As listened to here by a lot of cold people in identical sweaters!
This weekend I ran up to Tahoe - wrote a lot of my WIP YA and made new friends - Jenni Holm and her delicious 3 yr old daughter, while staying with my good friend Pam Turner . It's a good job I didn't know that Jenni was an award winning children's author on the way up or I might have been overawed and tongue tied, instead we had a brilliant time on the four + hour journey - probably because she is totally cool, and her little girl rocks.
Much work was done, wine consumed, 30 Rock watched, and of course there was lots of great conversation!
Back to reality today figuring out the 'Third Day' and why it needs to start with a bang and not a mutter! It is so good to be in deep revisions, though I feel a cocoon mode coming on BUT next weekend I'm at SCBWI Asilomar so not much chance of shutting myself away there. I'm expecting a full on fun fest!
Some sad news about Borders if you haven't already heard - they're closing 200 stores including the one in my town - and while I fully support my local indie Towne Center Books and all indies they're is a place for Borders too. Meanwhile a Cost Price Books is opening across the freeway - great - good luck with getting staff picks there!
In case you want to know how indies are managing to survive check out my recent article in the Patch.
Finally sneak preview of SCBWI Beyond The Bay - March stars the fabulous Deborah Underwood . I predict a LOUD meeting! More details very soon!
Yay - I am so thrilled to finally snatch her!
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