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Quite an entertaining day. Highlights are things I wish I had a digital camera to share with you. But I googled what I saw, and turns out, one of two did have images to share. So, for your enjoyment, I share: Stormtrooper Elvis Sorry, the img src tag wasn’t working; not sure why. The other … Read more

Busy. And last night was the “preview” night, so that means that the crush of people was “light traffic.” ALA has nothing on this show in sheer numbers. And did you hear about the power going out in the LA air traffic control tower? Yeah, I was in a plane *over LA* while that occurred. … Read more

I’ve decided my LJ needs a title other than my username. My friend Jeff thought that “Stacy Whitman’s Grimoire for the Young and Young at Heart” would be good, but I’m not as convinced. Perhaps the current title is a good personalizing of that. What do you all think? Any suggestions?

I have just been invited to be the Editor Guest of Honor for Life, the Universe and Everything, a small con (“symposium”) in Provo, Utah, at my alma mater, Brigham Young University. I’ve gone to the two previous years–the first year as a grad student presenting a paper, the second just this last February as … Read more

I’ve always loved Chris LeDoux’s song “County Fair,” which reminded me of my 4-H days showing horses, rabbits, and art. (Yes, I know it’s a love song, but they go out into the midway, which is where we went between shows. I loved the quarter machine, which I thought I could actually win money at.) … Read more

I can’t think of any mainstream publishers in the bookselling business currently, and I’m not well-versed enough with publishing history to know if that was ever the case, so it seems to me like the case of Deseret Book vs. Seagull Book is a unique example of why publishers shouldn’t be booksellers too. Deseret Book … Read more

I decided to get a MySpace account, mainly because that’s where many tech-savvy teens hang out and if I want them to know about our books, that’s a good place to be. We’ve also opened a Mirrorstone profile, but it’s still not updated beyond the very basic of basic profiles yet. July has been crazy … Read more

Yay! I just discovered there’s a senior corps in Seattle. If anyone doesn’t know what I’m talking about, see www.dci.org. This would be great for me–to hang out with local people who also love corps, to get to be involved with local music (may not be great, but at least we’re playing, right?), perform a … Read more

Thanks to a link from Cynthia Leitich Smith, I’ve just discovered the website of Cheryl Klein, an editor for Arthur A. Levine books at Scholastic. She’s got some great content on there, and I really like her article on plot (especially the ideas of first and second drafts focusing on different things), and especially the … Read more

Wow, what a great dream I had this morning right before waking up. I finished Specials late last night, and apparently all night I dreamed I was a Special. Flying on a hoverboard over the city, going into a house to find a clue left by someone earlier, and being ambushed by somebody. It was … Read more