Bloggy Blog Lovefest: An Ode To Tracey Neithercott
The wonderful Kate Hart & co. have decided to spread the Valentine’s Day schmoopy today, tasking writers to pen odes to other writers as a VDay big ball o’ love. Here’s my meager little love letter!
Dear Tracey:
I’m going to be honest, because what am I if I am not that? When our eyes first locked across that virtual café eight long days ago today, my heart hiccupped. You said you were writing YA sci-fi. Hey, I said, me too! And then you said you lived in Virginia, which is where I live, and I knew it must have been fate. YA sci-fi writers, much less Virginian YA sci-fi writers, are a rare breed, indeed, and I wondered what molecules must have conspired to bring us together to the same virtual space, at the same virtual time.
Blushing, in secret, I found myself pouring over each and every one of your blog entries. Your web home, words on paper, is so pretty and professionally designed. Each entry was thoughtful, lovingly illustrated, and filled with impeccable advice, whether you are discussing the virtues of procrastination or why you gave up on watching Bones.
And then I realized that you’ve only been blogging for two months.
I wrung my hands in anguish! How could an effortless blogging talent such as yourself ever lower herself to look upon little old me! You have so many google followers! You have guest-blogged for Tahereh Mafi! And it was hilarious! And your hair is so, so shiny!
Still, even though my heart is grubby and well-worn, even though my words, when I speak them, oft come out wrong, I knew that I just had to let you know how wonderful I think you are. The blogging world is already better for your presence. Might you please consider being my Valentine today?
Yours, in awkward girl-crushiness,
Phoebe
Phoebe
Phoebe is a 20-something writer who lives in New York State with her husband and cat. She is a dork, not a geek or a nerd.
Her debut novel, Starglass, will be released from Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers in Summer 2013.
8 comments
This is great! You two should totally meet up some time to discuss YA SF
The link to Tracey's blog is gone all weird, though :0 I can't seem to get it to work.
Ha, you always catch those things for me!
Fixed ^_^
This is a great ode, Phoebe! Happy Valentine's Day to you, and Tracey!
OMG, this is too adorable.
Hehe, it’s true, too–I got to the end of her blog and was like, “Wait, she’s only been blogging since DECEMBER?!” I was pretty floored!
Aw, this is too cute! Of course I’ll be your valentine.
Also, it’s kind of what I was thinking in the cafe. She writes sci-fi? She lives in Northern VA? It’s meant to be, Phoebe. It’s meant to be!
p.s. Thanks for the hair compliment. If you saw it in real life you’d take that back–fast.
yesss–tracey is AWESOME. and so are you! so CUTE!
Tracey is pretty awesome! I share in your girl crush!
Happy Valentine's Day!