ack! not enough time !!
yesterday, i spent all day sitting at the gallery
for our art show and it was perfect gorgeous weather.
i had managed to address about 2/3 of all requests for
book plates and took time to cut (there are four
to a sheet) and sign them. bookplates will drop this week–
probably on my release day–tuesday!
and it’s an open ended offer. so email me if you
would like one! pon.cindy@gmail.com
it was lovely being “away” from the internet because
there is so much to do in my mind before release.
please make sure you check back on tuesday for
SILVER PHOENIX’s release party here–with original
brush paintings to be won in my bid for shameless
self-promotion of debut. =)
in the mean time, ello is holding a poetry and link
contest herself for two signed copies of SILVER PHOENIX.
here’s a sampling of the great free form poems that have been
entered already, incorporating SILVER PHOENIX within it :
Nibbling silkworm larvae (chop suey and dim sum)
gives a girl great powers,
creates wings of silver
and a unique digestive hum
on which a Phoenix rises…
–by absolute vanilla
Freed by fervent fire
pine seeds of growth and strength bloom:
Silver Phoenix thrives
–by sooki scott
Lost silver phoenix
Climbs through fiery embers
To kiss her soul mate
–by nodizzies
contest runs through next saturday, MAY 2!
in the meantime, interviews linky love!
over at aarising (asian-americans rising), i’m part
of the A-profiler this week! thanks, nels!
i’m also featured over at YA bookmarks. thanks, gina!!
and another interview at teenage writer–thanks, arya!
i have a feeling i’m forgetting one or two. i wasn’t kidding about
doing a lot of interviews! thanks to everyone kind enough
to feature me and SILVER PHOENIX at their blog!
back to chasing my tail in TO DO tasks before tuesday’s release!!
eta : how could i forget?! i got mentioned on meg cabot’s site!!
she told me she had read SILVER PHOENIX on a plane and
late into the night. what a tremendous compliment!!
12 Comments
Two days! Eek! So excited for you!
I looove the trailer and can’t wait to read the book…have been following the progression of this on Moonrat’s blog for ages. I’m bummed my poetry is awful, so can’t participate in Ello’s contest, but will be back here on Tuesday to help celebrate.
Good luck!
thanks, sara! your alien always makes me smile!
anita, thank you! there’s no thing as bad poetry! you should give it a try!!!! thanks for commenting!! =D love your squiggly alien too!
I am SO excited for you, Cindy! And for myself! I can’t wait to buy Silver Phoenix.
Also, I LOVED the book trailer! So, so cool! :)
Very good trailer
I think I’ve watched that trailer three or four times today :P I really hope B&N has it tomorrow!
That picture is beautiful! Where is it?
And the whole Meg Cabot thing was too awesome!
Good luck for tomorrow, Cindy, I’ll be giving you a big up on my blog. :)
And congrats on the props from Meg Cabot!
BTW, is there a UK publication lined up? Or should I order mine from the US?
thanks, everyone! ello, as far as i know, it’s just a courtyard in a chinese house. =D
stuart–the uk market is a tough nut to break. i’m hoping with good sales here, SP can make it over yonder the atlantic! my in laws are wondering when they can buy it!
BUT it is available on amazon uk! =D
I’m so excited to get my hands on it! I hope the wild ride these next few weeks is fabulous and energizing!
Whew! Sounds like quite a week for you, Cindy! And there’s a release party too? Way cool!
Oh, and I was at Meg Cabot’s site the other day and she posted that she was at a bookstore and that she wished your book was out already so she could buy a copy! HOW ABSOLUTELY COOL IS THAT???
I love your new blog! Just found it. So exciting.