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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

2012-02-26T22:17:00.000-08:00

This short film just won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Not only is it beautifully-made but it is a lovely ode to books. Get out your hankies! I loved it.

Many congrats to the writer/illustrator William Joyce and co-director Brandon Oldenburg.

SHIFT in ABNA!

2012-02-24T13:29:00.001-08:00

I'm kind of a little thrilled to say my novel SHIFT, a paranormal story about a girl who can shapeshift (but nothing to do with werewolves!), has advanced to the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. There were 5,000 entries in the YA category and 1,000 advanced. This means that our pitches were successful enough to get past a couple of Amazon editors who were judging.

Next step: excerpt reading by the panel. Only 250 will move on from there to the Quarterfinal Round. What, me nervous? Nah!

Congrats to the other 999 writers too!

All About Vee - Book Giveaway (7 days to enter)

2011-12-18T11:30:00.000-08:00

Book Giveaway: Win a Signed Copy of “All About Vee” by C. Leigh Purtill - Head over to Woman Tribune and enter. All you need is a name and an e-mail or facebook account. Ends next Sunday.

Galleycat - 5 Questions on Self-publishing with Leigh

2011-12-14T12:33:00.000-08:00

The original 5 questions from ebooknewser was linked on Galleycat. Very cool.

5 Questions at eBOOKNEWSER

2011-12-12T16:05:00.000-08:00

5 Questions on self-publishing with C. Leigh Purtill on eBOOKNEWSER with Dianna Dilworth.

Coming Soon

2011-12-03T19:27:00.001-08:00

Coming Soon

"Fat Girls in L.A (Book 2: The Rise of Ginny)"

"Jennifer Aniston is My Best Friend"

"Chasing the Falls"

"Fat Girls in L.A. (Book3: ¡Viva Val!)"

Then the switch to darker places:

~Callie doesn't know it yet but she's special. With roots that reach back to an evil past, she inherited the power to shift. Will an old dark force put an end to Callie's family line?~

News Home

2011-12-02T19:09:00.001-08:00

I'm Leigh Purtill and here's the place where I'll be posting information on my books, events, giveaways, announcements and anything else worth sharing with you. Stay tuned, cause there's some cool stuff on the way... and books, lots of books.