This week Ricky Tims and Kat Bowser took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. The two of them are the authors of Lizzy Albright and the Attic Window. See highlights from the takeover below. And check out our interview with Ricky Tims and Kat Bowser here.
Hi! This is Kat Bowser and Ricky Tims and we are here on YEM's Twitter to tell you about our novel titled #LizzyAlbright and the Attic Window. We look forward to spending the next two hours with you answering questions and telling you about our book! https://t.co/ZV5kSQ2wGn
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#LizzyAlbrightTheBook combines an imaginative young girl, an antique #quilt, a goose named Gretta, and a cursed kingdom for a #fantasybook filled with surprise, wonderment, betrayal, bravery, #magic, intrigue and mystery. #YAReads #NewBooks #YoungAdultLit pic.twitter.com/jukzZDQNXT
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
The beginning of #LizzyAlbrightTheBook is set in #1964 on Christmas Eve. Here are some items you may or may not recognize. Can you name them? Can you name other items from the 1960's? #GrandmasHouse #VintageFinds #VinylRecords #Antiques #YaAuthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/8eA5VK9LJi
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
The part of the story set in the 1964 world occurs in a 24 hour time period. The part of the story that occurs in #Ailear, the steampunk-styled world, tell a story that is over 150 years in the making! Anybody here like #Steampunk? Show us some of your collection! #YALit #YaLit pic.twitter.com/zf5lZo0SBW
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
Based on a #samplerquilt #LizzyAlbright finds in her Granny's #attic, the blocks in the quilt come alive as #characters in #Ailear, the #steampunk-styled world that is the OTHER setting in the #novel. #YALit #Goodreads #NewAuthors #NewBooks #YAAuthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/nnzj2K5dfp
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#LizzyAlbright is a red-headed, freckle-faced girl from Kansas who will be 10 on #ChristmasDay 1964. She is a risk taker who speaks her mind. We created her as a strong #feminine #character. Do you have favorite red-headed characters? (Co-author Kat is a red-head herself!) pic.twitter.com/eVQcpFx6tg
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Calixta is known throughout #Ailear as a rarely seen, evil #sorceress who was excommunicated from the Mage Guild for using #blackmagic. She lives in a #tower on a craggy #island in a swampy #lake. #Children fear her, and wild #rumors about her are told in dark corners of pubs. pic.twitter.com/YLUMa99hjF
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Omen, a magnificent #raven, is bound to #Calixta by a #spell of servitude and does her bidding. He is her eyes and ears in the sky, delivers her messages, and keeps her well-informed. He also leads of an indomitable army of #grackels who are also under Calixta’s command. #YALit pic.twitter.com/4hUjvz3nzy
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Lizzy is shocked when she first sees #Igree. #Calixta calls him a deformity of nature. He has the head of a bat and the body of a kangaroo. Although he’s blind, his goggles allow him to see. He carries #magic in his satchel. Read the book to find out his role in the story. pic.twitter.com/mrjOTiHI8F
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
https://t.co/cUPyHGwSo1 is a short #man with a long black #beard. He wears #boots that come up to his knees and a hat that reaches to the #sky. The children write their #wishes on twigsicle #ribbons in hopes that Mr. Boots will stop by on #Midwinter’sEve and fulfill their wishes. pic.twitter.com/Ow8lTGtoe9
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
McDoo is short for #McDoogle, #LizzyAlbright’s Granny's #ScottishTerrier. He accompanies Lizzy throughout her travels to, in and around #Ailear and is very protective of her. Do any of you have a #ScottieDog? – or any dog? Reply with a pic! #YoungAdultLit pic.twitter.com/bjial3TxDI
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Granny's #attic is where #LizzyAlbright loves to #sing, #act, #play dress-up, and explore. It is here, on #ChristmasEve 1964, where she finds the #samplerquilt and learns about the #quiltblocks. The names of the blocks spark her #imagination. #FantasyBooks #YAAuthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/CcTrGIOj8Q
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Welcome to a delightful #place called Fiddler's Cove! It is the home to a #family of cheerful #geese who live in delightful houses surrounding an inlet flowing in from Lark Lake. Tweedle reeds and twisted Valendale #oaktrees thrive in #abundance. pic.twitter.com/gCQqOgi1c1
