Today’s Adventure: The Typewriter Girl, by Alison Atlee
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Great Authors, 10 Unforgettable Adventures. With every
“Today’s Adventure” post between August 1 and August 13, you can register to
win the featured book and the grand prize of all 10 books. We’ll announce
winners on August 14. You may enter
today’s giveaway at Alison’s
blog and/or
by liking her Facebook page. Enter at both places to double your winning
chances!
Here’s Alison:
“But did you know it is almost the best job in London a girl could hope for?”
That question of Betsey Dobson’s turned up in the earliest draft of The Typewriter Girl and survived many revisions, but it took awhile for me to understand just how much it expressed about Betsey and the adventure that changes her life.
Funny how we speak of adventure: Adventure awaits. It beckons, calls. We discover adventure, we embark upon it.
Which all suggests that we have to make ourselves available to it. A shiny new adventure might be sitting in the driveway with a full tank of gas, but it’s going nowhere until we take our place in the driver’s seat.
What I loved about writing Betsey’s adventure was how she kept letting it grow, just a little at a time. She thinks she’s made it, there at the beginning of the story. Getting that typewriting job was an enormous accomplishment for her. She thinks, If I can just hold on to this much, I won’t ask for more.
Except for the word “almost.” Almost the best job. To me, that signaled a spark inside Betsey, a belief that if she gave her dreams a little extra room to run, they’d grow. And then, anything was possible.
Remember, there are two ways to enter the giveaway: Like Alison’s Facebook page and/or go to her blog, At Issue. Do both and get two chances to win.
Keep up with the latest adventures and chances to win through any of the authors:
The adventures continue tomorrow with Jessica Brockmole and Letters from Skye, an epic romantic debut spanning two continents and two world wars.
Jessica has been enamored with historical fiction since she was old enough to sit still for bedtime readings of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Now, she writes stories of her own (and is much better at sitting still). When not writing, she can be found reviewing historical fiction as part of the Historical Novels Review's editorial team.
Be sure to come back tomorrow to read Jessica's guest post and find out how you can win a copy of her book.
Here’s Alison:
“But did you know it is almost the best job in London a girl could hope for?”
That question of Betsey Dobson’s turned up in the earliest draft of The Typewriter Girl and survived many revisions, but it took awhile for me to understand just how much it expressed about Betsey and the adventure that changes her life.
Funny how we speak of adventure: Adventure awaits. It beckons, calls. We discover adventure, we embark upon it.
Which all suggests that we have to make ourselves available to it. A shiny new adventure might be sitting in the driveway with a full tank of gas, but it’s going nowhere until we take our place in the driver’s seat.
What I loved about writing Betsey’s adventure was how she kept letting it grow, just a little at a time. She thinks she’s made it, there at the beginning of the story. Getting that typewriting job was an enormous accomplishment for her. She thinks, If I can just hold on to this much, I won’t ask for more.
Except for the word “almost.” Almost the best job. To me, that signaled a spark inside Betsey, a belief that if she gave her dreams a little extra room to run, they’d grow. And then, anything was possible.
Remember, there are two ways to enter the giveaway: Like Alison’s Facebook page and/or go to her blog, At Issue. Do both and get two chances to win.
Keep up with the latest adventures and chances to win through any of the authors:
Alison Atlee, The Typewriter Girl Facebook
Jessica Brockmole, Letters from Skye Facebook
T.J. Brown, Summerset Abbey: Spring Awakening Facebook
Sarah Jio, The Last Camellia Facebook
Susanna Kearsley, The Firebird Facebook
Katherine Keenum, Where the Light Falls
Stephanie Lehmann, Astor Place Vintage Facebook
Kate Noble, Let It Be Me Facebook
Deanna Raybourn, A Spear of Summer Grass Facebook
Lauren Willig, The Ashford Affair Facebook
Jessica has been enamored with historical fiction since she was old enough to sit still for bedtime readings of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Now, she writes stories of her own (and is much better at sitting still). When not writing, she can be found reviewing historical fiction as part of the Historical Novels Review's editorial team.
Be sure to come back tomorrow to read Jessica's guest post and find out how you can win a copy of her book.
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