Thursday, April 30, 2015

The WOVEN A to Z Challenge: Z is for Zack!

I dedicate this A to Z Challenge to Tina Downey, one of the A to Z Challenge founders and one of the brightest bloggers who sadly left us last year. Harder still, she was in a secret support group that I'm part of. The best way I can honor Tina, who was excited about and never had the opportunity to read my debut, I've teamed up with Father Dragon to present short bios and character portraits from Woven. I'll write the bios and all art is created by Al Diaz. I hope you enjoy this visual tribute to our friend, Tina.

Tassin is presenting us with this final piece. And while we don't have a character with a name that starts with Z, we do have an editor...

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Z is for Zack

Zack Clark is an Associate Editor at Scholastic, where he works primarily on fun, fast, MG and YA adventures. Along with Woven, he’s edited the multiplatform series, Spirit Animals, wrote the online companion game, and edited the 2011 re-launch of the first eight books in the Animorphs series. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his adorable bat-eared dog Zoey, and enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons about as much as Zoey enjoys eating his dice.

To learn more about Woven, please visit Wovenbook.com

That's a wrap! We survived the Challenge! I think a round of applause is in order for Al Diaz and everyone who stuck with the challenge this month. Extra points to those who came back often. Thank you for visiting. Al, Michael and myself hope you enjoyed this challenge.

The Cosmic Laire will return on May 6th. See you then!

I'm David, and "Woven is vast, clever, and full of twists..."

40 comments:

  1. Zoey eats his dice? At least he can get them back again...
    Al did an amazing job with all the illustrations!

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  2. High-five to Zack!

    I really enjoyed your Challenge, David. Getting to know your characters was fun and I loved the illustrations. :)

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  3. I'm reading WOVEN right now and enjoying it thoroughly! They're off to find the Mountain Witch :) :)

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  4. I love the book and I have enjoyed the A to Z on Woven. You have all done a wonderful job and I enjoyed Zach's video at the end. As and Tessin certainly outdid themselves. Congratulations on finishing.

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  5. Go Zack! Great A-Z theme, David. Congrats for making it through with your mind?? Yes? No? hee hee.

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  6. Zack and Zoey sound cool. Great Challenge, fun posts and brilliant illustrations. Congrats to you all!

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  7. It was great visiting and I have enjoyed this discovery!

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  8. Congrats on finishing the challenge! I really enjoyed learning more about Woven this month :)

    Rachel
    Rachel's Ramblings - full of writing, tea and cake

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  9. Hooray for meeting the challenge! And i like your editor!

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  10. Hi David - so pleased for you and Michael to have Zack on board and he did a great video trailer for you ... well done on writing up the scenarios and to Father Dragon for his drawings and bringing your characters to light ... cheers Hilary

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  11. Amazing job on the challenge and using all those characters from your book. I've really enjoyed reading about them.

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  12. The illustrations were great. I really enjoyed visiting your site during the challenge!

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  13. I enjoy your creative stories. Zoe is a great choice for Z. Well done on reaching the finishing line.

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  14. I had a dog named Zoe, she ate ice :) It has been great meeting you through this challenge. Congrats on finishing!

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  15. Awesome challenge! It has been wonderful to see the characters (and items) in Woven through sketches. The artist is fabulous...so talented!!! Thank you for such an enjoyable journey this month through the Cosmic Lair!

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  16. This was an awesome challenge. I'm totally doing it again next year. Loved the sketches to your characters. The artists did an incredible job bringing your characters to life. Congrats on finishing!

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  17. Congrats on surviving another A to Z!

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  18. Yea for surviving the Challenge and Z for Zack. Interesting.

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  19. Al out did himself yet again. Congrats on finishing the challenge!

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  20. Ha! What a way to get that Z in. An editor is certainly an important part of the story. Happy Z day!

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  21. Great end to the challenge. Congrats on making it to the end.

    ~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
    Member of C. Lee's Muffin Commando Squad
    Story Dam
    Patricia Lynne, Indie Author

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  22. Way to go! That is a wrap and how wonderful that you finished!!

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  23. Great you finished the challenge. Thanks for visiting my blog.

    Sunni
    http://sunni-survivinglife.blogspot.com/

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  24. How great to end the series with the editor of the story.

    Congratulations on completing the challenge! It was nice having met you. :)

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  25. I was fun reading about the character in the book. This theme was also a great marketing strategy, now everyone wants to read the book. Good job!
    Congrats on completing the challenge also.

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  26. That was fun, great share with the letter "Z"...

    We made it... thank you!
    Jeremy [Retro]
    AtoZ Challenge Co-Host [2015]

    There's no earthly way of knowing.
    Which direction we are going!

    HOLLYWOOD NUTS!
    Come Visit: You know you want to know if me or Hollywood... is Nuts?

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  27. Neat ending post! Congrats on surviving the challenge.

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  28. David, you and Al Diaz teamed up for a real winner of a theme! Best wishes for Woven!

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  29. Congrats to you for finishing A-Z! Tina would be proud of us :)
    Brandy from Brandy's Bustlings

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  30. David, I've enjoyed every one of your post that I had an opportunity to read and I always learned something . And you couldn't have said it better, " That's a wrap."
    I'm exhausted. I will be back next week to visit again

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  31. Congrats on finishing the challenge! Let napping time commence!
    Katie @TheCyborgMom

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  32. What a wonderful idea for the A to Z and a lovely tribute. Love Al's drawings!

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  33. Slick move on using the Challenge as a promotional tool. Something I've always encouraged. You and Al made it fun and not like a constant sales pitch. I think you've done Tina a great honor in your A to Z efforts.

    Arlee Bird
    A to Z Challenge Co-host
    Tossing It Out

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  34. Zack rocks!

    I've enjoyed seeing your characters come to life. It's been interesting to compare how my mind's eye saw all of them compared to your posts. You and Al did a wonderful job. Congrats!

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  35. Zack sounds like a cool guy.

    Congrats for finishing the A to Z, David!

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  36. You did it! Congrats on completing the challenge!

    Zack seems like a great guy. :)

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  37. Bring on the pom poms and champagne! Z it is, and you ended with a cool guy post, too.

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  38. Great finale to the A to Z challenge, kudos to you

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