cindy pon
a little sweet, a little sour

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win original chinese brush art!

yes, yes, i’m still here!
completely immersed in writing my third
novel as well as reading loads (Forbidden
by tabitha suzuma, The Gray Wolf Throne by
cinda chima, Legend by marie lu, Dreams of
Joy by lisa see and now Madame Tussaud by
michelle moran). i’ve also been researching
and brainstorming and trying to figure this
novel out.
i’m not an outliner, and rough [...]

where in the world is cindy pon?

hello lovely readers!
i apologize for dropping off these last few weeks.
it took me over two weeks to get over my gross
summer cold and in the mean time, i leapt right into
rough drafting my third novel.
so i’m officially in Troll Mode.
while rough drafting, i don’t often feel very chatty,
tho you can always catch me (usually late [...]

friday fun!

hi everyone! three things today, a School Library Journal
review for Fury of the Phoenix, awesome fan art, and a rad
YA author event and luncheon which i’ll be attending in a
couple of saturdays!
First, the SLJ review of Fury:
Gr 9 Up—This sequel to Silver Phoenix (Greenwillow, 2009)
continues the adventure of Ai Ling… who follows her heart
by sneaking [...]

diversity in new york, new york…

with high kicks!
lovely readers, it’s difficult for me to believe that
nearly an entire month has passed since the diversity
panels in new york city.
malinda and i took a very early train from boston to new
york city. i was able to grab a dunkin’ donuts coffee and
chocolate donut (yes, this needs to be noted) before the
trip and [...]

we interrupt this Diversity in Ya program…

hello lovely readers! just a poke in to say that
i’ve extended the Fury meets Mad Men contest because:
1. i didn’t get enough entries. wah!
2. i also didn’t publicize it as well as i should have, having
been on tour for most of may.
3. i’d like to have the contest coincide with a summer reading
challenge malinda and [...]