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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 [...]
Do you think they should get rid of BBYA?
I know I’ve been under a rock for the past six week, but I had no idea there were discussions about eliminating the Best Books For Young Adults List. Argh!Liz B. explains what’s going on and gives her excellent opinion.A quick bit of noodling came up with the responses of Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan. They [...]
The Details of Today’s Adventures! With More Dancing!
I have finally calmed down and warmed up enough to blog. Sort of. Where to start? I know. Congratulations to all of the winners and honor book winners announced today at ALA MidWinter!!! (I am looking for one page to link to that lists all of the winners. Can anyone help with that?) I am [...]
Book Trailer Contest Revision
Thank you to everyone who commented and emailed me about the book trailer contest deadline yesterday. You confirmed my hunch. I have two announcements. 1. To everyone who has submitted a book trailer as of today. Please email your mailing address to Officemouse AT writerlady DOT com as soon as possible. Your trailer is still [...]
need help with a muddle
So…. that giant book trailer contest I am having? It turns out that summer is a bad time to do these things. I have had many more requests from teachers and librarians to extend the deadline into the fall than I have had entries. Do you think I should extend the deadline? Is the middle [...]
i wasn’t joking
This was where I worked until the sun chased me inside. Notice the toe peeking just above the screen of the laptop.
left coast scribbling
The trip out to Anaheim was lovely and uneventful. They even gave us free crackers on the plane. My ALA whirlwind doesn’t start until this evening, so I am sneaking in writing time while I can. Poolside. Coated in sunscreen, sitting in the shade, but, yeah, I’m lounging next to what I think is a [...]
Restating Book Trailer Contest Rules
There have been a couple of questions about my Hot Summer Twisted/Speak Book Trailer Contest, so I thought I would restate the rules and clarify a few points. Here goes: 1. Create a book trailer for SPEAK or TWISTED. You may not use clips or images from the SPEAK movie (it is copyrighted, that’s why). [...]
Mad Woman in the Garden, take one
As promised, I’ve been playing around with my new camera. Yesterday, I found the On switch and went out to my garden at dawn to record this little tour. Keep all expectations low and try not to snort coffee out your nose onto your keyboard. Keep spreading the word about the Summer Twisted/Speak Book Trailer [...]
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