Aug 18th, 2010 | 17 Comments
The Contemps & A Sneak Peek at Some Book
INTERNET, I have an exciting announcement to make! Remember this post, that I made four days ago?
I will give you a moment to be shocked at the fact that there has only been four days between this post and the ... READ MORE ›
Aug 14th, 2010 | 14 Comments
local attractions
Still not much going on, people! I don't know if I should be thankful to be this bored, honestly. Probably thankful.
Next week, I'll be getting first pass pages in the mail to proofread. I have been waiting ... READ MORE ›
Aug 6th, 2010 | 23 Comments
august through a lens
I'm more than a little behind, I know. Summer is a crazy, blurry passage of time--or at least it's turning out to be one. Who told August it was okay to be August? I do not know. The ... READ MORE ›
Jun 29th, 2010 | 39 Comments
on unlikeable female protagonists
I've wanted to do a blog entry on writing unlikeable (why did I write 'unlickable' first?) female protagonists for a while now, because it's something I get asked about with a surprising--to me--amount of frequency.
The only problem was I wasn't sure how ... READ MORE ›
Jun 26th, 2010 | 13 Comments
I felt the earth move!
Everyone who is at the ALA conference is about to miss the earthquake story I am about to tell and I bet they are so jealous right now!
HAR HAR HAR!
So guess what Internet! Most of you know this because ... READ MORE ›
Jun 19th, 2010 | 13 Comments
release dates & delicious food
This always happens: every time I say more news will be forthcoming, I write it under the assumption that news won't be forthcoming until like many weeks later, and then the NEXT DAY it forthcomes. Book news is determined to ... READ MORE ›
Jun 15th, 2010 | 18 Comments
seeing the world (kinda)
This is one of the coolest things that's ever landed in my inbox. A few months ago, awesome reader Sarah D. was in China and sent me some photographs of Some Girls Are at The Great Wall. She kindly gave ... READ MORE ›
Jun 1st, 2010 | 32 Comments
grief & writing
My grandfather has this sweater he'd wear constantly. Blue with black patterning. It's hard to conjure up a memory with him not wearing it. He had it so long, the wrists wore through and my grandma had to sew ... READ MORE ›
May 16th, 2010 | 29 Comments
I’m Alive! Or: Fall for Anything! Or: Festival of Trees!
So yesterday night, I was sitting at my computer when a daddy long-legs descended from the ceiling and landed DIRECTLY ON MY KEYBOARD, wandered off my desk and crawled under my bed.
It was pretty exciting.
But it was not the most ... READ MORE ›
Mar 22nd, 2010 | 12 Comments
some things to know
Last week totally got away from me! AND ALL THE REST ARE ABOUT TO. The winner of the Teri Hall giveaway was Jess and she was notified last week. Congrats, Jess! I hope you enjoy The Line as ... READ MORE ›
