2. And this cover. The blue and the tree limbs... GORGEOUS yet creepy at the same time.
3. Email. Good thing, because between WriteOnCon and the Bookanistas and planning a trip to NYC in SIX WEEKS, and my inbox is NEVER EMPTY.
4. People. I spent last weekend, and the weekend before that, presenting at symposiums and conferences. It is fabulous to be surrounded by writers, by those seeking to become better writers, by those who inspire.
5. Sleep. I haven't gotten nearly enough, and I'm determined to get a nap today.
What do you like right now?
I LOVE those covers! And I'd also have to say I love the burgeoning warm weather. I just hope it stays.
ReplyDeleteI think your fence infatuation is so cool, as are these covers. Lately, I've been getting the opportunity to write everyday, even if it's just a scene,I revel in the fact that somehow my life is giving me the time to do it. It's way cool.
ReplyDeleteI love the covers too. I can totally relate on the lack of sleep.
ReplyDeleteRight now I like that I have a day off at home, even if I have to go to the dentist. Hope to get some time to write.
Those are great covers. What do I like? Hmm, sleep is a must. I love resting my head on my pillow after a long day. I'm heading to the library this morning, and that's always fun. I also love that there's ice cream cake in my freezer! Yum.
ReplyDeleteBoth of those covers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've been busy, and deserve a nap.
Since break is over, and it's back to school today, it's hard to think of something I like right now. But I had a productive writing day last week and found out I'd made it to the 2nd round of ABNA. Those were things to like!
I'm enjoying the daffodils and crocuses. And I'm enjoying Skullduggery Pleasant--it's one of my son's favorite series.
ReplyDeleteI also like that cover for POSSESS. It's like the trees are veins across her face! And I like Kiersten White's SUPERNATURALLY cover, and Meg Cabot's ABANDON - love all the sepia tones!
ReplyDeleteI like reading the blog posts of writers who inspire me.
ReplyDeleteUm, I like that summer's eventually going to come. I'm getting so sick of this freezing weather.
ReplyDeleteI like that I get to write every day.
I like it that my husband is super supportive about my writing, and doesn't complain when I disappear to write.
I like it that my husband has no problem with me buying tons of books.
I like that I'm meeting some of my writer friends for lunch on Wednesday, and that one of them has a US stamp for me (US currency not Canadian) to put on my SASE for requested material (my stamps when missing).
Okay, the last four are more like loves than likes. :D
Both those covers are absolutely gorgeous!! You know, I love my email but sometimes I want to kill it, it always seems like it's never-ending and I always have more emails to answer but I never have enough time.
ReplyDeleteI also like sleep. It's almost five in the morning for me right now and I really should be getting to bed.... (I have a strange sleeping schedule...especially on days I don't have to go to school)
Those covers SLAY me! *reaches out to touch* So pretty...
ReplyDeleteRight now, I like being alone at home, even though I'm spending that time on homework rather than revising the good ol' WIP. *sigh*
Oh man. I love that cover, Possess. WOW!! That's a thing of beauty.
ReplyDeleteThings I love?
Chocolate.
Writing.
My hubby.
Reading.
Biking.
Running.
Oh my, I could go on. Life is good.
Have a great day. Hope you get that nap!
Yesterday I sat around all day thinking of my 5 posts and Friday I came up empty.
ReplyDeleteI like that you gave me an idea for my post on Friday. I'll of course if you credits for the likeness.
I also like that this represents 4 weeks of the waiting game. This is the real week, the winning week, let's hope my good vibes move to that publisher!
Those are awesome covers, Elana. Thanks for sharing them. =o)
ReplyDeleteRight now, I like coffee. Lots and lots of really strong coffee.
Ooohhh, love the covers!
ReplyDeleteRight now, I am LOVING Possession and can't wait to read it! Just read a review over at Operation Awesome and had to say, it left me even more excited than I was before. You go girl! ;)
Oh, and I'm also LOVING author signings. Meeting peeps in person just rocks my world.
