a few weekends ago, i was very happy to attend
my friend, lisa’s, signing at Mysterious Galaxy
for her debut, Rock Paper Tiger.
it’s gotten great press and critical reviews!
American Iraq War veteran Ellie Cooper is down and out
in Beijing when a chance encounter with a Uighur—a member
of a Chinese Muslim minority—at the home of her sort-of
boyfriend Lao [...]
a stack of books.
dogeared pages.
nose in a book.
creased spine.
the well worn pages of a treasured favorite.
the smell of a new book.
to judge a book by its cover.
to curl up with a book.
to flip the page.
yesterday morning, on a whim, i decided to do
an impromptu twitter and facebook poll asking :
with all the talk about ebooks, [...]
i’m in between revisions again and more
than a little obsessed with Fury of the Phoenix.
it’s a fantastic all-consuming a little maddening
feeling. i write in my head constantly, am thinking
of plot and scene and dialogue and character.
and god knows what’s getting lost sometimes
due to The Hole in My Head. but i think i retain most
of it, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]