Justin Matott's Blog, page 26

An autumn walk with my pup and my iphone...

Is there a better time than autumn in Colorado?
I think not. I took my dog Tootsie aka Batman for a walk and took a few shots. Nary a cloud in the sky, colors all over turning and an underlying sense of cool on an otherwise warm day.

Feline phobia -Elurophobia

Elurophobia

Feline Fear
My Cat, Baby Ruth aka PWOWIE----->
Two times as many men fear cats as women, according to information available on the internet.



After interviewing 10 men about fear and loathing when it comes to cats, seven of the ten, or 70% said they weren't afraid of them, just that they didn't like cats. When pressed to tell me why they didn't like cats, only one, that is only 10% could give me a reason and...

Illustratorbooknotcomingoutassoonasexpected phobia

It was announced earlier that The Gabriel Book of World Records was coming out Fall of 2009. SCREECHING HALT is what you just heard in the background...

Things are sailing along, book 3 is coming along well, editor is happy, I am happy, illustrations are looking great and then BAM! I got an email from the new illustrator of the Go Ask Mom series, who is working toward a past deadline, with the subject line: Take a deep breath, go to you're happy place then look at the attachments.

SO this...

A REPRISE OF AN EARLIER ENTRY - TO HONOR OCTOBER AS NATIONAL DOUGHNUT MONTH!

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Tomorrow, FRIDAY June 5 is National Doughnut Day! Now, I think there must be a big doughnut lobby in Washington for them to get their own day. Some people will be rolling in the dough... heh heh... CORNY, eh? To celebrate I am bringing the REAL DOUGHNUT DEAL to your attention; Arnie The Doughnut! by my friend Laurie Keller. This is quite possibly the funniest picture book out there. Premise peculiar, execution, SPOT ON!!! My favorite picture book!!

Krispy Kreme

chronomentrophobia

chronomentrophobia- The fear of clocks

When I was a senior on high school my literature teacher assigned each of us to come up with a quote that defined us for the yearbook. Being a procrastinator myself at the time... I met the deadline with only minutes to spare by grabbing a reader's Digest on the way to class and finding this gem: "Time is Nature's way of preventing everything from happening at once."

After a search to find the author of this quote it seems it is attributed to UNKNOWN. Ti...

October is the month of SCARY! I thought I would attempt to post a phobia every day...

31 DAYS of FEARS and PHOBIAS!

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First of all, a disclaimer, as we are all want to do these days: I know phobias are real. I am not making fun of people with phobias. Everyone has or has had phobias in his or her life. I myself have and yesterday spoke of my biggest phobia. There is a difference between a fear and a phobia: http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/fear-factor-phobiasFear vs. Phobia

"Phobias involve the experience of persistent fear that is...

Pooch Progress Please?

In my recent travels to school events, library events and teacher events, I have been asked what the current situation with the mixed-up dog book is.

The Aliens - All Mixed Up book, with it's 1728 different Flipping opportunities http://www.amazon.com/ALIENS-All-Mixed-Justin-Matott/dp/1889191221/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254409730&sr=8-1 has been a ton of fun for kids of all ages, including the illustrator Laurie McAdam http://www.lauriemcadam.com/ and me.

I am VERY excited to announce of...

Images that inspire a writer...?

When we worry about the fact that our young reader is obsessed with reading silly books and comics and "non literature", some of us must remember what it was like when the reading world was new and there was so much interesting and weird...

I would sit in my back yard or up in my tree house and obsess over comic books for hours and hours when I was a boy. There is a large box of my old comic books and Mad Magazines in my basement that I have been pouring over. When I look at these old ads it...

A HATE CRIME THAT REQUIRES REVENGE!

A dark cloud hangs over the Matott household tonight.

A dastardly, diabolical and daring crime was committed in broad daylight during a dashing, dazzling Bronco game that Mr. Matott was inside watching with no knowledge that within just yards of his comfortable couch a horrible crime was being committed.

During the Bronco game a hate crime was committed in Mr. Matott's back and side yard.

Over fourteen hundred blades of grass were stabbed to death with simple plastic forks and due to the nature ...

Introducing T-Bone, a new character!

In the upcoming third book, The Gabriel Book of World Records, in this six book saga Gabe and his friends are up to their usual antics when a new friend shows up. A friend who brings new talents and humor to their group. Wait until you see how they initiate him in to the Secret Brotherhood of Boys. If you are reading this and have no idea what I am talking about, please catch up. Go Ask Mom and The World According to Gabe are available at my website: www.justinmatott.com or at www.amazon.com