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Hello world
This is a test of the the blogging system.
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Happy World Read Aloud Day - Welcome Scavenger Hunt Readers!
Happy World Read Aloud Day! I'm children's author, Sheela Chari, and welcome to my blog!
This is a day when we celebrate the power of the spoken word through stories and other works that we read ALOUD to each other.
With that spirit in mind, some of you are here because you taking part in Bon Bon's World Read Aloud Scavenger HuntI have a clue for ( Read more... ) -
How VANISHED became an Al Roker Book Pick
Over the summer, an announcement was made that Vanished has been selected as the next Al Roker Book Pick on NBC's TODAY Show. This October 4, I will be on TODAY to talk about Vanished with Al and his book club.
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The post after the ALA post
I'm not really sure I can top an ALA post. Especially when it is one about the dog days of summer. And isn't that a cliche? But I'm tapped out and have to resort to pre-made phrases ( Read more... ) -
The ALA post
What can I say about this weekend, except that for a writer, ALA is the best place in the world to be. It's basically heaven.
Never mind it took me 14 hours to get there (thank you, flight delays), and about the same to get back (thank you again, flight delays). But in between, I really soaked it all in, what it means to be an author.
Here are just a ( Read more... ) -
Veena take two (with assistant)
Originally I did a very earnest, somewhat boring video about scales and me playing them, and variations of said scales, and yadda yadda, and when I was all done, I was like, meh. Do I really post this?
Then I decided to recruit some helpers - one on camera, one right next to me. And while we are still a little on the earnest side, you can marvel at ( Read more... ) -
Tips on what to do on a Skype author visit
Recently I did my first author visit over Skype. I've spoken at events before, and in front of kids, but never in a virtual setting. So I have to admit, I was a bit nervous. Would everything work properly? Would the students be able to hear me? See me? And not get bored in the midst of all that technology?
Well, I have to say that my experience was ( Read more... ) -
"I am a novelist...I know about slowness"
I read the most extradordinary essay this weekend - so perfect, I wish I could cut and paste it right here into my blog, and then I would be done. But because I can't do that, I'll talk about why I think Graham Swift's essay "Words Per Minute" in this week's New York Times Book Review beautifully describes the slowness associated with writing a ( Read more... ) -
Tips for ALA?
This will be my first year atttending the national ALA - or the American Library Association conference. The conference will be in Anaheim this year, and I'm going so I can attend the APALA awards ceremony to accept the Asian Pacific-American Library Association children's literature honor book. Wendy Shang, my friend, will also be attending - she ( Read more... ) -
This week - The Edgars!
It's Edgars week. This means that the Mystery Writers Association is holding their annual symposium in New York City. I'm going to be on a panel with Tom Angleberger, Matthew Kirby, Maureen Johnson, and Todd Strausser, about MG/YA mystery novels. I think it should be fun, though I've never been on a panel before. I'm not sure how I should prepare ( Read more... )