published on the internet Sep 17th, 2008
I am sort of consumed in getting my sparkly pink bodysuit ready in time for Twilight’s theatrical release, so please forgive this drive-by update that is trying to pass as a blog entry…
The first two chapters of Cracked Up to Be are now online! Check them out here!
Now.
Does anyone want to tell me where I can buy a thousand mini-disco balls? Because my Twilight Movie Costume demands no less.
PS in my hurry to get this posted, I forgot the most important part of all: this entry is dedicated to ~*C.K. Kelly Martin*~. She knows why. :)
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publication date
Wednesday September 17th, 2008 @ 7:24pm
100 words, 12 sentencesmeta stuff
categories: cracked up to be,omg
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Ha ha ha! I love how nonchalant you are acting. Like, “First two chapters, la la la, no big deal, SPARKLES.”
IT’S TOTALLY A COPING MECHANISM.
La la la sparkles…
You could try here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxsYbdihttc
:D
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WHAT DID I JUST WATCH.
Hey Courtney I LOVE love love the first two chapters. I can’t wait til this comes out :-)
!!! Thank you SO much Agent Buddy!!
(We can call each other that, right? Hee)
You’re so talented, Courtney. I made E mute the TV while I read aloud from your opening just so he could be as impressed as I am. And he was :)
!!!! Oh man. Is it weird that I had never contemplated other people actually reading those words aloud until I read your comment? And now I am just sitting here with this face: O_O, which I know, looks like the sleep-stalking face… anyway. THANK YOU.
OOOOOH! I’ve been dying to read this book ever since I saw the trailer on somebody’s blog. Yay, thank you!
THANK YOU, Jolie! It’s so good to know the trailer is doing its job!!!
Kat and I discussed ~sparklemotion~ shirts to wear at the opening… maybe I will get some of that lotion that pours glitter onto you (and takes ten years to go away).
If you are going to wear that glitter lotion for anything, it should be TWILIGHT.
Of course! I like it. But I feel it should be Sparkly Agent Buddy, since that word is being added so frequently to things. I may not be a Cullen, but I like me some glitter :-p
Ooh we must complete it like so:
~*Sparkly Agent Buddy*~
Perfect, yes? ;)
Lovely! Your book is pretty far outside my normal reading preferences (no magic wands or space ships? huhhhh?) but it was really grabbing. (I think I know now what’s meant by “unique voice,” wow!) So I shall have to venture out of my usual bookstore aisle for this one. :)
Ooooo….
Rebecca: THANK YOU! Thank you so much. Maybe the secret Parker is hiding has something to do with space ships or magic wands, though, you never know!!! … ;)
Victoria: Hee.
it’s great that you’re putting the first two chapters up, but i want to wait until i have your first published novel in my hands :)
i won’t hold it against you! ;)
Try Archie McPhee? So when do we get to see pictures of your sparkly awesomeness?
“pantsings” ha! … going to read more now. :0)
I feel all sparkly having this entry dedicated to me. I LOVED the chapters and I know you’re going to have a ton of people hooked from that very first paragraph. Man, I was frustrated when I got to the end of the second chapter and was cut off cold. The stories completely involving and I feel so curious/worried about Parker.
sruble: pictures uhm… well… *cough* ;)
C.K.: Eee, THANK YOU so so much. I said this on the BB–but I hope the secret is worth it after all this build or… *don’t wanna think about it* ;)
OK. I love it even more the second time around. DELICIOUS.
First I followed you on Twitter because of your Twilight tweets, now you’ve got me SEVERELY interested in CUTB. Yes, it’s pretty severe. Can’t wait to read the rest.
Felicia: You are too kind! Thank you x 2!
Shabbygeek: Ooh! I’m so glad you commented (not just because of your kind words–which I thank you for! I’m so glad the chapters are piquing interest!!!)–I tend to have this hesitancy to follow locked twitters w/o an introduction (I know, I’m a weirdo) but every time I’d check twitter I’d be like, ‘just get over this, she seems so cool! Her username is SHABBYGEEK THAT IS AWESOME!’ anyway. So I am following you now too and please forgive me for not doing it sooner. :)
Hey Courtney– I’m going to have to pick your book up too. Your “voice”, that irreverence reminds me of my own kind of. We could possibly be from the same tribe… Thanks for putting this up.
I only came to the conclusion my story must be YA recently, and to be honest was kind of snobbliy disappointed. I wanted to be “literary”, you know– grown-up. I now see if (no– when!) I ever actually make it I’ll be in great company.
Ooh! Thank you so much Pseudosu! And definitely when it happens, I have a good feeling that I am going to be the one who is in great company. :) I love YA–and I’m glad you’re embracing it! It can still be literary! And it’s a great genre. I’m sure you have a lot to give to it!!! Yay!!!!!
Just to clarify– I now get that it can totally still be literary, as yours exemplifies wonderfully. I do think I can have a lot of fun in this end of the pool. And thanks for the blog– it’s fun.
Oh yay! Thank you. :)
Love your voice! Love it. Totally different from the YA I’ve been reading lately (The Chocolate War was today’s treat). Am disappointed I have to wait three months to finish the book, though. And congratulations on a 2nd book sale! I’ll read a “grown-up” book again one of these days, but I’m enjoying my wanderings through the YA aisles until then.
Thank you so much! On both counts! The YA aisle rocks!! How did you find The Chocolate War? It is one of my favourite books of all time!
I read The Chocolate War b/c it’s the 2nd most commonly (I think that’s right) banned YA book out there and I was curious to know what I was missing. I found it exactly like my experience in high school–minus the Catholic school and the uniforms and the all-boys roster and the Rocky v. Drago bout at the end. But we did have secret sororities that loved making life hell for those of us who didn’t play along and butt-kissing teachers who *did* play along. Ah, memories. Really, though, I loved it (the book, not high school). I get why some parents might object to the book–and that’s their right–but to ban it? Heck, the Bible has more violence than Cormier does. I saw one website where a parent had counted up the number of “vulgar” words used. Really? Was that fun? A good use of time? Titillating? How about insane? I just loved the reality of the book and the message *I* got out of it: stand by while someone’s being bullied and you’re as bad as the bully. I think the lesson has applications well beyond high school. Oh… and the other message: school fundraisers really suck.
It is the 2nd most commonly challenged/banned YA book out there, you’re right. I read it for that reason too! And WOW, I was so glad I did. It’s my fav book of all time. I too, found it eerily similar to my school experience and the politicking therein, students and teachers a like (I *did* go to Catholic school! Hee–I was having flashbacks, I swear). And you’re so right–the Bible is WAY more violent. I absolutely adore The Chocolate War. All of his books are fantastic. I think Cormier is a genius. Loved hearing your thoughts on it!! Thanks for coming back and sharing!!
Hey Courtney….Luvvv those first two chapters. I’m hooked. Imagining all sorts of scenarios that Parker might/may/will/ find herself in. WOw. The dialogue is completely believable! (I’m a dialogue whore…love it love it)
Aah! Thank you so much, Carol Anne! That is super heartening to know. Especially from one dialogue whore to another!!!