I'm not whining when I say that. And I don't think that "hard" means it isn't fun and joyful (especially writing for young people). I, for one, wouldn't do it if it wasn't. But, damn, it's hard ( Read more... )

Your Christmas is Most Like: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
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From the Miami Herald: For Authors, Writing's Just Half the Job. In today's multimedia world, authors must leave no stone unturned in marketing their books.

In case you missed it, yesterday's New York Times Sunday Book Review focused on children's books ( Read more... )

There's a joke in Iowa that if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it'll change. The past two days, we've had gorgeous temps in the 70s. Now it's snowing really, really hard. (I hate the cold, but I have to say, these really big, wet, white flakes are pretty. I just hate being out in it.)

Again, snagged from jenlyn_bToday is officially Meme Day. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 168 movies on this list. Put your score in header and re-post. Then after you've finished your list, tag 5 friends to do the list... Let's see who has no life ( Read more... )

Snatched from jenlyn_b:

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one ( Read more... )

• Extreme Makeover Home Addition: I enjoyed Sunday's show. And even though I'd poked (gentle) fun at Ty for riding a horse, like that's what we do out here in I-o-way, I have to say that I'm impressed that he does use his ( Read more... )

I blogged earlier about visiting the "set" of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Iowa. If you're interested, you can see the show on ABC this Sunday, at 8 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. Central. (Sorry, Pacific viewers...I get confused about your times.) When you see Cutie Ty on horseback, please know that we've used motor vehicles as our main form of transportation ( Read more... )