http://laurabowers.net Writing without the reins Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:37:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/shop-talk-tuesday-with-debbie-reed-fischer 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 ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/summer-blogging-break 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 ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/wild-hairs-2 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 ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/wild-hairs 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. ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/shop-talk-tuesday-with-sarah-prineas 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 ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/shop-talk-tuesday-with-jennifer-bradbury 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, ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/shop-talk-tuesday-with-daphne-grab 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 ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/wallet-whoes 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, ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/friday-five 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, ... http://laurabowers.net/news-and-reviews/correction-to-yesterdays-post-walkersville-public-library-presentation-tonight