Elizabeth Scott

@elizabethwrites / elizabethwrites.tumblr.com

Hey there, I'm Elizabeth. I write young adult novels. This is my fun space! Also, feel free to ask questions :-)

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So, that happened

I know, it's been a long time. And, yes, I inadvertently ghosted you and everyone else. Didn't mean for it to happen. I was exhausted when Heartbeat came out in January 2014. It was my 12th novel in 7 years, and most of the early ARC reviews were brutal. I even did a blog tour which turned out to be a spectacular exercise in humiliation. By April of 2014, l tried to work on my next novel. I had amazing editorial notes. But every time I opened the file, I'd start to cry. A lot. I tried but that spark inside me, the one that was nourished by writing...it was gone. Accepting that was so difficult. Asking to be released from my contract? Even worse. I was fortunate that my lovely editor and everyone at Harlequin Teen was fantastically kind and understanding. Buying out the contract broke me more. But I thought that I would take a few months and relax. Heal. That what made me want to write would spark again. It did not happen. In August 2014, my life was rocked with revelations that devastated me, and left me estranged, to this day, from an immediate family member. I went to therapy from once a week to twice. I read books about my situation. I tried to find peace. I did, but not before gaining close to 70 pounds in six months. I lived on organic cheese pizza and organic macaroni and cheese. (Turns out, organic food can make you fat real fast!) And then my husband got a job in Philadelphia. We bought a house in May of 2015. I then spent several weeks quickly setting aside and donating over 5,000 books. It made me realize I was a bit of a hoarder. Okay, more than a bit. We moved into our new home in July 2015. By May of 2016, l was happy. I decided that I wanted to weigh less and overhauled my diet completely. I got sick in June 2016. By August, l had a diagnosis. I had peripheral neuropathy in my feet. Cause? My horrific bout with Epestein Barr that had destroyed my immune system, along with neurological episodes in my 20s and 30s I had dismissed. By October, l was in physical therapy twice a week, hoping to be able to be able to continue walking. I had to start using a wheelchair in January 2017. It took me a while to accept I am now disabled. I still go to physical therapy and exercise at home, although gone are the days where I could leap, run, and even walk more than a few steps. I work hard to keep my lower and upper body strong. My limitations force me to be creative, and I'm grateful for all the exercising I did before because it does help me think of ways to move. I have lost the 70 pounds I gained. It has not been easy and my body looks like a battlefield. I accept that I will never be the person I was, and love the person I have become. I am a survivor. I am a fighter. I am disabled. I'm Elizabeth.

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I have met John Green once, maybe twice. He is a very nice man who was extremely cordial to me. He has done a lot for YA. But. I read his first novel, Looking for Alaska, when it came out and I didn't like it. Why? I don't like manic pixie dream girls. I haven't read any of his other books. I have not read The Fault In Our Stars, and I won't see the movie. Why? Because without reading the book, seeing the movie, or anything else, I know exactly how the story will go. The Fault In Our Stars is about a girl with cancer. She will be dying. She will meet a boy in something cancer related like at the doctor's or a hey, you've got cancer group. He will be charmed by her. He will do anything for her. There will be a road trip, probably for something the girl wants. The boy will arrange it. Then he'll die. Manic pixie dream boys are no different than the manic pixie girls in this respect. End with girl getting message or note from dead manic pixie boy. She will vow I will or I do or I am because his manic love has helped her see life as it is, even though she thought she knew. How'd I do?

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Dear March, You win, okay? Just go out like a lamb. Please. Seriously, this month is kicking my ass. Not cool, March. Not cool.

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The first thing you have to know is that unless I have my contacts in or am wearing my glasses, I really can't see anything. Before I saved up enough money to buy my own contacts, I wore those very thick glasses. And they were usually in some godawful bright orange shade. (My latest glasses are much better, btw, although I do now sort of get why my father always insisted on the cheaper neon huge lens ones)

Anyway, my husband got up this morning at five like he always does because he's insane but instead of going off to the gym (I know! But he likes working out at five in the morning) he woke me up.

I grumbled, turned on the light and looked at him.

And said, "Oh my #@@%, your eye!"

Blind as I was, even I could see that his left eye had some weird thing GROWING out of the bottom lid and that his pupil was all messed up looking.

It looked even worse when I put my glasses on and we both agreed that I'd drive him to the doc in a box as soon as they opened.

