Today is Seasparrow‘s birthday in North America, and I’m so very pleased. I hope I’ll see some of you at one or more of my Events. Also, this week only, I’m happy to announce a steep sale on e-books for the Graceling Realm backlist. US-based readers only (sorry, other readers!), any retailer, $2.99, through Saturday,… Read more »
Halloween
In Which a Zebra Unicorn Is Creepier Than Anticipated!
This year’s Halloween costume involved less preparation than usual. I’ll be honest, I’m still recovering from the year I dressed up as a library. My goal this year was something creative yet simple to assemble. I glitter-striped a unicorn horn and made myself some ears… Then attached them to a Cruella deVil style black-and-white wig…. Read more »
Costumes!
The news is relentlessly bad, triggery, and heartbreaking. I go back and forth about these blog posts, because I don’t want to seem frivolous when so much bad stuff is going on. But — I want to celebrate our creativity, and I also want to express gratitude for our friends who’ve made a recent four… Read more »
In Which the Author Makes a Library Costume. Plus, a Bonus Babadook!
This year, for Halloween, I was a library. Kevin took most of these pics with Fancy Camera. Click on any pic to embiggen/get a more focused view. Last year, while searching for appropriate teapot/flower fabric for my Mad Hatter costume, I stumbled across the book fabric shown in the skirt above. That’s when I realized… Read more »
How to Make Your Very Own Awesome Mask
Jane, Unlimited is out in the world now! And I leave for my book tour momentarily, so it’s not really the time to be blogging about something completely unrelated, BUT — in case you’re a person who likes to plan ahead for Halloween, and a person who’s handy with scissors and glue, AND a person… Read more »
Today’s Election Free Zone: Halloween Pictures!
This summer I turned 40. This means that my life has become a model of solemnity and propriety. So yes! This year we were the White Rabbit… …and the Mad Hatter. The genesis of this costume was this fascinator at Doramarra’s shop on Etsy, which I’ve owned for a while but been stymied by. It’s… Read more »
Today’s Election-Free Zone: Incredible Body-Painting
Japanese artist Chooo-San does the most incredible stuff with face- and body-paint, some of it creepy and scary, some of it just plain beautiful. Here’s a representative collection of her stuff at My Modern Met. Reminds me that I need to sort out the makeup for my (much less spectacular) Halloween costume, which I promise… Read more »
