Justin Matott's Blog, page 24

A fun, little contest

It's easy, here is what you have to do;
1. tell me which book each character on the wall from left to right comes from
2. tell me what school library this is, name and city (there are hints at www.justinmatott.com)



The person with the most characters correct AND the school name will win an autographed copy of any one of my books. Deadline: January 1, 2010.
The first person to be correct on all wins and will be posted on a blog holding the winning book (you must agree to appear on this blog and i...

Outdoor chandeliers

Outdoor chandeliers

I walked out my front door
'twas time to take a run
the air bit, oh so cold
but bundled up, it might be fun...

then something caught my eye
it sparkled in the sun's ray
amazing what the cold might do
to brighten up your day!

Pooches All Mixed Up!

To those of you who have seen my Aliens - All Mixed Up book, you know that there are 1728 Alien combinations in the book!


For those of you who don't, now you do and what are you waiting for?




The new, upcoming, exciting Pooches - All Mixed Up book illustrated by the phenom Laurie McAdam is near and dear, the ordinary POOCH. But these are extraordinary!

Please take time to comment about your impressions and or send me an email. Laurie asked me to mention that the backgrounds, ala Alien book...

FACEBOOK PAGE

Hello, I am SO honored that someone created a fan page on facebook for me, which is flattering and allows me to communicate with young and older in a safe fashion. Please pass this along and add anything you feel relevant!

http://www.facebook.com//profile.php?v=feed&story_fbid=218732946578&id=1011785089#/pages/The-Works-of-Justin-Matott/213624096290

We are trying to get on Amazing Race!

Our family was a semi-finalist for the one season they did a family trip, rather than two people. We are going to try again, my beautiful wife and I. So, it is time to train and make a real video. Wish us luck!

An interview with author, Alec Greven

As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Alec Greven is going to periodically guest blog here. I have been asked so many times by students in schools I visit about getting published. I am all about encouraging people to follow dreams. There is no better way to show the possibilities than to show one who is doing it. Alec is not only a best-selling author, but a darn nice person. I look forward to seeing what he can offer here.



This is what is found on Wikipedia

Why I write books!

I have been spending a lot of time lately at meet & greet & sign & talk events. I enjoy it quite a bit, but no more than when I get to meet my readers or hear about the impact of my stories on grandma's and mother's special "offspring".

Full days of these fairs can be long and then there are certain things that make the day all worth it!

Go Ask Mom - Stories from the upper bunk - is his favorite book. I quizzed him a bit to make sure he wasn't just being p...

TOO FUNNY! LIFE IMITATES ART!

For years I have been writing about "misfits" and "weirdos" and have unintentionally become my own neighborhood's, just that.

Grizelda is a weird neighbor who the kids discover to be loveable as well. Drinking Fountain Joe (my newly christened H1N1 book because of the germs) is a funny little misfit who is paranoid about germs in his school and becomes a hero. Gabriel Peters, the hero in my Go Ask Mom series is a funny misfit kid, SO, wouldn't it stand to reason that the author is a bit of ea...

Happy Halloween!

Tootsie's new shoes

We got about 2 feet of late October snow. Tootsie tried some shoes and ended up walking about a block and then got in the back pack for the next miles.