Mary E. Pearson's Blog, page 20

Speaking of ice cream . . .

It's really nice when you see that sales of at least something, are up. 


 
I was reading in The Week that ice cream sales are up as much as 20%.  Apparently bad economies are good for ice cream because it is a "comfort food."  I eat ice cream in good and bad economies, so maybe I always need comfort.

So I have two questions for you:

1.  What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

2  What other food is "comfort food" for you?

To answer my own questions, I am an equal opportunity ice cream lover, but my

Cruising into . . .

You know, even after all these miles, the car is none the worse for wear.  Yeah, there's a little soda pop spilled in the back seat  (Becky, I told you to keep the lid on that cup!) and someone (Erika?  Sherwood?  Jo?) left sticky fingerprints on the steering wheel, but what's a little stickiness among friends?  And all the wonderful places we are seeing is so worth it. 

Now we are cruising into another place on our road trip to take in the local color.   That's right--we've landed in Durham, CT

Around Blog Town . . .

I haven't had much of a chance to walk around blog town lately, so it was kind of cool to discover:

Pimp My Novel - This is a blog written by someone who works in  the sales department of a major trade book publisher.  He gives you the inside scoop on all the mysterious workings of sales, bookstores, and lingo you never heard of before.  Skipped?  Let me just say, it ain't a happy-go-lucky kind of thing to do when it comes to books.

There is an ongoing and interesting discussion over at Chasing Ra

Sisterhood of the Traveling ARC's

Oh!  I almost forgot! 

On Friday our Miles Between road trip was featured in an article in Publisher's Weekly  .   Love the title they used.

And OMG.  Any writer will tell you this, but there is something so wonderful when someone writes a review and they "get it" from top to bottom.  It is more than that you're happy about a nice review.  It is a feeling like you have had a conversation.  You didn't just go on this journey alone.  That's how I felt when I read this blog review by Diane Chen over

Are we there yet?

Yes!  It was a long drive from Massachusetts to our next stop, but now the road trip has cruised into . . .



You will find out HERE  ! 

It is a beautiful part of the country, and it was very cool to hear that The Miles Between  seemed to bring its own little bit of bright yellow "magic" along the way.  Love it!  Many thanks to our own beckylevine  for sharing her miles.

And now it's time to hit the road again . . .

oh my goodness . . .

Guess where The Miles Between   road trip   has taken us now?



Talk about coincidence!  How perfectly appropriate that the ARC is visiting a town where at least a billion librarians are descending this week!  (is that a hint or what?)

And OMG, our road trip blogger took some really fun pictures .  Lions and tigers and . . .  oh my!  Her pictures made me smile and sigh as I recalled my past visits to this wonderful city.  (It is also my mother's hometown so I know she would have been especially proud t

A Bird Came Down the Walk . . .

I went to the library yesterday to get some books I needed--research for my newest book.  I came home with three.  I always joke that research is a great procrastination tool for writers.  (Or maybe it's just me?)  But I find that every book I write needs some degree of research.  I do two kinds.  One kind is the sort that can send you off on all kinds of birdwalks. You know, you only need the name of a street or a plant, and before you know it you have spent two hours online learning all kinds

The road trip continues . . .

Today must be the day for road side stops and exploring.  The Miles Between road trip has made another stop!  All the way from California, to Texas, and now to . . .

you will just have to click here to see which part of the country we are getting to see now!

I am loving seeing all these different places and the particular spots that are special to you. 

Where in the world . . .

is The Miles Between now?



The road trip continues!  We are seeing the country!  All the way from Seal Beach, CA to . . .

you will have to click here to find out!

This is too much fun.  I love the--oops.  Can't give it away.  But let me just say, The Miles Between got to travel in style!

Detour!

What's a road trip without a little detour?

Well, I have one for you.

A new cover!  That is, the same cover in many ways, but we've picked up some riders along the way:



I really like the tweaked perspective (it fits with the story) and it gives you some taste of the characters inside.  And as a bonus, there will be a fun surprise beneath the dust jacket.  But you will have to wait to see that.

Sometimes unexpected detours are quite lovely--and surprising.