okay. somebody spank me.
i’ve been so bad about blogging. but
you know why! Fury of the Phoenix sequel
revisions has turned me into a hoof stomping
revisions cave troll! i sent in round two to my
fantabulous editor. we’re getting closer, but
i know there’s still a lot of work to be done
before we send it out into the world.

i don’t know what to do with myself now
that i’m waiting on my editor’s comments.
any writer knows what it’s like to be obsessively
immersed in the world and then to be forced
to leave it.

thankfully, megan whalen turner was kind enough
to meet and “play” in celebration of completing
round two. we always get into interesting rambling
all over the place discussions about anything and
everything. but a lot about publishing and books,
of course!

we also had the YA panel together to launch the
summer reading celebrations at mysterious galaxy.
i was hostess and we had a great time!

*our audience. we did have them laughing, promise!

*was so happy to meet online friend helen
and her sister tiffany. helen’s also a mwt fan and
started giggling a lot when she went up to her. it
was really cute!

*greg van eekhout (Kid versus Squid), barrie summy
(I So Don’t Do Mysteries series), richard harland (Worldshaker)
megan whalen turner (The Thief series)

all of us are local authors with the exception of
richard who flew in from australia on his united
states tour! and mysterious galaxy is so so good
to its local authors. those stacks are getting signed
by us and they always make sure our books are carried
when they are gone from chains within 3 – 6 months
of release usually!

anyway, i had the high perch on the right that
you can see and for some (bad and wrong) reason
pet megan on the head several times during the
panel. haha! sorry megan!
richard did a very dramatic reading from
Worldshaker (steam punk which i just read and
enjoyed) and all the authors answered a few fun
questions that i posed as well as some great and
interesting ones from the audience.

my next event will be at the local RWA chapter
meeting with fellow YA authors and signing to follow.
SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010
10am – noon
“Writing for YA. It’s just like writing for adults. Only different.”
Panel : Barrie Summy, Laura Preble, Cindy Pon, Debbie Garfinkle
411 Hotel Circle South, San Diego 92108

congrats to madeleine on winning
Candor and Lips Touch Three Times, my last
tgifbm give away!

i’ve also joined a fabulous new group composed
of adult and YA harpercollins paranormal authors
called supernatural underground. we just launched
our blog yesterday and we’re doing fantastic
book give aways all month. so please check it out!

we’re also on facebook. like us! =D