http://josiebloss.com Homepage and Blog of Young Adult Writer Josie Bloss Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:11:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Band Geeked Out, the sequel to Band Geek Love, is officially up on Amazon for pre-order and I am very excited to share the cover. BEHOLD: Hi! I'm Ellie and I am FREAKING OUT. I think it captures the essence of the story quite well (which is pretty cool, considering it was designed ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/08/26/band-geeked-out-cover-revealed/ While I was fleeing from bears in the Upper Peninsula, I missed out on a very important marching band event that took place here in the town I live.  The Drum Corps International World Championship! Bad timing, because I totally would have gone to bask in the band geekiness and ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/08/21/marching-band-on-steroids/ I have returned from the wilds of northern Michigan!  It was a great trip, and the fact that my email took at least five minutes to load made it a little easier to concentrate on revising Band Geeked Out (a draft of which I sent it yesterday!  Huzzah!). Things that didn't ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/08/13/an-exciting-vacation/ Whew, guys, I have been BUSY. Not only am I finishing up a draft of Band Geeked Out (I like to think that I'm in the "herding cats" stage, trying to tie all these disparate elements together into something that makes sense which sometimes feels as easy as...well...herding cats), ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/30/plays-lighthouses-cats/ The New York Times had a cool article about band camp yesterday. Marching band! The newspaper of record has discovered that lots of people are into it! I think it painted a pretty good picture, though the profiled band camp definitely sounds more hardcore than any high school camp ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/24/marching-band-in-the-new-york-times/ I always love it when people post playlists of the music they're listening to...mostly because I'm too lazy to go out looking for new music ideas myself. But I particularly like playlists with A Purpose, like music to listen to while working out or while falling asleep or, of course ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/21/official-band-geek-love-playlist/ KLIATT had a very happy-making review of Band Geek Love in the most recent issue: Ellie is obsessive, high-strung, and sometimes rather horrible. She's touchy and domineering, and cares too much about what people think about her. Somehow, though, her behavior and attitude come off as refreshingly real and honest. Ellie ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/15/hard-to-like-characters/ Check out this great review for Band Geek Love from teensreadtoo.com ! Being a music geek myself, I immediately loved this book. Instead of the popular crowd being the focus, the band geeks get to rule and it's so much fun. Ellie is a relatable and refreshing main ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/09/directions/ Hope you all had happy long weekends! I know I did, especially since I walked (with a slight limp, on account of the fact my foot still sort of ached from my semi-famous tattoo) into my local Barnes & Noble and witnessed the below: (Note: Not this blurry in real ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/08/weird/ I have a guest blog post over on Story Siren today in which I discuss (and quote!) the specific journal entry that I wrote on the last day of band camp when I was 17 which inspired Band Geek Love. Take a look! The Story Siren is also ... http://josiebloss.com/2008/07/03/flower-power/