Speaking of romance...

Jane Austen is the ORIGINAL bring-the-swoon lady, yo!  Why is she still such a force after all these years?  Not only are her books continuing to be made into films and television miniseries, but they have been lovingly adapted in countless novels.

Well now three young adult authors, no strangers to bringing the swoon themselves, are going to analyze the matter.  You can tune in and hear Shannon Hale, E. Lockhart, and Elizabeth Eulberg tonight at 8:00PM over at Figment!

If you are looking for some Jane tributes, check one of these out:
Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James


And if you're looking for a contender to Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy, check out Richard Armitage in North and South.  If your laptop doesn't burst into flames from the repressed Victorian lovepants action, then it's already broken.

MTV & Figment sponsoring a 9/11 writing contest

I think most of you know MTV.  Figment, if you don't already know it, is an online community for writers to share and collaborate and for readers to read something new!

And now like peanut butter and chocolate, two great tastes are coming together to encourage tolerance and diversity.  To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, they are sponsoring a contest where participants will collaborate with other readers and writers to craft an original story.  The three winners will receive and Apple iPad and be featured on MTV Act and Figment.

Head over here for the complete details and start writing!