So, there are a lot of things I don’t like about Valentine’s Day. For example, where our roses and diamonds come from. But less urgent, and closer to home, here’s something else I don’t like about Valentine’s Day: it tries to divide people up into two neat categories. (1) People who are madly in love… Read more »
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It’s a New Year, and Fear Is a Friend Who’s Misunderstood
Here’s a fabulous slideshow of New Year celebrations around the world. And now, the New Year’s Meme. (Thanks, Jess!) 1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Good grief. SO MANY THINGS. I guess the biggest thing, encompassing most of the other things, is that I published my first book. But… Read more »
And for Thursday, Three (Random) Super Things
Thing number one: The ALA is introducing a new award this year, the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book for young adults written by a first-time author. Graceling is a finalist! Go here to see all the lovely books. Thank you, Morris committee! I’m so happy and grateful. Thing number two: My friend… Read more »
FAQs, the Universe, and Beyond
The gorgeous image on the right is a composite Hubble/IRTF image of storms on Jupiter. I got it here and you can read more about it here. Lest you be impressed with the ease with which I fling around high-tech telescope-y terms (like telescope-y), be assured that I have no idea what I’m talking about…. Read more »
My Obligatory Election Post
(With apologies up front to my readers who are not American or are too young to vote. I must write this post — but I promise, I’ll only do it once.) So. I am not, nor have I ever been, politically eloquent. If I relied on my own powers of persuasion to explain to you… Read more »
Wordlessly Watching She Waits by the Window and Wonders at the Empty Space Inside
(Except that I know the reason for the empty space inside — I need a snack. Crosby, Stills, & Nash, btw, in case you didn’t go to a liberal arts school in New England and hear the song “Helplessly Hoping” sung a million time a cappella. ^_^) So, I am in a bit of a… Read more »
It’s a Mad Mission — Sign Me Up
My title comes from a song by Patty Griffin, who’s on my iPod and in all my CD players at the moment, thanks to my friend Joan, who also happens to be one of my intrepid readers. I miss forests and hills, but I’ll say this for Florida: the skies can’t be beat. Every day… Read more »
It’s Just a Phase
I thought y’all might be getting tired of my book cover, so today I’m giving you my agent wearing a Graceling tattoo on her pregnant belly. Doesn’t it look great?!! Faye, if the baby turns out to be a Graceling, don’t blame me. And don’t name him Po. Apparently that means “butt” in German. So,… Read more »
