you can tell how busy i am by the lack
of food and vanity cam fotos. ha! i’m busy!!
i’m basically done with the first draft of the sequel
but there’s a lot of revising i need to tackle.
my favorite part, yes! but percolating is always
required. i definitely prefer to see writing as some
mystical magical process than one [...]
Category Archives: scbwi conference
the bread bar lunch date
August 16, 2009 – 10:20 pm
the blue moon ball
August 11, 2009 – 9:48 pm
it’s nearing 10pm again. and i want to read!
so i’m too lazy to link tonight to all the fabulous
people (and one martian) shown below.
i’m pretty sure this alien was much enamored
of chun li–but we had a language barrier. haha!
actually, he was very popular and took fotos with
many people!
one of the highlights of the night was [...]
cindy pon’s dream career
August 10, 2009 – 10:34 pm
*malinda lo [ASH], kathleen duey [SACRED SCARS],
holly black [TITHE], me, kami garcia [BEAUTIFUL CREATURES].
fantasy writers in a large gathering at rock sugar restaurant.
just back from scbwi los angeles and had a wonderful, exhausting
time. i’m wondering when i’ll recover. returned and jumped
right into mommy mode, picking the bublets up from summer
camp (last week, eee!), grocery shopping, [...]
this is the way the world ends
August 4, 2009 – 10:42 pm
*winter and me!
i hope to be done with the sequel this week.
i only have some final scenes to write. and i have
to say, writers always complain about how difficult
beginnings are. and they are. but for me, endings
are much more challenging. it’s the difference
between an initial impression and a lasting impression.
i think only the ending can [...]
scbwi books and authors
August 12, 2008 – 10:01 pm
i bought a lot of books at the scbwiconference. it was tax free and 10%off if you paid in cash. so how couldi resist? i also drove up to the conference,so could pile as many books in my caras i’d like. here are the books i boughtand more author and new friends fotos!
me, jill [...]