So, one doctor visit later, my husband has been diagnosed with having a sty in his left eye AND a raging case of conjunctivitis. Which, as you all know, spreads like crazy.

So he's quarantined upstairs and I'm washing my hands anytime I need to put in eyedrops or think I might touch anywhere near my eye.

(The weird thing growing out of his eyelid seems to be gone, or at least that is the report from upstairs. I'm just going to take his word for it)

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END JOHN GREEN

END JOHN GREEN SUPPORTERS

END THE JOHN GREEN INDUSTRY

Eh, I love John Green and don’t see the reason to blame him for what’s clearly an industry problem, primarily promotion. We NEED more women/people of color on these lists, but I think he’s earned his success. TFiOS blew up in amazing ways, which led many people—including myself—to buy his past works en masse. I am aware that I am part of the problem, but I won’t decry him as symbol of a very large issue. I don’t know, that’s my opinion. That being said, SUPPORT FEMALE/POC AUTHORS.

I’ve been thinking about this! I don’t know too much about John Green (in all honesty). For me, when I read these things, my irritation comes from the basic fact that authors who are PoC/women seem to be unable to stand on their own in the YA industry (and in most industries, really). It seems like constantly, and consistently, their works need approval from an already approved cast of men/male old guard.

Some of this has to do with people trusting in the recommendations of a public figure they respect, a habit I understand. I do the same thing. When my friends who I respect suggest something, I take the suggestion seriously. But I think it also stems from the fact that the opinions and work of women/PoC are constantly maligned/disbelieved/not listened to. I see it outside of YA fiction books, sexism in video games for instance. A ton of women have been very vocal about sexism in video games and vocal about the backlash they receive as women pointing out sexism in the industry, but I’ve increasingly started seeing people take it more seriously because white men have started jumping on the bandwagon, doing TED talks, writing articles, etc. The problem is that the attention goes then to the white guy, who probably drew a lot of his inspiration from women he had listened to or heard speak on the topic previously. This isn’t to say that them publicly speaking out against/for things is a bad thing. It’s more that somewhere along the way, the voices of women get lost in the discussion.

Soo…. that’s my longish rant! I don’t know how strongly I feel about “ending the support” of John Green. I strongly believe in beginning to support women on their own merits (or supporting women who are being suggested by other women) rather than constantly relying on a white male as the gatekeeper of approval or success.

The REAL problem is — and I speak as someone who has a lot of experience from YA from a reader’s perspective, and a lot of experience in genres that have a heavy bias towards the Old Guard sort of mentality from a professional perspective — the REAL problem is that there was not this sort of gatekeeping by a white man before John Green.

Thinking back on YA lit pre-Green, I’m trying to recall any male authors who had this sort of success or pull, and I’m honestly coming up blank. Garth Nix did ok? Eoin Colfer? Christopher Paolini? But nothing close to the success of Tamora Pierce, Diana Wynne Jones, Anne McCaffrey, not to mention Meyer & Rowling.

The reasonthere’s a separate NYT list for children’s/YA literature is because JKR was so phenomenally successful they wanted to cordon off YA lit.

Now, of course, there’s certainly the aspect of control from the perspective of who runs publishing companies, who’s the editor, who’s the literary agent, and there could be gatekeeping & stuff there, but we’re just looking at this from the perspective of a single author being able to affect change thru their influence.

I cannot find an archive of past Children’s Bestsellers lists, but if I could, I guarantee you you would not see anything close to the sort of pull Green & co. have.

This is not an old pattern in YA/Children’s lit. This is a new pattern. To treat it as something that’s indelibly routed in this genre’s culture is to view it complacently, and to not seek out and deal with the source of the problem. There’s reasons Green has been able to get such a foothold in the genre, reasons that have to do with the supposed legitimacy of yr str8 white dude, but this is not a legacy that YA fiction as we know it has ever had before.

And this is dangerous. It’s really dangerous. It’s so fucking dangerous, and I don’t think it’s malicious on Green’s part, or even purposeful — I legit think he does not comprehend the amount of power his privilege combined with his talent has gotten him.

