...)

I think if I ever got published, I'd send my prettier, younger sister to represent me at all public events. While I text her things to say, à la Cyrano. But I've always wanted to be a hermit when I grew up, so...

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	melusine 2009-07-04 10:29 am UTC (link)
	Traumatized how? Because I first read Weetzie Bat when I was EIGHT and I remember being very confused at some points XD (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

keri
2009-07-04 03:10 pm UTC (link)

It's kind of embarrassing, but I had a super strong synesthaetic response to the book. At the time, I was on Effexor and anything with a lot of vivid imagery had my vision filled with swathes of color and patterns, and I don't know if it was the Effexor or what, but it hasn't been as strong since then (I still get afterimage sort of memories of color that I associate with books). But it was a lot overwhelming and by the time I finished reading, I was pretty shaky and couldn't remember much of anything about the book except the painful color.

Also, maybe the book has stuff about drugs or abuse in it? I can't handle reading about people doing drugs or scenes of abuse, especially stemming from alcoholism. That would've added to the NONONO response and seems likely for Block, but honestly all I can remember about the book is the color I saw and how overwhelmingly awful that felt.

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	bubosquared 2009-07-05 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	JESUS FUCK YOUR ICON WTF D: (Reply to this)(Parent)

	vzg 2009-07-05 01:23 am UTC (link)
	Heh, I don't think I'd be able to. I mean, I'd be polite in person, and maybe even like them as people if they weren't dicks to me, but I'd keep a distance. ...but as for television, on the other hand... I'm sure if I came across someone who enthusiastically chirped, "Oh, I wrote for Hannah Montana!" I'd probably go, "DUDE I WRITE FOR [SHOW]! LET'S GO TALK SHOP." (Reply to this)(Parent)

isaiddietpepsi
2009-07-05 06:31 am UTC (link)

though I still wont read CC's books, particularly since the main three leads allegedly act just like her characterizations of Harry, Draco, and Hermione

Well, I have read her books (morbid curiosity, I swear) and will say that you are spot on with this assessment. Actually, I'm not too sure about Harry and Hermione, but her OC Jace is definitely definitely DEFINITELY based on her fanon!Draco.

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	isaiddietpepsi 2009-07-05 06:32 am UTC (link)
	I'll add that she has to mention in every single chapter that Jace looks like an angel. Oh, and his hair is perfect. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-07-05 07:37 am UTC (link)
	It's actually Draco and Ginny, with no Harry or Hermione that I could tell. But yeah, it's that relationship all over again. :( (Reply to this)(Parent)

	keleri 2009-07-04 04:42 am UTC (link)
	I do respect all my enemies here in the feud. They all write as well as Dan Brown, just without his sense of poetry. Holy shit. Someone just got hit by the cuss bus, and their mangled carcass flew off the burn freeway onto pwn'd avenue. (Reply to this)

	evilsqueakers 2009-07-04 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Absolutely nothing to do with anything, thanks to this post I was reminded to go see if Kelley Armstrong has a Twitter. She does. Heh! There needs to be like a link with every author's twitter available. It would make my life much easier, you know. (Reply to this)

mechanicaljewel
2009-07-04 04:54 am UTC (link)

For my money, nothing is better than Gail Simone's Twitterwar with Mark Waid. Highlights:

Mark Waid: Panicked for attention, @GailSimone launches new "outrage" blog: "Milk In Refrigerators." It fails DISASTROUSLY.

Simone/Waid Twitterwar FACT: At her first convention visit when she was 12, Simone punched Jack Kirby right in the groin "just because."

Gail Simone: Crowds cheer worldwide! Waid universally denounced by world leaders, remaining Beatles.

Simone/Waid Twitter War Fact: Mark Waid's total contribution to Kingdom Come: "Hey! What if that guy had a HAT?"

@tomohara Damn right he hates the fans! Remember that one time he said, "I hate the fans?" No? So what, it's what he was thinking, I bet.

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	kijikun 2009-07-04 06:25 am UTC (link)
	Nah this one is my fav: GailSimone: SIMONE COMPLAINS OF WAID MEDIA SPOTLIGHT ON FAMILY, TROTS OUT FAMILY FOR PHOTO OP. "I quit for my children. Look at them. LOOK AT THEM." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-07-04 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Nice. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	staroverthebay 2009-07-04 05:19 am UTC (link)
	Entry tags: personal hair care regimens ??? I'm missing something... (Reply to this)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2009-07-04 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Johnson makes comments on Green's hair, speculating that he shares a stylist with RPattz. Having seen Green's YouTube videos, I must say that there may be some truth to his rumor. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	glossing2 2009-07-05 12:40 am UTC (link)
	I am woeful that someone as awesome as Justine Larbalestier would even give CC the time of day, let alone talk to her on Twitter. WHY. (Reply to this)

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