Thanks for sharing Elana. When I get to this point of the game, I might just come 'round knocking at your door wanting your opinion.
ReplyDelete:)
At this moment I like watching the presunrise sky turn light red. And breathing--no alergies at the moment--I love breathing.
ReplyDeleteGretchen's cover!!! And dude - lunch or dinner with writerly friends = best thing ever!
ReplyDeleteArizon and now NY? What a fabulous, jet-setting life you have. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat I like right now:
Sending out letters my students (who are now Seniors) wrote to themselves in 8th grade. I don't think they believed I'd really do it, so I can't wait for them to get them!
Sleep is always on my mind! And music. Sounds like you've got a lot happening right now.
ReplyDeleteI like being on vacation and having the time to read blog posts that make me think :-)
ReplyDeleteI like life right now. Things are going pretty well everywhere except at work. And who cares about work? As long as the checks don't bounce, I'm good.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep it short and quote a movie to boot:
ReplyDelete"Sleep is good."
^_^
Cool covers.
ReplyDeleteI like laughter. My whole family erupted in it last night at dinner. Like medicine for our sick souls.
I like the book I'm reading now: The Map of True Places
~ Wendy
Oh, you're right about the Possess cover. Creepy but good creepy. Love.
ReplyDeleteDo you have time to meet for coffee or something while you're in NYC?! Would love to meet up!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the cover for Away. So cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm also loving Scrivener, which I bought this weekend. I wish I had gotten this a long time ago. Its usefulness continues to surprise me.
Beautiful covers! Are you going to fill us in on last weekend's conference too? Please do!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a nap in, girl!
Enjoy this year, Elana. You'll never have another first book again.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm SURE I was following you, but no idea what happened. Stupid Blogger.
I love cool covers too. Yes, get a nap, you'll need all your energy for NYC!
ReplyDeleteI like my first cup of tea in the morning. I really like that POSSESS cover. Hmmm, I like books.
ReplyDeleteI'm head over heels in love with poetry right now. A writing form that makes no money and takes up a lot of my time. Oh' well. What do you do?
ReplyDeleteThat first cover is very Peter Jackson-esque. love it!!
ReplyDeleteRight now, I'm liking getting free stuff, drawing scratch from photoshop, attending writers/artists conferences, and finding new galleries. :)
ART!!! I'm ALL OVER stuff that can be created, that, unlike writing, manifests right before my eyeballs!
ReplyDeleteOh, good covers like that are like crack cocaine for YA addicts.
ReplyDeleteThose are both gorgeous covers!!
ReplyDeleteThose book covers are gorgeous, I likey too. I can't even imagine what your inbox looks like. I think mine's bad sometimes...yours would probably kill me.
ReplyDeleteYou're awesome. I wish I could've been at those meetings that you presented at. Those people should all feel very lucky :)
I like pink haired avatars! It makes me feel like I'm part of a cotton candy revolt!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap! That Possess cover is so awesome! Creepy, but totally awesome. :) I'm coming to Storymakers and am definitely coming to your class on blogging! It sounds awesome and it would amazing to meet you! :)
ReplyDeleteMy brand new, way too amazing, oh-so-comfortable King size bed and pillow top mattress! *sigh*
ReplyDeleteRight now, in no particular order:
ReplyDelete1) caffiene
2) chocolate
3) having my own fireplace
4) knowing my writing is going to be read by actual, non-publishing people
5) my new AlphaSmart <-- is amazing
6) a bunch of ARCs I just received. So exciting.
Possess has such an awesome cover.
ReplyDeleteRight now I really like the pink hair thing that's going on!
ReplyDeleteTracey, I love scrivener too! Best money I've spent in a while. I also love covers. They really do make me want to judge the book. Love Matched cover too, but my favorite it Clockwork Angel. I wish I could put it on my wall!
