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CYBILS!! Breaking into macromode to celebrate!!!
I have been holed up in the writing cottage, writing, but so many people came knocking on that I crawled out, blinking, into the bewildering sunshine of February.And found several nice honors waiting for me. CHAINS is the winner of the 2009 Cybil for Middle Grade Fiction!!!!!! ::gasps::::coughs::::reaches for inhaler::Really? I had to check and double-check and [...]
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 [...]
Skipped one, sorry about that, Revision Tip # 16
Yesterday was…. let’s not go into it. Today is here and that is all that matters. If you are still shopping for a winter holiday, read "Cheese and Crackers Never Changed Anyone’s Life" and then finish your shopping at Indiebound. There now – wasn’t that simple? Congratulations to Melissa on this WINTERGIRLS video – the [...]
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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 [...]
Random thoughts, incl Guy Fawkes, Wintergirls & Neeko
Do we teach about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in American schools? Should we?Remember, remember the fifth of November,The gunpowder treason and plot,I know of no reasonWhy the gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot.And there is the great speech from V Is For Vendetta. My favorite quote, "Words will always retain their power."LOOK! [...]
Ending with a bang and a rant
I’m pretty sure that tomorrow is the last day you can vote to put Zoe in a Cheerios box (until 11:59pm Central Time). It’s not looking so good for our girl, but the whole thing has been a lot of fun. I realized yesterday that all this blogging and thinking about Zoe has led me [...]
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No worries, mate – Friday Five Plus One, turtle edition
I didn’t mean to alarm anyone by not posting for a week. Things have been a bit busy. Mostly with good stuff, but at such a fast pace I haven’t had blogging time.First – A wee movie for your enjoyment. This turtle belongs to my daughter, OfficeMouse. When she got the turtle, it was smaller [...]
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A long weekend’s worth of links & deviled egg inquiry
I am slowly transitioning from insane farmer woman back to being a writer who gardens a little. By the end of the weekend, the new vegetable plots should be finished, seedlings in, and seeds sown. And it’s a good thing because I am itching to get back to writing. All the travel and work stress [...]
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Halfway through the garden
If you’ve been following me on Facebook or Twitter the past week, you’ve noticed I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time in the garden. What’s up with that? It’s my therapy. After the insane amount of travel the past six months, my brain is fried and my soul is tattered. There was no earthly way [...]
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