an amazing thing happened today.
i received a hand written note from one of
my favorite authors and idol, ursula le guin.
!!!!! i’m sorry but i can’t say this without erupting
into giddy fangirl exclamations and squealing!
i decided to write her awhile ago. i’m not even
sure what prompted me to do so. random surfing
online that led me to [...]
Category Archives: amazing news
a letter for ursula
March 22, 2011 – 9:27 pm
book news galore!
February 1, 2011 – 12:25 pm
Silver Phoenix paperback releases today!
and it also includes my mom’s veggie homestyle
mapo tofu recipe (it is delicious!). see
greenwillow’s very own Head Chef martha mihalick’s
first delicious attempt here. also included is a teaser
for Fury of the Phoenix and some comments about
writing my debut by me.
in celebration of my paperback release, some
wonderful bloggers are doing fantastic giveaways
along [...]
seven
December 30, 2010 – 10:36 pm
this will be the fourth year i’ve ranked
my top reads of the year. you can find my
favorites from previous years on my about
page. this year, i read more books than ever
before (59) and gave many 5 star ratings. you
can see everything i read on my links page which
connects you to my goodreads ratings/reviews.
so now i [...]
the space between
June 8, 2010 – 10:33 am
i’m a little lost and useless. i need to give
myself mindless tasks to keep sane. =)
this is how it is between revisions. on sunday,
i was able to attend harperteen’s Supernatural
Summer tour and see four fellow YA authors there.
mysterious galaxy events are always so much fun!
*kimberly derting, me, kelley armstrong,
ellen schreiber, and kim harrison.
*the turn out [...]
about a lily
December 3, 2009 – 3:44 pm
*lily nestled in rock.
i had a fabulous time with my
brush artist friends on tuesday night.
ate great food, then proceeded to paint.
our teacher had been encouraging us
to paint rocks (which can also turn into
mountains for landscape paintings) and
i finally tackled the subject.
the hardest component in this painting
for me was the rock. it’s definitely more
challenging as i [...]