Hello, Friends! Welcome to Cuddlebuggery’s Twitter Round-up, a feature showcasing our favorite literary (authors, bloggers, readers, general bookish community) tweets of the week. Hope you enjoy all the funny, insightful and interesting tweets we found lurking around the internet!
It’s Always Great When Authors Reach Out On The Internet:
.@Halespawn looking at our 4yo's drawing of dark eyes and ragged, gaping red mouth.
Him: Is this a monster?
Her: No, it's Mommy!— Shannon Hale (@haleshannon) June 15, 2015
It's quite a departure from her portrait of me from last month. pic.twitter.com/I09nXJ5nyN
— Shannon Hale (@haleshannon) June 15, 2015
Listen, I can't tell you how to shave a tennis ball. Everyone has to figure out how to shave a tennis ball in their own fashion.
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) June 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/veronicaroth/status/609379727015563264
https://twitter.com/mstiefvater/status/609440912322772992
Me: What happened on the coffee table?
5-year-old daughter: Elsa killed all the stormtroopers. pic.twitter.com/36hCfd1z5s
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) May 25, 2015
#booknerd Problems:
#library patron: I know the book had a yellow cover.
Me: Ok, but do you remember any of the words on the cover?
Him: No.
Me: So we begin..— Librarianshipwreck (@libshipwreck) June 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/readerofqueens/status/610302133338968064
Bad life decisions. @ssbme83 #grey pic.twitter.com/qH3UnT5CL6
— An Abundance of Stephs (@Sailor_Stephie) June 18, 2015
Nothing like reading a bourbon and sipping some China Miéville . . . No wait, that's not right
— Jay Kristoff News/Updates (@misterkristoff) June 17, 2015
So @ReadingTeen, @irish_banana and I just legit had an entire convo about naming children after publisher imprints. I'm dead. 😂
— Steph, Kat & Meg (@Cuddlebuggery) June 17, 2015
#fangirling Is For Everyone:
Introducing friends to @LBardugo's Grisha trilogy like pic.twitter.com/NcjbAQPiXu
— Nic 🎄 (@thewickedpowers) June 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/rainbowrowell/status/611273425307467776
Oh good. My Quidditch-inspired "I'm a Keeper" underpants have shipped. I was getting worried about having to go a single more week w/o them.
— Being Lauren Oliver again (@OliverBooks) June 14, 2015
Woo! Friday night!
*settles down, reads*
— Waterstones (@Waterstones) June 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/_elizabethmay/status/610461272853848064
Crap! George RR Martin just killed one of MY characters. That guy just never quits. #DemThrones
— Scott Westerfeld (@ScottWesterfeld) June 15, 2015
d&d: ok so when stannis dies we're
grrm: wait what
d&d: when stannis dies
grrm: but he's still alive
d&d:
d&d: anyway here's wonderwall— princess leia de lima (@staennis) June 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/mizgillianberry/status/610538023260819458
#amwriting Or Am I?
My new erotic novel "Love in the time of autocorrect" will be out soon. Here is a sample pic.twitter.com/MiwRZjSZfC
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) May 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/haszombiesinit/status/609455921597673473
*proofs post 3 times*
*publishes*
*finds more typos*
*bangs head against wall*— meg (@megsaysthings) June 16, 2015
Son: mum you're wearing the same clothes…as last 3 days
Me: deadline! Plus I totes changed my beanie#amwriting pic.twitter.com/fwRkTyD4x1— elliemarney (@elliemarney) June 12, 2015
Trust me. No one has a formula for writing books that sell a lot. Not even the big publishers. Everyone's just fumbling around at this.
— James S.A. Corey (@JamesSACorey) June 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/delilahsdawson/status/610990336878342144
Discussions In The Community:
I would love to see some genius come up with a good way to count people without stomping all over self-identity. We're not there yet though.
— Lee & Low Books (@LEEandLOW) June 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/say_shannon/status/609369831582900224
https://twitter.com/missdahlelama/status/609368068431720448
https://twitter.com/hillarymonahan/status/610676427839680512
Due to Ms. Rice's "responsible shaming," MY CHILDREN were threatened. To hold her up as an anti-bullying advocate is disgusting.@EW
— Jenny Trout (@Jenny_Trout) June 12, 2015
#weneeddiverseblogs:
https://twitter.com/nebrinkley/status/610237372836540417
@nebrinkley this way both the books and the contents of the books are showcased #weneeddiverseblogs
— who’s afraid of little old noor (@abnoormality) June 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Glaiza_echo/status/610238838791802880
@nebrinkley A2: Diverse blogging is advertising diverse books; + talking about the issues those who are diverse face. #weneeddiverseblogs
— wes (@epicbooklover) June 15, 2015
Tweetpic Of The Week:
This is what happens when all your normal workout gear is in the laundry. pic.twitter.com/qAh70ovjFG
— Being Lauren Oliver again (@OliverBooks) June 12, 2015
Tweet Of The Week:
https://twitter.com/missdahlelama/status/610452915866746880
Yeah, seriously, people, what?
Kara @ Diary of a Teen Writer
OMG. That Elsa/stormtroopers picture. GOLDEN.
Kate Copeseeley
Yeah, that little girl is brilliant! Can’t wait to see what she grows up to do. Rule the world, probably. 🙂
Dahlia Adler
Despite proof in this post that I was, I feel like I was not really on the internet this week if I missed that autocorrect erotica tweet the first time around. I am currently dead. Cause: laughter.
Kate Copeseeley
That tweet pretty much made my day when I read it. haha
Vane J.
Love in the time of autocorrect… You can’t imagine how much I lol’ed at that. XD
Lyn Kaye
TO Lauren Olver – FUCKING LOVE IT.