Costume dilemmas
I’m so torn on what to be for Halloween. Mainly because what I’d really like to be is some fairy tale or fantasy character, and I don’t really have any money to buy a cool costume–because of course I’d want …
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Slush day
I try to set one day a week aside as the day to go through submissions, though usually that gets superceded by a pressing deadline. But today I set deadlines aside because the slush pile was collapsing from its own …
Practical Guide to Dragons fun stuff
I was just browsing our newly designed website, and what do I see? No, not popcorn popping on the apricot tree. [/Mormon joke :)] All sorts of cool stuff for the Practical Guide. A fun sample of the book here …
Two things
One, the Class of 2k7 website is nice, new, and pretty. Don’t know what the Class of 2k7 is? It’s a group of authors whose debut novels will be coming out next year, and they’re banding together to cross-promote and …
Go forth and read!
This is Teen Read Week as you’ll know if you read the LJs and blogs on my friends’ lists. I point you to those because many of them have great suggestions for things to do this week to celebrate. , …
On editing
Cheryl Klein always has a lot of interesting things to say, especially regarding the editing process. She’s got some great information on her website for writers and prospective editors, and even now, with over a year at a children’s publisher …
Practical Guide to Dragons hits NYT list
Today you’ll see one of my new favorite books on the NYT chapter book list at #4 (scroll down to see the chapter books list): Congrats to Sindri (aka Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer)!
LibraryThing
Anyone ever tried this? I’ve seen a lot of bloggers use it in their sidebars, and I think it’s a great way of showing a bit randomly the kinds of books I recommend. So I’ve spent a few hours this …
Scott Westerfeld signing in Seattle area
OO! I’m so glad I dropped by Scott Westerfeld’s blog today! I often forget to stop by blogs that aren’t on my friends page as feeds. (I wish I knew how to locate feeds better.) Turns out he’s going to …