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Catch-up
So you might have figured this out already, but I’ve been busy writing. Because I like blogging, but really, I like writing books better.But I do have some news to share, so let’s get to it.First and foremost…. CHAINS IS AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!! Right now!FORGE, the next book of Isabel’s and Curzon’s adventures will be published this October.The paperback of WINTERGIRLS [...]
Skype visits & Revision Tip #8 & Washington Post column
Sorry for posting so late today. I just finished a fun Skype visit with 5th graders from Upton Elementary School in Upton, Wyoming. The kids had all read CHAINS and had oodles of questions about the book and about FORGE (which comes out in September, 2010, BTW.) This is what the kids looked like to [...]
Revision Tip #5 & love from Missouri
This one might seem obvious on the surface, but writers are very good at rationalizing and can come up with all kinds of logical-sounding reasons why they should ignore it. Three words. What. Happens. Next. Stories are supposed to flow like a river, not remain still while your character treads water neck-deep in a pool [...]
Award Lists & Revision Tip #3
Santa’s elves arrived in the Forest early this year! They brought the news that WINTERGIRLS has been named a Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Book of the Year, Kirkus’ Best YA Books of 2009, Booklist’s Editor’s Choice of 2009, the 2010 Texas Tayshas High School Reading List and nominated to YALSA’s 2010 Quick Pick List! It has [...]
Marvelous Monday!
This is how to start the week off with a smile: CHAINS has been nominated to the longlist of the Carnegie Medal! What is the Carnegie Medal, you ask? It is the top award for children’s novels in England, sort of a combination of the Newbery and the National Book Awards. I am completely blown [...]
Warming Up
I am going to try and write the Mother-Of-All-ALA reports tomorrow. Yes, with pictures. I have a particularly fine one of Neil Gaiman taken from approximately 400 miles away. First up: thank you for all the kind wishes about the death of my father-in-law. BH and I appreciate each and every one. With the deaths of his father [...]
What do you get when you cross a writer with a computer programmer?
What do you get when you cross a writer with a computer programmer?* You get a book-loving daughter who manages a bookstore in Brooklyn and writes a column about technology. My oldest, Stephanie, aka Bookavore, has started a regular column on Shelf Awareness dealing with developing technology that can connect booksellers to readers and authors. [...]
Shiny Days and over the pond news
Whew! I’m still in a post-announcements daze. Uncle Simon and Aunt Schuster have made images of CHAINS sporting its pretty NBA and O’Dell hardware available. I cannot resist. Shiny! Yesterday brought two last bits of very-much appreciated news. CHAINS was named a 2009 Notable Book by ALSC and it made the YALSA Best Books for [...]
Friday Five – Book News Edition & Twitterpation
Thank you everyone for the very sweet comments and emails about the O’Dell Award! I am still tingling with excitement and hyperventilating. Christmas is finally over up here on the Tundra. We’ve had Daughter #1 (aka Bookavore) and her boyfriend up here for the final celebration. Author Alert – Bookavore is moving to the Big [...]
Newsletter
CYBILS!! Breaking into macromode to celebrate!!!