Today is the FIRST day of Rose Cooper's Gossip From the Girls Room blog tour and O-O-O--> you want to hear what she has to say. Seriously. Without further adieu, I give you the beautifully talented, Rose...
"I wrote the entire book of GOSSIP FROM THE GIRLS ROOM by hand. It really wiped me out, but what could I do? I was on a roll!
Seriously though, I carried a sketchbook with me everywhere and wrote GOSSIP FROM THE GIRLS’ ROOM from beginning to end. This worked out especially great because now when I do school visits or talk to kids, I bring my notebooks to show them. The kids love visuals (and mistakes!) of the process. That, and I tell them it’s super secret stuff. Add “super secret” to anything, and you’ll instantly have anyone’s attention!
Okay, ready for a super secret?
Here is the very first page in my sketchbook, the very first thing I EVER wrote for GOSSIP. Don’t strain trying to read my handwriting. And please, hold back the laughter.
It was a total accident! I swear! I didn’t mean to see two of my teachers talking all secret-like. And I also didn’t mean to hear what they were talking all secret-like about either.
Just because I was kinda tip toeing back to my locker after school since I forgot my cell phone, and trying not to make my presence known, does NOT mean I was being sneaky in any way. In fact, the old Sofia Becker would’ve gossiped. But the new Sofia Becker has decided that gossip is best left for the columnists and not the awesomeness of what is called my blog.
Do you think Sofia can resist the gossip? RUMORS is now available for pre-order!
A BIG thanks to Rose for stopping by on this O-SO-DUBIOUS(?)-MONDAY. Tell me, friends, do you have any gossip for me today? I won't tell...
Candyland+Rose. OUT.
P.S. Check out the rest of Rose's tour!
Tuesday, April 19th: The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment
Find out how the illustration process works and see (exclusively!) illustrations cut from Gossip From The Girls' Room!
Find out how the illustration process works and see (exclusively!) illustrations cut from Gossip From The Girls' Room!
Wednesday, April 20th: Rambles & Randomness
A way fun interview and a image of how I did my research for Gossip (never before seen!) And win a copy of GOSSIP!
Thursday, April 21st: UneditedA way fun interview and a image of how I did my research for Gossip (never before seen!) And win a copy of GOSSIP!
See the graphic evolution of Sofia Becker from Gossip. What? She had other looks? Wait till you see!
Friday, April 22nd: Talli Roland
What's the most embarrassing question I get asked? And seen before drawings from my childhood (yikes!)
Saturday, April 23rd: Booking Mama
Did you get teased or bullied as a kid? I did! Find out what about!
Monday, April 25th: Random Acts of Reading
Omigosh! Did I really send a query to Random House when I was a kid? Visit to find out!
Tuesday, April 26th: Amie Borst
A way humorous Q&A session and revealing book covers, including the new cover for RUMORS! Plus, awesome giveaway!
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24 comments:
This books looks really cute! And funny.
This is going to be so cool! Er, I mean it already is so cool, right here.
Rose is the bomb! I'm loving the look of the book and the story is so cute! Cooper is a way talented lady!
Love the notebook and the fact that you wrote the entire story that way. Very cool!
I write in a notebook first, so don't think it's weird at all.
I've been dying to read this~ it sounds HILARIOUS! Thanks to Candy and Rose (ps--love the part about "I was on a roll").
That excerpt is adorable. Love it!
Came here from Matthew's place. I like the sketchbook thing...I wonder if you ever worried about losing the things, spilling coffee of them, getting them chewed to bits by the dog. I mean, how often would you take a break to type the things out. Again, I like the sketchbook thing.
OOOOOOOOO how cool is that!
Very cool. Love the doodles.
Sadly, I don't have any gossipworthy gossip.
I love the sketching & the notebook style. Reminds me of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but more for girls:-) Stop by & read O is for Orion
I love the sound of Rose's book. It does sound like the girl version of Wimpy Kid books....Yay! How fun!!!!
I'm definitely keeping the "secret" tip in mind. :D
Sounds like a great book. Can't wait to check it out.
I can't wait to read this, and I LOVED our super-secret sneak peek!! :-)
How cool to see a real page!
I loved Gossip from the Girls' Room. Can't wait for Gossip from the Boy's Room.
I don't write in a notebook because I want to be able to change/control everything, but it would be awesome to have it in your own handwriting like that.
I'm inspired to return to handwriting my book!
I love it!! I always write and doodle in my notebook :)
~Steph
Oh yes this post was made of awesome!! Rose is so super cool and I look forward to finding little tidbits about her novels throughout this blog tour! Stop in on the 21st on my blog to see what Sofia could have looked like ;)
Who doesn't love gossip!
Cool. Looks like a fun book. Love that she shared super secret sketches from the beginning.
Looks like a great book. And the sketchbook is awesome and a great thing to bring to school visits.
I wrote an entire novel by hand back in the 90s. (= Awesome.
i know some really juicy gossip about RUMORS! but i'll never tell! ;)
Thanks so much for posting all this, Candace! And thank you to everyone for your Blogtastic! comments!!
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