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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Writing Contest: Literary Lovers Mash-up!‏

Novel Novice is launching a new, creative-writing contest! They were inspired by a contest from Spinebreakers in the U.K. ... asking fans to write an explosive love scene between two unlikely literary lovers -- such as Edward Cullen and Tess of the D'Ubervilles.

Here are the rules & guidelines for their contest:

* Write a short scene in which two unlikely literary heroes meet for the first time


* Keep it 500 words or less!


* Grammer & Spelling DO count -- so proofread!


* YES, you can enter more than once!


* E-mail your entries to sara.novelnovice@comcast.net


* Entries are due by midnight (PST) on Sunday, March 28th.


Anyone can enter — any ages, any countries!


We'll feature some of the best entries on Novel Novice, and I'll even send Novel Novice bookmarks (coming soon) to some of the best U.S. entries (Sorry, I can't mail outside of the U.S.)


You can view the complete rules & details by clicking here!

Thanks to Sara from Novel Novice for the e-mail!

Monday, February 15, 2010

The Melodies That Inspire

Hey everyone!
Wow...it's been a while since the last time I posted a blog on ATM. I blame...too many fansites. Let's seeee....I have six, including this one. Anddddd I might not had the slighest idea what I was going to write for this post. So, I had to contemplate for a while, and come up with ideas. I needed a muse, and like a lot of people, my muse is MUSIC.

The Mortal Instruments series is one series that I can think of a number of songs-- where part or all of the song remind me of the series. Now, I'm not going to go on and list EVERY song that reminds me of TMI. However, I did make a couple of banners to demonstrate how songs have inspired me.





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So, the song I chose for the Jace banner is "I Slept With Someone From Fall Out Boy, and All I Got Was This Stupid Song About me" by Fall Out Boy. Talk about LONG title! However, I love this song. Parts of it really remind me of Jace...and for the banner, I chose the part that most reminded me of Jace. (Jace definitely has arrogance down to a science, haha)

For the Alec banner I used "Turn It Off" by Paramore. I had trouble picking a song that reminded me of Alec because I wasn't sure, if this song especially, reminded me of him. However, it reminded me of City of Bones when Alec tried to fight the Greater Demon. He was trying to be like Jace....and if you read the lyrics on the banner, maybe you'll think of Alec like I did.

So, if you haven't heard these songs....what are you waiting for? Go to Youtube NOW!

What songs make you think of The Mortal Instruments series? Tell me in the comments!

Cheers,
Jackie (ATM --Admin)

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MUNDIE MOMS! They're celebrating a year online! Congrats to them! By the way, if you haven't seen their gift from Cassandra Clare, it's EPIC! It's the chapter titles & small descriptions of the chapters in City of Fallen Angels! You can check it out by clicking here