Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Little Taste of Poison, and a Legacy of Love and Laughter

During the week of March 11th, book lovers all over the blogasphere are banding together to get the word out about a delightful YA debut and the talented young author who left a legacy of laughter for her readers, yet isn't here to harvest the fruits of her labor of love.

In tribute to her first and last novel, authors were invited to talk about their momentus firsts, so I'll direct you to this link where I originally announced my first book contract.
  
The rest of this post is all about Bridget Zinn, the vivacious and lovely young author, daughter, woman, and wife, who poured humor, heart, and soul into an endearing and magical story called Poison, all while battling the very real and merciless monster of colon cancer.
 
About Bridget:
 




Bridget grew up in Wisconsin. She went to the county fair where she met the love of her life, Barrett Dowell. They got married right before she went in for exploratory surgery which revealed she had colon cancer. They christened that summer the "summer of love" and the two celebrated with several more weddings. Bridget continued to read and write until the day she died.

Her last tweet was: "Sunshine and a brand new book. Perfect."

Bridget wanted to make people laugh and hoped readers would enjoy spending time with the characters she created. As a librarian/writer she loved books with strong young women with aspirations. She also felt teens needed more humorous reads. She really wanted to write a book with pockets of warmth and happiness and hoped that her readers' copies would show the watermarks of many bath time reads.

About Poison:


Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she's the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom's future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend.

But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart…misses.

Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king's army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she's not alone. She's armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can't stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?

Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she's certainly no damsel-in-distress—she's the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.

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Links about Bridget:



Thank you, and please take something away from this for yourself. Treasure every moment like Bridget did! Live life to the fullest every day. Considering all I've read about her, I believe she'd want that above anything else.
 
 
  

8 comments:

  1. I tweeted. I've been seeing this pop up. I love the writing community. This is such a wondeful thing to do.

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    1. Thanks so much for tweeting! I hope her sales sky rocket today. I agree, the writing community is amazing. :)

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  2. That video really chokes me up. So much life and energy...how did she not beat it? I'm sure her family asks the same question. Sigh.

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    1. I know, Elizabeth. I kept thinking the same thing. It just breaks my heart. But she left behind an amazing legacy with her book. Now we just need to get it into as many hands as possible!

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  3. Every time I read about Bridget I get teary eyed. I had the pleasure of reading her book as an ARC and enjoyed it. I can't even watch the video b/c I'll cry.

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    1. *hugs you* I cried when I watched it, too. I'm buying her book today. Judging by how she came across in that video, I know the story will be full of life and smiles.

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