ReplyDeleteBut most of all I love getting good reviews for my book!! I'll be riding that high for a few months!
Sleep, for sure - but we weren't on the best speaking terms last night. And watching my daughter learn to walk on her own!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hadn't seen that other cover--broken glass as a fence. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteRight now, I really like sleep. REALLY really like it. Although it feels like a distant friend at the moment.
Hooray for The Liar Society!
I like possibility.
ReplyDeleteThose are some catchy covers!
ReplyDeleteI like my flower blossoms that have lights in them (really hard to explain, but - trust me - they're gorgeous!) ... they look so pretty in the house at night!
OMG, NYC trip! How fun!
ReplyDeleteI'd like some sleep right now too, and I love the cover for AWAY. Wow.
Is away coming soon? I just read The Line earlier in the year.
ReplyDeleteI like all your things too!
ReplyDeleteToday it was 35 degrees outside instead of the -11 it was on Friday. I liked that a LOT.
Love those covers! So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou are one busy girl! Is the trip to NYC business or pleasure? I'm jealous! Hope you have a great time. :)
LOVE these covers :D
ReplyDeleteHave fun in NYC!! That sounds like an awesome trip indeed.
What am I liking now? Hmmm...the brownie on my desk, the looming thunderstorms this afternoon, the fact I have nine (NINE!!!) days left at The Job.
Have a great week!
Jen
Well, now I love those covers too!
ReplyDeleteToday I love routines. Feels so good to be back home wrapping my mind back around the normalcy of my life. Is that weird?
Those covers are awesome. Today I like goals... because I have a new one, but tomorrow I might not...
ReplyDeleteStay tuned. ;)
I like that creepy tree limb one.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of an article from last year, where they were comparing movie posters. They had lined up four or five posters to show that they were almost identical. They all had the blue and orange scheme, and explained that the opposition of the colors made it attractive to the eye.
Looks like someone saw that memo.
Wow! Those covers are awesome!! Exciting about the NY trip!!! AND I surely hope that you have gotten your nap by now!!
ReplyDeleteI love all the covers coming out lately! They are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI also love naps.
I love both of those covers...and right now I love this amazing long sleeved soft as silk stretchy tee from Eileen Fisher...I want both colors asap...the sleeves are so long you can pull then down over your hands...I love this aspect...
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely nap...
Those are great covers!
ReplyDeleteI really like my cat right now--he's sitting on my lap and purring away.
Pretty covers!
ReplyDeleteI really like being healthy. In which I am not, right now. Stomach bug- 1. Me- 0. The stomach bug wins.
You, always.
ReplyDeleteI love those covers! So detailed and haunting. Good luck getting that nap!
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I made it a point to get 8-9 hours sleep and small cat naps throughout the day this past week. Sleep was much needed and we feel better. I still need a few more good night sleeps in a row though.
ReplyDeleteI love covers. You can do so much fun stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on those covers, especially Away. It's all sorts of awesome!
ReplyDeleteRight now, I'm liking having cash in my bank account, X-files episodes, and the sunny afternoon sky. Well, I mean, it's night now, but it was sunny earlier.
- Jackie
Oh, wow - those covers! VERY nice.
ReplyDeleteI like that the snow is melting, and I like the new exercise plan I have, and I like hanging out with my kids and my friend's kids. Especially at the Science Center. And I like the way my three-year-old's brain works. And I'm starting to figure out how TV series plan their story arcs (so I can figure out what's coming and how long it will take to get here), and I like that, too. I'm thinking if I can really nail it down, I can apply the same story-planning principles to my novels, and I really like the thought of that.
I love emails, too. And both of those covers are so evocative. All dark and twisty...like me!
ReplyDeleteI especially love Away's cover. So gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHee, I'm about to go to NYC in four weeks myself. I got tickets to see Company with Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone. The Broadway fangirl inside me will die happy :)