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Shop Talk Tuesday with Debbie Reed Fischer

June 25th, 2008

Remember that blogging break I was talking about last week? Yeah, I was just kidding about that. Sort of.
I’m coming out of blog-hibernation long enough to post this fabulous interview with Class of 2k8 member Debbie Reed Fischer, ([info]debbierfischer,) author of the recently released young adult novel BRALESS IN WONDERLAND and SWIMMING […]

Summer blogging break

June 18th, 2008

Happy Wednesday!
Okay, last week I did something that made me feel good by redecorating my dining room/writing area. This week, I’m trying to make life more sane. Between work and my boys’ nonstop baseball and basketball games, my writing is starting to suffer. So, I’m unplugging for the summer by taking a […]

Wild Hairs

June 12th, 2008

Have you ever done something that you’ve wanted to do for a really, really long time but didn’t want to do it because you were worried about hurting someone’s feelings but once you did it, you feel really, really good?
Yeah, okay, that was confusing.
See, every now and then I get this gigantic hair up my […]

Wild Hairs

June 12th, 2008

Have you ever done something that you’ve wanted to do for a really, really long time but didn’t want to do it because you were worried about hurting someone’s feelings but once you did it, you feel really, really good?
Yeah, okay, that was confusing.
See, every now and then I get this gigantic hair up my […]

Shop Talk Tuesday with Sarah Prineas!

June 10th, 2008

Today we have another Class of 2k8 member, Sarah Prineas, joining us in the beauty shop! Sarah is the author of The Magic Thief, which came out from HarperCollins Children’s on June 3rd, and will be published in 12 other languages around the world, plus in the UK and Australia.

In a city that runs […]

Shop Talk Tuesday with Jennifer Bradbury

June 3rd, 2008

Hey, all! In the hot seat today is Jennifer Bradbury, a Class of 2k8 member and author of the young adult novel, SHIFT!

Imagine…
You and your best friend head out West on a cross-country bike trek. The two of you get into a fight—and stop riding together. You reach Seattle, go back home, start college. You […]

Shop Talk Tuesday with Daphne Grab

May 27th, 2008

Happy Tuesday, all! Today’s interview is with Class of 2k8 member, Daphne Grab, the author of the young adult novel, Alive and Well in Prague, New York!

Matisse Osgood is a New York City girl through and through. She buys her clothes at Andy’s Cheapies, watches indie films at The Angelika, and wouldn’t be caught dead […]

Wallet Whoes

May 26th, 2008

I read somewhere how it’s a good idea to make photocopies of all the items in your wallet, like credit cards, insurance cards, etc., so if your wallet is stolen or lost, you’ll know exactly what’s missing. Good idea, right? So good, in fact, that it’s been on my to-do list for about . . […]

Friday Five

May 23rd, 2008

1. My presentation on Wednesday night was a blast, despite all my worries! I always get so uptight before a library visit. On the entire drive there, I worry that no one will show up, or I’ll forget what to say or worse–I’ll remember what to say but the attendees, if any do show up, […]

Correction to yesterday’s post; Walkersville Public Library presentation tonight

May 21st, 2008

It’s official. I am a duffous.
And when this duffous screws up, she screws up big. In my mad rush to post my Shop Talk interview yesterday before going to the office, I made a HUGE mistake. The author of A DIFFICULT BOY is M.P. Barker, (Michele,) instead of Melissa Barker.
(I […]