I fell in love with the cover of Alexandra Bracken 's debut novel-- Brightly Woven --last fall and the scant synopses I could find at the time certainly piqued my interest. After managing to get my hands on an ARC, I found myself surprised and pleased with this unique fantasy. You can read my review here . As the release date approached, I invited Alex to participate in an interview and giveaway here on the site and, despite her crazy busy schedule, she kindly accepted. Enjoy! First things first: When did the idea for Brightly Woven first hit you and what (if anything) did you know right off the bat? I remember the exact moment it hit me—what I was doing, who I was talking to, what song was playing on iTunes. :) I had just come back from Winter Break my sophomore year in college and was sitting on my bed chatting with my mom. Sophomore year was pretty remarkable in terms of the insane weather that we had in Virginia (where I was in school) but it had also been a bizar...
Oh my lord, this is adorable! I hope you had a great halloween (with not TOO much candy ;p )
ReplyDeleteWow, I love this picture! Adorable.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Now I want one of those strawberry hats for myself!
ReplyDeleteSo freaking cute. This picture is adorable. I love how strawberry is gnawing on soldier's hand. :p
ReplyDeleteLol. Thanks, guys. A lovely friend of mine made the strawberry hat for me when Will was born and I have always loved it.
ReplyDeleteOh man, WAY too cute!
ReplyDeleteWill even has that soldier aura about him, with the leg slung over the arm of the chair and the contemplative look in his eyes. And the little strawberry is too cute for words!
ReplyDeleteWhat a completely adorable strawberry hat!
ReplyDeleteGrin. Yeah, he was very into his role.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh, you make beautiful children. My dad and I looked at a bunch of pics on Aaron's blog. Piper is too pretty for words and getting big. Love the costumes!
ReplyDeleteThanks, cuz. Did your kiddos have a good time with Grandpa there for Halloween?
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet picture! Just adorable Angie. :)
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