Stacy

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

Back at ALA, I got a chance to meet one of the guys involved with Unshelved, a webcomic about librarians. They had some fun t-shirts at their booth, and he ended up giving me a “Guess what I’m reading?” tee, which has become my new favorite, and tends to start conversations. But it’s a men’s … Read more

We talked earlier in my series of posts relaying my talk from the Life, the Universe, and Everything conference about the relationship between an editor and a writer and the general process of how a book goes from manuscript to published book. I’m not going to rehash that–that’s covered in that talk. But I wanted … Read more

With thanks to A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy. Especially resonant because the same week that I went to see Ocean’s 13, my roommate and I were starting (again) on Angel season 1. As my roommate said as we were giggling over it, “yet again, there’s a perfect example of people who have … Read more

And now a public service announcement from the adult side of the books department. If you’ve seen the latest PW, you should look for the WotC Discoveries ad about halfway through–it’s very nice. Note that they’ll be open for unagented submissions next month, though agented submissions can be sent year-round. Wizards of the Coast Discoveries™ … Read more