All About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Langston was born in Memphis and raised in Tupelo, MS (the reverse Elvis). Elizabeth is a computer geek by day and an author of YA fiction by night. Her debut trilogy has sold to Spencer Hill Press with the first book, WHISPER FALLS, set to release in Nov 2013. A three-time Golden Heart finalist, Elizabeth now lives in North Carolina with her husband and two daughters.

Blog Posts from Elizabeth

Everybody Needs a Laura

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Apr 11 2013, 12:01 am

For my day job, I work in the computer industry. Like any self-respecting geek, I spend most of my time sitting in a dim room, alone and introverted, with hands on a keyboard and eyes glued to a screen. That description pretty much sums up the first twelve years of my writing career. I was [...]

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Accessible Websites

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Jan 22 2013, 12:01 am in accessibility, promotion, website

Smartphones have changed the way we think about websites.  A website that looks great on a laptop with a 17-inch screen may be tough-to-use on your iPhone or Android device. For disabled users, many websites are tough-to-use. Fortunately, there are a few simple things that we can do to help disabled users (or their screen-readers) [...]

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Accessible Books

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Jan 15 2013, 12:01 am in accessibility, Bookshare, ereader, print disabilities

Print-disabled** readers are a large and under-served market. They want to read good books, but that turns out to be harder than many authors may realize. For instance, my co-worker Ed is an avid reader. He is also blind. Until recently, the process he used to access books was mind-boggling.  Like sighted readers, he started [...]

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Hidden Gold

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Dec 18 2012, 12:01 am in research

I attended high school in the days when we had to go to a bricks-and-mortar library to write a research paper.  I had to read books, scour through the Reader’s Guide to Periodic Literature, and ask questions of the experts–if I could figure out where to find them. Fast-forward a decade (or three). I write [...]

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A Quick Note of Thanks

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Nov 21 2012, 12:01 am in community, gratitude

It’s Thanksgiving Eve.  Tomorrow, we’ll gather together. Celebrate our abundance. Count our blessings. I want to take this opportunity to thank the people in my life who helped to make my dream to be a writer come true.

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Writing Tips from a Young Author

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Sep 27 2012, 12:01 am

‘Tis the season to celebrate aspiring authors. With NaNoWriMo and the Golden Heart deadline just around the corner, I thought you might enjoy hearing from an aspiring young author.  Guest-blogging with us today is Amy Langston, a high-school senior and writer with amazing talent. (I say that as her completely biased mother!)

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Changes to the RITA & Golden Heart Awards

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Aug 3 2012, 12:01 am

I didn’t know what a hot sheet was until I attended the RWA® National Conference, but I learned quickly. The RWA July hot sheet announced changes to the Golden Heart® and RITA® contests.  The discussion kicked off in Anaheim and has not stopped since. Join the Rubies today as we offer an open forum to [...]

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First Time at Nationals?

Posted by Elizabeth Langston Jun 28 2012, 12:01 am in RWA Nationals

My first time was in Reno.  After flying all day, I staggered into a casino hotel around midnight—disoriented, jet-lagged, and overwhelmed.  I never caught up. Will your first time be in Anaheim?  If you’ve never attended an RWA National Conference, get ready for a non-stop blast of education, nerves, and networking.  But most of all—get [...]

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