Head’s up, peoples: I’m excited to report that I’ll be guest-blogging over at FinePrint agent Colleen Lindsay’s blog, The Swivet! Here is my introduction and here is my first guest-blog, which is about how I got my agent. I’ll be talking shop–about writing YA and getting published–so check it out!
(Can I just say I feel kind of funny telling people to check out The Swivet, though, because I’m pretty sure the entire internet already has that covered because it is so awesome.)
Also head’s up, peoples: the fab Little Willow wrote the most wonderful entry about Banned Books. I love it when a blog entry makes you nod your head from the first word to the last and then the last word actually makes you do that whole fist-pumping thing where you are like YES THAT’S HOW IT IS and then everyone looks at you funny and then you show them your computer and they read the blog entry and then they do the EXACT SAME THING. Because also it is like, “I told you so,” and I love telling people so.
In other news, I spent all weekend watching J-Horror. And uhm, writing. Do you know you miss A LOT of movie when you cover your eyes?! One Missed Call keeps scaring me in new and different ways each time I watch it. And then I also watched One Missed Call: Final, which… actually–the concept was REALLY COOL, but the execution was only sort of okay (it had it’s moments).
In One Missed Call: Final, these awful teenagers bully this girl to the point she hangs herself (but survives) and then the girl starts sending the death call to her classmates as revenge, BUT–unlike the other movies–if you forward the call, you’re exempt from being killed by the scary ghost-girl responsible for them, Mimiko (who really likes killing people in the most horrific ways possible, just fyi). And the person the call is forwarded to does not get the opportunity to forward it themselves. So basically you have all your teenage friends who want you to die–and would help make that happen–rather than have you forward the call to them and this really scary ghost girl that is going to kill you if you don’t.
How mind-blowing is that concept?! It’s like phone Survivor WITH PHONE DEATH.
OK ARE YOU STILL WITH ME OR HAVE I BORED YOU YET.
Because my question to you, my bbs, is:
I can’t think of a way to answer this question without looking bad. Because I am pretty sure my answer would be yes. I am trying to think of a loophole though, like maybe I would be going to school with Edward Cullen and he is immortal right, so he could take the call for me and not die? I think he would sacrifice himself for me, too, because I’ll have stolen him from Bella by that point. And then there would be a spectacular GHOST VS. VAMPIRE FACE-OFF in a wrasslin’ ring and I would charge people to see it and stuff. Which is how I would make my millions.
EVERYONE WINS!
Except maybe Edward. That Mimiko is terrifyingly fierce. But then Edward does sparkle.
idk. Too close to call, probably.
If you feel uncomfortable answering a question about possibly sentencing someone to death, then answer this one (I am so ~*curious*~ tonight!):
I would totally forward the call…my pick would be that guy who locked his daughter in the basement for 25 years. No guilt forwarding the call there!
I haven’t seen One Missed Call yet, but it’s on my list!
w00t! Your guest blog was awesome, of course! That’s our Courtney, information with ~*flair**~!! ;)
I couldn’t send the call.
But that’s because my life is more boring than fiction. I’d have to tell that poor girl that going on with her life and idk, becoming a successful YA writer or something, would be a FAR BETTER REVENGE on those awful bullies. Like, Survivor with WRITING? Oh wait, that’s just LIFE…
But watch out, because Edward just might ~*DAZZLE*~ Mimiko, and then she might like him, and WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Ok Courtney, that last question is just silly!! See, Mimiko is girl…right? And Edward is…well…Edward!! I think YOU may lose in this case, simply b/c Mimiko may just take Edward for her own hottie hot hot. I mean, it has to be lonely being a killer ghost girl, right?
(I would forward the call to one of those automated “Who will you vote for in this year’s election” machines.)
I would love to say no I wouldn’t forward the call…
But I really don’t know if I could because those J-horror creepy girl killers who crawl out of tvs and your bed and stuff are scary scary scary!!!!
Edward ALWAYS wins. We should probably get him up here to lead the Liberal party – either him or Conky.
Congrats on The Swivet gig!! That’s so cool. Going to check you out there…
Angela: that’s totally the trick! Trying to figure out who you wouldn’t feel guilty forwarding the call to. The problem in OMC: F, was that they could only forward it to each other. So that kind of sucked for them. Just pretending the same rules wouldn’t apply to me. If you do see One Missed Call (make sure it’s the original J-Horror and not the American remake!!!), you must let me know what you think!!
Emily: ~*Thank you*~. Also, YOU ARE SO NOBLE. Hah–Survivor with Writing. THAT COULD BE EVEN MORE CUT-THROAT. ;) But also… srsly, bb. Death by Mimiko could be one of the worst ways to die EVAR! So I am just in awe of your non-forwarding selflessness. Although if my only choice was to forward the call to my ~*Sparkle-E*~, I don’t think I could do it either. I HAVE EXCEPTIONS.
Terra: GOOD POINT. Edward very well may dazzle a ghost. Although Mimiko is PRETTY EVIL. But then… Edward is way dazzly. And oooh! Good call re: forwarding to automated voter questioning machines! FTW!
starrynite: SERIOUSLY THEY ARE SO SCARY!! I just couldn’t deal with it. I would have to forward.
C.K.: Oh my gosh. If Edward lead the Liberal Party we would be DAZZLED TO A WIN. And if Conky did, people would vote for him just because he’s kick-ass. And thank you!! I’m excited to be blogging over there!
Edward totally wins because he has had a lot of years to get really smart about how to defeat ghosts and such. I would totally forward the call to Edward too, even if he was still with Bella … or maybe now that Bella’s a vampire I would forward it to her. Vamps would totally not die, because they are the undead, and phone calls are not a way to kill them.
Congrats on your guest blogging spot! I love the Swivet. Off to check that out now :0)
Thanks for the linkage and flattering words. That kind of reaction makes blogging worth it.
sruble: TRUE. also they sparkle? I’d like to think the sparkle factor comes into play. but did you read on SM’s website that vampire venom is totally flammable? and vampires are pretty much MADE OF VENOM? so edward could be set on fire and I bet that wouldn’t end well. There is much to consider! And thank you!!! :)
Little Willow: It’s a great entry. Thank YOU for writing it. :)