Hammer of Witches is my first book. Though I learned a lot of things as I was writing it, it seems presumptuous of me to pretend they’re universal truths. So I’m not going to list five things I learned while writing this book. Here’s a list of five things I didn’t learn:
Shia LaBeouf live-tweets his acid trip.
3:15 AM – 7 Aug 12
OK everybody here goes nothing. I’m gonna light a cigarette. Where are my cigarettes. Brb going to Walgreens for cigs
3:45 AM – 7 Aug 12
the security guard at Walgreens is a crazy guy. there was fire coming out of his head and i told him your heads on fire and he just looked at me
3:46 AM – 7 Aug 12
i’m gonna light a cig
3:52 AM – 7 Aug 12
theres like 4 types of lettuce in this apt. i didnt even buy that much lettuce. what am i gonna do juggle lettuce. alright bye
3:56 AM – 7 Aug 12
indiana jones was the peak of my career. feel very aware that it’s all downhill from here
4:03 AM – 7 Aug 12
i resent my father camping out in my house. ok but get this, its fine… yeah its totally fine he can do whatever he wants. the end
4:08 AM – 7 Aug 12
is this entertaining. is this new media. i dont understand my feet
4:09 AM – 7 Aug 12
you guys ever watch that video of the double rainbow?
4:12 AM – 7 Aug 12
@frankiemunez who’s laughing now? who’s laughing now buddy… checkmate
4:14 AM – 7 Aug 12
my character hasnt seen his brother before. i figured that out. he doesnt even know he HAS a brother. but he doesss have a brother. complicated actually
4:28 AM – 7 Aug 12
i would have sex with lars von trier on camera. i would. but only if its dogme style. im a comedian guys
4:33 AM – 7 Aug 12
im nothing, im an idiot. how did i get here when nothing happened
4:44 AM – 7 Aug 12
what’s the difference btw mayonaise and mayo? is there a difference
4:46 AM – 7 Aug 12
who has my hand i want it back
4:48 AM – 7 Aug 12
i was lying before. will smith is good at rap
4:51 AM – 7 Aug 12
twitter is like the energy that links our brains together. mental lubricant
5:06 AM – 7 Aug 12
i’m wearing three watches and they all have different times. i have a watch on my ankle… damn you… sorry, i love u
5:14 AM – 7 Aug 12
yr gonna see me in yr dream cause i dont know where to live anymore
5:22 AM – 7 Aug 12
im done w this!! im nothing…
5:56 AM – 7 Aug 12
ok guys i dont really ‘get’ sigur ros but theyre beautiful anyway
WHO WOULD YOU CAST AS TRISTAN HART FROM YOUR SERIES?
It’s funny you ask. (Though technically I asked.)
But no really.
When I get this question in casual conversations (because anyone not in publishing thinks they are ingenious to suggest a book to movie transformation) I never know what to say. Tristan is a specific kind of guy in my mind. First and foremost, Tristan does NOT brood. The day Tristan broods for an entire novel (not that there aren’t moments when he is sad face, teenage boy and all) is the day Edward Cullen does stand up comedy.
But finally, as a friend forced me to watch SPLASH the DIVING REALITY SHOW. Really, who comes up with this stuff? I finally found my Tristan Hart.
But FIRST. Here is some boy candy and reasons why when suggested as Tristans could in fact never-ever-ever be Tristans.
Chuck Bass - Too polished. I know it’s a character on TV but some people just really evoke their characters. If Tristan wore a suit, it would be open collar, no tie, and Chuck Taylors on his footfins.
Chad Murray - I don’t know how to tell you guys, but….. Tristan is not and has never been blond. This is just a random cute blond dude.
Ian Somerholder - Too…pinchy. I know that Vampire Diaries is a big show and everyone loves this man, but I have never been attracted to him. I think he is beautiful in a Ken Doll kind of way. But when I think (and write) Tristan, I always picture someone who smiles (in a not naturally evil way) even when shit is getting serious.
This leads me to the guy I finally see as a Tristan contender. The gold medalist, weird reality tv show hosting David Boudia. Dark hair, blue eyes, slender but fit swimming abs.
Now, I have chosen my Tristan. Who would you choose as yours? Reblog and tell me!
Just saw this link from Diversity in YA about Asian American Racism and it triggered this post.
Racism is always a hot topic for me. And lately, the crisis with North Korea has increased the racist remarks my kids are hearing at school. Everyday some ignorant kid cracks North Korean jokes at…
Me trying to understand why this seriously terrible book is a bestseller.
(Submission from SpecialEdition87, thanks!)
karkles-the-adorabloodthirsty:
I got dressed in my traditional Indian regalia, but there was a man, he was the producer of the whole show. He took that speech away from me and he warned me very sternly. “I’ll give you 60 seconds or less. And if you go over that 60 seconds, I’ll have you arrested. I’ll have you put in handcuffs.”
- Sacheen Littlefeather in Reel Injun (2009), dir. Neil Diamond.
They were MAD, CONFUSED AND PRESSED that Marlon Brando would betray White Supremacy in this way.
To this very day, they are TWISTED over this.
And when Littlefeather got up there and READ THEM FOR FILTH, they GAGGED. For eons.So I imagine there are people like me out there who’ve never even heard of Marlon Brando and are extremely confused over why this is important.
Marlon Brando was the Don in The Godfather, and in 1973, he was nominated for and won an Academy Award for it. However, he was also a huge Natives rights activist, and boycotted the ceremony because he felt that Hollywood’s depictions of Native Americans in the media led to the Wounded Knee Incident (which I was always taught as “the second massacre at Wounded Knee” but apparently that’s not the real name). He sent Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache Native rights activist, in his stead. Wikipedia’s article on her explains the rest:
Brando had written a 15-page speech for Littlefeather to give at the ceremony, but when the producer met her backstage he threatened to physically remove her or have her arrested if she spoke on stage for more than 60 seconds.[5] Her on-stage comments were therefore improvised. She then went backstage and read the entire speech to the press. In his autobiography My Word is My Bond, Roger Moore (who presented the award) claims he took the Oscar home with him and kept it in his possession until it was collected by an armed guard sent by the Academy.
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