i had an incredibly wonderful saturday this
past weekend, dear readers! as you may know,
it was the first time i’d give an official speech
at my old college, revelle at ucsd! on friday night,
i had a YA panel at the santee library with barrie
summy and laura preble and it was so much fun.
marisa, the librarian there, did [...]
Category Archives: neil gaiman
it’s a beautiful day
October 26, 2009 – 10:51 am
newbery banqueting with neil
October 13, 2009 – 12:46 pm
i turned in my brave little imperfect
sequel late sunday night. i don’t think
any novel can be perfect, tho editor and
author always strive for it. i believe in
writing novels i love and can stand by. you
have to–once it goes out to the big bad
world of readers. 8)
i really wanted to read and revise
yesterday. feeling slightly bereft [...]
breaking the bad mojo
September 22, 2009 – 8:50 pm
i’m back from my stupendous tremendous
visit to nyc! i can’t imagine having had a
better trip–except for more time to spend
with my friends and explore the city. but
considering how long i was there, i had a
very full and lovely visit.
last week started badly. i found out i needed
to drive near two hours to the court up [...]
back
July 14, 2009 – 10:00 pm
i’m back from my weekend at ala chicago.
it was incredible. filled with so many unforgettable
firsts for this debut author! i came home pretty
much shattered as i was so excited and inspired
after the newbery banquet that i couldn’t sleep until
4am. the house is a mess! i have yet to unpack.
this morning, i spent 9.30am – 2pm [...]
white ribbon
July 6, 2009 – 9:24 pm
*foto courtesy of k!
i failed to mention a few weeks back that
my lotus painting with the delicate dragonfly
(the one featured on my bookmark!) won the
third place ribbon at the fair this year. yay!
and here’s an anecdote to go with that winning.
all artists were invited to a reception to preview
the exhibit before the fair opened–it was [...]