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
The novel can be purchased several ways. You can buy online at https://t.co/T2wsau5m2n or https://t.co/3D97J3Bkpa There is also a kindle version and an ebook. Look for the audiobook on Audible soon. #YoungAdultReads #YoungAdultFantasy #YALit #LizzyAlbright #RickyTims #KatBowser
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#SourbellySink is a #swampy, oily, gaseous, scum-covered cesspool of a #lake. Standing on a rocky #island is #Calixta’s tower which can only be accessed by using stepping #stones. But beware…Calixta’s #tower is well protected—in more ways than one. #LizzyAlbright #FantasyReads pic.twitter.com/1ICp7WZBKl
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Ansa is the capital city of #Ailear. The #buildings tilt and lean and have a tangle of #pipes crawling up their sides. #LizzyAlbright #YAReads #YAFantasy #YABooks #NewBooks #NewAuthors #NewSeries #Goodreads #YEM #TwitterTakeover #FantasySeries #NewNovel pic.twitter.com/31sbSBfaq0
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
Ailearians drive quirky-looking, three-wheeled #vehicles called #motorbies. Some have #rotators which allow them to #fly! To ride them you must also wear goggles! What current vehicles look odd to you? #LizzyAlbright #YoungAdultLit #FantasyReads pic.twitter.com/Jh5CUVOWAq
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
There is a #religious component based on the #spirits that dwell in #HeavenlyBodies – #stars, #moons, and #constellations. Followers attend #satinaries, and the teachings are outlined in the Book of Satins. Religious students are trained at the Satins Guild. pic.twitter.com/bx9chUIxrw
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#Ailear is full of #magic. #Students of magic are trained by the #sorcerers and #wizards at the #MageGuild. When someone in Ailear is casting a #spell, they always finish it by saying "Alamah!" #LizzyAlbright #Alamah #YALit #YAFantasyReads #NewBooks #YAAuthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/W3UHCklr2R
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
A reoccurring #theme is that what we see or believe is not always how things are. What we *think* we know as truth isn't always the #truth. The #story contains fun and surprising (shocking) #plot twists that reinforce this concept. Have you read other books that do this? So fun! pic.twitter.com/RMRasnPQgk
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
There are also some #fun #terms in the #book that we made up. For example, when someone in #Ailear really likes something, they say it is "bang", meaning #cool, #awesome, or #verygood. #LizzyAlbright teaches them the popular 1960s term “groovy.” What are some fun words you say? pic.twitter.com/fP4n4CIYbc
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
There is #LizzyAlbright #swag available at https://t.co/vS4lCEZBop. We have #coffee #mugs, #tshirts, #lanyards. We even have #wands so you can make your own #magic! There is a #quilt #pattern #book if you want to learn to make the Lizzy #quilt! #Alamah #spellcasting #YAAuthor pic.twitter.com/yipTXUYf6l
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
#LizzyAlbright learns that Ailearians thrive on a tasty treat called #traffles—rhymes with #waffles. They are a type of #pastry often filled with a #toadschroom and #bumbleberry mince. They are about the size of a #donut, but don’t have a hole in the middle. #FoodPost #Yum #YALit pic.twitter.com/aRuqvRTUOh
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
We had a #Scottish #languageconsultant work with us to keep McDoogle's #accent authentic. There is even a #glossary in the back of the book to help people who have trouble understanding him! #ScottieDog #ScottishBrogue #ScottishTerrier #LizzyAlbright #YALit pic.twitter.com/DwRjEg3fDN
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
Our novel has #magic, #mystery, #good, #evil, #oldfriends, #newfriends and they are all connected via #dreams. Before we go, here is a video of Kat and Ricky performing #RainbowConnection on a recent episode of #TheQuiltShow. #LizzyAlbright #YABooks https://t.co/EAXqevsYw4
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
Many thanks @YoungEntMag for hosting us for this #ThursdayTwitterTakeover and to everyone who sent questions or spent time with us today. We had a bang time! Have a magical day and always follow your dreams, they may lead you to a place far away! Follow us @AlbrightLizzy. pic.twitter.com/W3c6D9RlEy
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) November 5, 2020