I think there are a few major points that we need to focus on. 1. Patterns in YA/Children’s Lit are changing… but they aren’t changing in a way that gives power to women, people of color, or any minorities. 2. One of the reasons why John Green has such a different foothold in this genre than the average person is that he has a different relationship with his readers and fans. He’s not just a writer. He’s a social figure and prominent online presence. You might be wondering “well, why don’t women and minorities just do that too?” and the reason is simple: it’s much harder for us. We get more hate mail. We get more scrutinized. We’re taken less seriously. People are more likely to threaten to harm us. I have nowhere near the following that John Green gets, but I’m willing to bet a lot of money that he doesn’t get half of the death and rape threats that I get just because my online presence angers people. I’m scared to check my inbox because people have been preying on the fact that I’m a rape victim to send me vile messages, and try to trigger flashbacks + panic attacks. People are actively trying to harm me. Being an online presence doesn’t feel safe for me. Now imagine that this happened to John Green, and imagine that he decided that the best decision for his well-being and safety was simply to give up his online presence and his marketing. Despite all his talent, he might not have become as successful as he is. Now imagine that’s what’s happening to talented women (especially women of color and trans women) every day… because it is. 3. John Green is one person. He can and should probably do more to help (a fact that could also be said for me and for everyone else I’ve ever met), but he’s just one person. Yes, he has a lot of power, but he can only do so much. This is a man with social anxiety who is still going out in public, often to try to help people. This is a man who uses his fame to raise money to charity and help others. And yet, despite all this, this isn’t a man who is going to be able to fix the bigotry and lack of inclusion in the literary world… at least not alone. The rest of us have to speak up. We have to make spaces safer for women writers, for writers of color, for LGBTQIAP+ writers, for disabled writers, for all kinds of writers. We have to pay more attention to those writers. We have to take them more seriously. We have to actively seek out and promote them, and while I think there is still so much more work to be done, having conversations like this one is a good place to start.

I had not seen this response pop up, but now that I have, I’m reblogging and expanding a little bit.

First: there’s something to be said about Green’s celebrity and the influence that has on the list. Which is worth thinking about on the level of CELEBRITY.

Second: I will give that he tries, but I’m not always sure how much he stretches himself for it. Yesterday, he did a 4 minute vlog highlighting a number of books that aren’t best sellers that people should know. I applaud him for it, but knowing how many of those authors have ties to him in some capacity (they’re his friends), it’s not necessarily stretching too far or hard for the cause. This is a GOOD STEP. It is. But is it more show than action?

Third and lastly: *I* have gotten some weird asks relating to all of this. I’ve seen some vitriol in reblogs by even bringing this up. People want to know why I would care or why I would want to point this out or what my point is all together. Do I just hate John Green? Someone asked if this was some kind of weird feminist agenda I had to get out.

No.

No.

and

No.

This is about pointing out gatekeeping and power and influence in the YA world. It’s not just about John Green and his status on the list. It’s about how and why he continues to be there and why and how FEMALE and NON-WHITE authors don’t find themselves there in the same numbers, if at all, if they’re not in some way connected to Green or have had Green highlight their work (for everyone pointing out Rainbow’s success on the list, check your timeline — Green’s NYT review came out prior to her hitting the list and prior to her winning “best of” slots and prior to her winning a Printz honor. It’s not defaming the book or saying it didn’t and doesn’t deserve the attention; this is about why and how it got that, and much of it had to do with Green’s glowing review — even her own publisher uses that blurb to talk about the book, saying “John Green loved it.”).

Readers generally see the NYT List as a status symbol, but it’s that status symbol that influences bookstores in terms of what they’re putting on shelves and what books get exposure and more exposure and thus more push and more face time and do you see where I’m going?

This isn’t about taking someone out. It’s about how to lift others up and have their stories and voices heard and seen, too. If what people see on shelves is the same thing, then we’ll continue to get the same thing through the market. We’ll continue to have those sold to us and marketed to us and while they’re not BAD, they’re reductive and limiting and offer us fewer and fewer choices.

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Respect Teenagers.

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I have a whole series of thoughts swirling right now that are making me angry and frustrated and they boil down to a couple of points that I need to write down or else I’ll continue stewing in them.

If you — YOU — as an adult are made uncomfortable about a YA book and “too prude” about giving it...

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Yes. Oh YES.

