I recently set myself an goal of 1K words a day on CIRCUS SPECTACULAR and no internet before 7AM. The good news is, it’s working so far. And I’m currently loving the writing. There have been rough spots and days I did not want to write, but overall I feel very fortunate to be able to work on something that is this fun to write. The not-entirely-bad-news is that I’ve been feeling very absent online. I’m also in a reevaluation phase with respect to the internet right now, thinking a lot about distraction and focus and the way information and experience gets broken down into such tiny little bits– especially after reading this article my dad sent me. Interesting stuff! Hopefully I can write something more focused (heh) on this topic in a bit.

In the meantime, here’s some linkiness:

A bunch of YA authors and readers are getting together to do what they can to take a stand against bullying (you all read the news stories about Phoebe Prince, right?). You can join the group here.

Author Jim C Hines is doing a raffle and fundraiser for rape crisis centers. More info at his site here.

And it’s the first year anniversary of the Enchanted Inkpot, and we’re giving away bunches of books to celebrate! Go and enter! And while you are there, you can read the recent interviews with Megan Whalen Turner and Alexandra Bracken, or the great topic discussion on what happens after the story ends.

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