Monthly Archives: June 2009

li rong rendered

so exciting! philomela was kind enough to
do fan art of li rong, the charming funny younger
brother to chen yong! beautifully done, philomela!
and THANK YOU! i love fan art!
you can see more of philomela’s art
on her blog here. =D
i’ll be doing an ucsd alumni interview tomorrow
which i’m excited about, as i have such fond memories
of my [...]

a perfect saturday!

very fun and full day today.
i started by writing at a cafe. then headed
to melissa marr’s signing at the mysterious
galaxy, where part of the brat pack (amy
and heather) met up with me.
it was lovely meeting melissa. she was more
petite than i imagined and so vivacious and
random and fun! she threw prizes at the audience
and i [...]

friday night vlog post!

warning!! this vlog post is FULL OF SPOILERS!
it’s as spoiled as expensive blue cheese. so
please avoid watching if you haven’t read Silver
Phoenix and hate spoilers! =) this vlog doesn’t
address all the questions posed. but i felt it was
long enough at 6 minutes. so consider this PART 1. =D

the questions :
I have a question too! I [...]

izakaya!!

the bubs are finally back in school (summer camp!)
and i feel like i’ve got a zillion things to do! first and
foremost is to finish my sequel! july is just around the corner
which means the first of my convention at the beginning
of the month — ala chicago!! i’ll also be doing local library
teen book club visits [...]

prada and prejudice by mandy hubbard

About Prada and Prejudice
Fifteen year old Callie just wants to impress the
popular girls when she buys a pair of Prada heels
on her class trip to London. She didn’t plan on tripping,
conking her head, and waking up in 1815! Now she’s
wearing corsets with her designer pumps, eating bizarre
soups, and breaking up engagements. If only the nineteen
year [...]