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Sometimes, my husband calls me from work crazy stressed out. Today's call was about something that is just...wow. He has to program his school's catalog into the student system (I think--there are a lot of acronyms in higher ed)

Okay, and this is just a sample of what he told me:

Class XXX: On YYZ Studies Q,R, and W, with an emphasis on D and F, and, moreover, the interconnectness of A. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in Class XXA or XXB, a grade of C or better in Class XXC or XXD, a grade of C or better in Unrelated Course, or permission of instructor

And the kicker--there isn't a single person on campus who is qualified to teach the class!

My head aches for him. (Okay, he has a headache and I do too, but I'm going with sympathy headache)

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some acts of courage are not grand or sweeping or dramatic at all. sometimes they are so small when you look back, you look past them. sometimes it’s not the moment you committed to keep going but the moment before that, when you were on the ground and felt only your defeat and you were so scared and alone in it, you weren’t sure if you could get up—or even if you wanted to—but you would take this breath and the next one and the one after that, just in case.

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YES. Just yes.

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nerves, thoughts on reading. and more nerves

I'm going to Seattle for the Winter Institute, and I'm very nervous. Getting on the Indie Next List?? Okay, shock. But this? Me and big-award authors?

I'm terrified. I don't usually write books that people like. In fact, I tend to write books in which the main character is usually called mean (and that's just a start)

I write books that get banned and I probably should do more about that but I feel like my book isn't worth someone losing their job over.

Plus, we all know I can't spell, so there's that.

I have to say, though, I don't really like being told that I'm reading a book wrong. My 11th grade English teacher told me that when I objected to her saying the Mississippi River meant something--can't remember what. (We were reading Huckleberry Finn)

She actually said, "You're reading the book wrong."

Wrong? No. NO.

I told her "You've read the book your way. It's not my way."

I got sent to the principal's office. My mother made my apologize. I didn't mean it, but my parents had to work with her, etc.

But you bring something no one else can to a book when you read it. You bring you. And the author might not like it--I admit, I've read reviews and felt my eyes sting-but you know what? I'm not you. What you bring when you read is yours.

Own it. Because it's you, and your voice and your thoughts matter.

Back to hyperventilating about Seattle.

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There's a new man in my life...

Yes, it is a dog wearing goggles, or rather--doggles. His name is Cole and he is awesome!

He's also blind, but he doesn't seem to notice.

My husband and I lost our beloved dog, Astrolabe, a while ago and I didn't think I'd ever want another dog. But even though I'll always miss Astrolabe--my first ever dog (or house pet of any kind, actually)--I missed having a dog around, and so did my husband.

So, in June, after my husband broke his leg, we did what any other obviously sane couple would do.

We adopted a blind dog.

To be honest, we went in to the humane society looking for a puppy. But Cole, who is between 2 and 3, won us over. He was sweet. And Zen. And he jumped into my arms like he belonged there the first time I sat down with him.

He's also fearless. We actually had to buy him the doggles because when he places fetch (yes, he plays fetch!), he doesn't know to close his eyes when he runs into something so he's managed to bang up his eyes twice.

We don't know much about his history, other than he was abandoned and the humane society picked him up before he could be put down, but given how well he moves (most people that meet him think he can see) we're pretty sure he's been blind since birth. He learned to move around the house fast enough and after carefully caring him up and down the stairs for a month because we were both afraid he might fall and figured we'd have to teach him--well, you can guess.

Yep, one morning he jumped off the bed and ran down the stairs like he'd been doing it all his life.

But then, after he'd bumped his eyes for the second time, they didn't seem to be getting any better. I took him to our (awesome) vet, who gave us some bad news

Cole had glaucoma. We took him to an dog eye doctor (!), and he had to have an operation to try and fix his eyes (because we didn't want him to have to lose them--even though he can't see, he has very expressive eyes)

(And to be fair, although he might look sad in the picture, he wasn't. He was listening at the door--he does it at EVER doctor's visit. He can hear things like nobody's business!)

Anyway....here we are now

Cole is feeling and doing much, much better and still has his eyes and he'd love to say hello except he's doing his second favorite thing after playing fetch.

Napping.

Some people told us we were crazy to adopt a blind dog.

Then they met Cole.

He changed their minds.

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Anyone who thinks glue traps are better for catching mice hasn't seen one trying to get out of it.

I did and there has got to be a better way.

Suggestions welcomed.

AKA pleading because I can't see what I saw today again. Ever.

EVER.

