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Hoping my luck holds out!
What a lucky week so far! Let's hope the pattern holds...
Alison23 has rocks in her house!
I won second prize in Nancy Viau's contest promoting her new middle grade novel, Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head! (See her fun blog entry naming the winners.) I could choose either a cool pail full of goodies like pencils and rock candy, or a rock ( Read more... ) -
Friday "light at the end of the tunnel" Five
1) My husband has an interview at a library next week and I hope he gets the job! He's taken a 10-year detour into the corporate world since getting his library degree, but I think this job would be a good fit for him. We also found out about one that would have been his library dream job at one point, but it would mean moving, so...I hope he gets ( Read more... ) -
My vote goes to...
Sonic. I just got a Jr. Banana Split for 99 cents. Can't beat that!
(I'm normally not a big fan of Sonic, but I suspect I'm the target audience for their ice cream specials.) -
Guess what they were groovin' to
jamarattigan is celebrating 30 years of marriage today. And instead of asking for gifts, she's giving one away! She's hosting a contest to win a $30 Amazon gift certificate if you can guess the happy couple's song by midnight September 5th. Stop by and check it out--her alphabet soup blog is always delightful and worth a look anyway! -
More things I love
Some random things I love, just because I'm feeling inspired, and I need to think about good things instead of ruminating on the bad. A very incomplete list ( Read more... ) -
Rockin' contest alert
Look for Nancy Viau's book for 8-12 year-olds: Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head, on sale now!
To celebrate, she's giving away almost-diamond earrings (rocks), a copy of her book, and more.
Visit Nancy's blog to learn about the giveaway: http://nancy-v.livejournal.com/
Visit Nancy's MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nancyviau to learn about the ( Read more... ) -
One way of looking
I found this quiz from lillpluta. I'm not convinced that I "like to deal directly with whatever comes my way without dealing with speculating possibilities or outcomes you can't control." I'm all about endless (sometimes paralyzing!) speculation, but I tend to agree with the rest of this. Though I do get caught up in details sometimes, having trouble seeing ( Read more... ) -
Character
Hey, writers... how do you get to know your characters ( Read more... ) -
Weekend wrap-up
Yesterday I went to an Austin SCBWI meeting and heard Helen Hemphill give a great talk on plotting novels. Very helpful info! She's also leading a plot workshop at the Highlights Foundation next month. It was quite a packed-out meeting, too, with more than 70 writers in attendance! While there, I picked up a packet of the 34 manuscripts that are ( Read more... )