Month: August 2007

Well, I’m off to L.A. in the morning for a mini-vacation before I go to the L.A. Public Library to speak to the YA librarians there. I’m very excited to meet everyone, and looking forward to spending the weekend with a couple friends. I’ve never been to L.A. before, so they’re going to show me … Read more

So says Meg Cabot. She’s written a hilariously apt analogy of the relationship between editor and writer on her blog today: But it would be awesome if there WERE mole people in one of my books. Only guess how long THAT revision letter would be???? “I understand how much you love the Mole People, Meg. … Read more

…was that my mirrors was actually a two-way talking device. I’d have conversations with myself in my mirror, pretending that it was a friend I was talking to, even if it was an imaginary friend (I had no Imaginary Friend, named, per se, but plenty of people who could have been on the other end … Read more

Sometimes a writing breakthrough comes in dreams, I’ve heard, but never experienced it until I woke up this morning. I don’t have time to go into detail, but basically I had the weirdest dream that involved a party at Cheryl Klein’s house (who I’ve never met) and an old friend from Boston who I never … Read more

Kind of a Poetry Sunday.  Lament for Flodden* I’VE heard them lilting at our ewe-milking, Lasses a’ lilting before dawn o’ day; But now they are moaning on ilka green loaning– The Flowers of the Forest are a’ wede away. At bughts, in the morning, nae blythe lads are scorning, Lasses are lonely and dowie … Read more

Just a reminder that the Mirrorstone blog is your source for announcements regarding all of Mirrorstone’s books. I’m a little biased here because, of course, I’m talking about my work in particular. But at the Mirrorstone blog we’re going to make sure to point out news that relates to all the books we’re publishing, the … Read more

Candice Ransom, author of the Time Spies series, has started a new blog named for the stuffed elephant owned by Sophie, the youngest of the three siblings who go on adventures through time in the series. Told from the point of view of Ellsworth (with occasional commentary from Winchester the cat), this promises to be … Read more

If you’re not familiar with Readergirlz yet, go check them out. They’re a literacy project started by four YA authors who talk about YA books and feature YA authors on their site. This month they’ve been featuring Holly Black. Come October, the month of Teen Read Week, the Divas will be hosting a different author … Read more

In the Serpent’s Coils by Tiffany Trent ( tltrent )  is currently featured as one of the fall 2007 Booksense Picks. (You’ll have to scroll down to the section “For Teen Readers.”) The listing reads: IN THE SERPENT’S COILS, by Tiffany Trent (Mirrorstone, $8.95 paper, 9780786942299 / 0786942290) “Who do you trust? That’s what 15-year-old Corinne … Read more

Of course you get all the news you need right here, but if you specifically want to keep up to date on info from Mirrorstone, be sure to friend or subscribe to our blog at http://www.myspace.com/mirrorstonebooks. I’m actually going to keep it up to date, with a little help from my friends. I’m also going to try … Read more