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So my red blood cells are normal and my B-12 levels are normal without shots and I have plenty of iron but am not absorbing it and the specialist at the cancer place (so pretty, so depressing) said you have plenty of iron and everything else. So tomorrow it's back to the doctor I go to find out why I can sleep for eleven hours and not be able to get out of bed because I feel awful and I'm glad my red blood cells are normal but why can't I be normal?

I feel like I've paid over and over for what I did destroy destroy immune system I get it and I'm sorry but to be okay would be a dream I just want to wake up without feeling (channeling Eloise) tired, tired, tired

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so what's up with the Heartbeat cover?

Here's what's going on with Heartbeat--and its cover. It's a testament to how amazing the people at Harlequin Teen are, and how hard they are working to get the book the best possible cover.

As some of you know, Heartbeat was originally supposed to come out next month (actually, it would have been the end of this month!)

So what happened? The book was done, early galleys were out (pink cover, spiral bound-I've found out that Harlequin Teen calls them cerloxes (!!), and the cover was coming soon.

In fact, there was a cover shoot. Harlequin Teen went through loads of concepts and hired models and took tons of photos and they looked at them and my agent and I looked at them.

And we all agreed that some of the pictures were good. That they'd look really good on a YA novel.

But they weren't right for Heartbeat.

Now, here's where things get unusual. Most of the time, an author has little to no say in what her cover looks like. I've had covers emailed to me with emails that basically say, here is your cover. (Luckily for me, they were VERY good covers) For my books with Simon Pulse, I was lucky, and got a fair amount of input about my covers (love you, Jen K!!)

But once a cover is shot, that's it. It goes on the book. In my experience, 99% of the time, the covers aren't even from photoshoots. They are stock photos, sometimes manipulated so that they match certain aspects of the character (like hair color, eye color, etc.)

So Harlequin Teen has done this shoot and well, none of the photos are quite right for Heartbeat and normally they'd be photshopped up a bit and put on.

But that's not what Harlequin Teen did.

Instead they did something that rendered me speechless when my agent called.

They wanted to start over, from scratch. They wanted to do the best possible cover for Heartbeat.

I was stunned. And then grateful beyond all belief. I am so, so lucky to be working with a publisher that believes in Heartbeat (and in me) that they'd push the publication date back just to get the cover right.

So yeah, it's a little weird for me not to have a book out this year. I've had a book out every year (sometimes more than one) since 2007.

But you know what? It's worth it. I can't wait to see the cover for Heartbeat, and I promise that as soon as I can share it with you, I will.

(And as I get asked a lot about this, if you'd like to RT this when it shows up on your twitter feed, please do. In fact, I'd kind of totally love you for it!)

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Being severely allergic to grass and out of Benadryl means I will be going to the drugstore dressed like it is winter. Maybe it will up my eccentric writer cred. Will probably just make people think I'm odd. I can't believe I have to wear socks and shoes. Ugh. So going barefoot the minute I'm back

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Peg-leg, anyone?

BEA feels like a wonderful lifetime ago, and it's not just because my husband got hurt during the last day (though it might play a part and okay, yes, I was in an ER too :-)

Honestly, what's been the worst is how crazy the bone doctors--yes, I know they have special names but they get paid plenty so I figure it even out--are.

First one told my husband his knee was broken. Second one--at home, and rec'ed by beloved family doctor--did actually -x-rays (!!) and CAT scans and he's got a lovely (by which I mean obvious and long) break and his tibia.

Next discussion: surgery. Husband's break was clean, no ligment tears, and althought CAT scan showed slight dip where break happened, wasn't deep enough for surgery. Or so we were told.

Note: this was YESTERDAY

Today: hubs gets call. Leg MUST be operated on. Surgery set for tomorrow. He asks, "What do you think?"

Now, lovelies, we all know what THAT means. "If you pick the wrong thing and I'm injured for life, I will just look at you and you will feel SHAME."

So I told him that he needed to make his own choice and I supported him.

As for now: booked for surgery tomorrrow AM. Thinks he will be up and about in a few hours. Tried to explain bone graft to him. Then tried: BIG HOLE IN LEG. CAUSE PAIN.

At this point, I wish I'd paid someone to run the race that broke my husband's leg because every day seems to bring NEW! and FRESH! bad news.

oooh, hold on, call:

He's NOT going to do it!!! Repeat, he's not going to do it! Talked to four people who had it done (they use dead people bones sometimes??) and they all reported it was crap.

