What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm You’re probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people’s grammatical mistakes make you insane. Dedicated Reader Literate Good Citizen Book Snob Non-Reader Fad Reader What … Read more
Sorry about the yellow text on the last post. I just realized it would show up on people’s friends pages as yellow, even if they have light backgrounds. I’ve been experimenting with a dark background, and had made it yellow for anyone to be able to see on my front page. I am still trying … Read more
As I’ve said before, one of the things I like to do for inspiration around the time I’m writing a revision letter is to read excerpts from Dear Genius, a collection of children’s book editing legend Ursula Nordstrom’s letters edited by Leonard Marcus. (Hm. Doing a search, I can’t find the entry. Maybe I just meant … Read more
I’m so proud of myself. I’ve been working out at least 3 days a week for three weeks now (four times last week), and this is the 4th week. (I’ve actually gained weight, but I’m hoping it’s just because I’m regaining muscle mass from not being able to work out for a whole year more or … Read more
It occurs to me that some of you publishing-type folks might be out here in Seattle at the end of the month for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Mirrorstone will have a booth, and we’re also planning an author event in the booth (details to come later). R.A. Salvatore will also be there–though of course he’s … Read more
I just noticed that a lot of people have recently added me as a friend. Welcome! It makes me want to say something pithy and interesting about children’s literature. But not today. I’ve spent the day catching up on email from 2 1/2 weeks out of the office, and basically putting out fires. Next, I … Read more
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