Color me shocked. And happy.

ALA, you are my rainbow, and I can't wait to see you.

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how two people ended up in two hospitals on the last day of BEA....

BEA was amazing. It was the best one I've ever been to, and I've been to more than a few. And the other events? Also amazing!!!

But, there was a bump--actually, two. The first some of you know about. My husband was in a Spartan race on Saturday and after my signing, I got a text from him saying that he'd been hurt and was on his way to a hospital. (Eeek!!)

Long story short, my husband is okay, although he managed to break not one but TWO bones in his leg (not his knee, as was first thought) and can't do anything for three months.

BUT!!! I was also in the emergency room on the last day of BEA.

Nope, not kidding.

I kept it quiet because I didn't want to freak people out but it's been a few days so I think it's safe to share now.

On Saturday night, while waiting for my husband to come back from the hospital (he swore he was fine to drive--in retrospect, I should have found a car--ok, it's NYC, so I'd have had to hire it!--and go get him) I met up with Diana Fox, a good friend who happens to be a great agent.

We decided to grab a bite to eat (I got steak) and I choked.

Yep. I choked. For real.

Diana did the Heimlich. The wonderful waiter did the Heimlich--several times.

I coughed a piece of steak up, but was still having trouble breathing.

CPR was suggested. Diana, being the smart woman she is, pointed out that I was BREATHING. Poorly, mind you, but still breathing. Next guess was a cracked rib.

An ambulance was called. I actually don't remember anything past the first few Heimlichs very clearly as--well, I was breathing, but very poorly. And thank goodness for Diana who knows my (many) allergies and could say "Is that latex? She's allergic to that! Epi-pen allergic!!"

Into the ambulance. Vitals? Bad. I was still wheezing and breathing like my lungs had been mostly turned off. I was given oxygen via mask but as was having trouble breathing already, kept taking mask off. The paramedic trying to give my oxygen was not thrilled about it but it just wasn't helping at all--I was still gasping like a fish out of water.

And then, I wheezed, I spasmed--

And out came another piece of the lovely steak I'd been eating. (I know, learn to chew!!)

Anyway, the steak was so far down my throat that the Heimlich couldn't get it out--what did it was time. (Thank god, because the alternative was tubing down my throat or something else equally awful)

Paramedic not trying to give oxygen says, "Well, that was something you might want to have chewed before swallowing." (Ah, NYC! How I adore you--even paramedic are snarky!!)

Anyway, felt loads better but was still ferried to the hospital where Diana fended off people trying to give me blueberry water ("She's allergic! How about regular water?") and, when told I'd have to wait 40 minutes to see the doctor, agreeed I could go as I'd coughed up what was obstructing my breathing and was no need to wait and be told "You choked."

I did get several lovely bracelets, though...

My fave is the huge red ALLERGY one.

But!!

There's more!

The hospital sent me a note--that showed up at my house via UPS Overnight Mail (!!)--saying that if I wasn't feeling better, I should see a doctor. (Can you hear my eyes rolling???)

PS Yes, I am chewing my food carefully and thoroughly now!

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BEA, TAC, SLJ=NYC YAY!

I've got my schedule for BEA--can't believe it's next week!!! In addition to signing at BEA, I'll be doing some other stuff--and I really hope to see YOU!!!

Here's my schedule:

Wed. the 29th--DAY: SLJ Day of Dialog! I'll be on the Real World Horror panel, which is right after Holly Black's lunch speech. The panel starts at 1:45 PM. I'll also be signing ARCs of Heartbeat.

Wed. the 29th NIGHT: Teen Author Carnival There's going to be so much fun stuff going on--let's face it, this is one event that sells itself. I'll have ARCs and some other things :-) The fun starts at 6:30 PM at the Jefferson Market branch of the NYPL!!

Thursday the 30th: At BEA--I'll be attending the Harlequin Teen Breakfast--can't wait! And then I'll be on the floor, so if you see me, be sure to say hi :-)

Friday the 31st: At BEA--I'll be signing ARCs of Heartbeat in the Harlequin booth (1238) from 11:30-12:30

Saturday the 1st: At BEA--I'll be signing ARCs of Heartbeat in the Harlequin booth (1238) from 10:30-11:30

Bonus: The BEA ARCs will be bound *and* have a new pub details and cover--though not the final one--that is still to come....

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