Cindy Pon's Blog, page 17

tgifbm! perchance to WIN!

i thought Eyes Like Stars cover was hard

to beat, but this sequel cover is amazing,

don't you think? especially since it features one

of my favorite characters, the air elemental

ariel. so hot! =)

loved lisa mantchev's debut and her sequel

does NOT disappoint. here's your chance to

win a slightly used ARC! =)

simply tweet, LJ, fb status, blog about the
contest with link back to this post. COMMENT
in this post and share your link! i will draw a
random winner some time on sunday, 4/11.
this contest i...

a painting and a poem

i gift my brush painting teacher an amaryllis each

year. this year, i had chosen one that was a deep

rich crimson. this is my attempt at its portrait. =)

i used the same one and a half shuen paper i had

used for blobby cat with quasi-disastrous results.

the flower blobbed out more than i wanted in much

of the petal area, so it's an imperfect painting (in my

critical mind). but i still quite like it.

my art show just ended today. i sold quite a few
cards as well as a hummingbird painting...

art show 2010

it would appear that everything in my life
is happening All at Once. i'm eyeball deep
in first round of edits for The Sequel, which
will be released in early 2011! i'm very very
excited to be leaping back into the novel–which
i love–to be working with fantabulous editor
again to improve it. (nevermind when i first
received my global notes and mentally curled
up on the floor in fetal position crying like a baby.
didn't actually happen because i don't have time
for such luxuries, the floor is cold and i ...

TGIFBM queen's thief give away!

i have been remiss! so busy with my mom visiting

before her month long trip to taiwan and china,

brainstorming, reading and writing for my sequel

(received my first round of global editorial notes

from fantabulous editor!)

as well as attending our annual art show reception

in balboa park. whew! what a crazy busy week.

do forgive me.

let me make it up to you with free books! =D

this week, in honor of the release of megan whalen
turner's (known affectionately by her fans as simply
mwt) fourth...

art show!

all san diegans are cordially invited to the

chinese brush painting society's art show.

i can't believe it's just next week–i'm very

excited, especially since i'll be selling my cards

for the first time this year. they have been well

received and i hope people enjoy them!

i finished The Glass of Time, which i enjoyed,
but didn't find as compelling as cox's debut,
The Meaning of Night. probably because i found
the first protagonist more interesting as well
as the storyline. having said that, i...

last day in london

well, not actually the last day, but a hodge

podge of fotos. however, it IS the last post from

our december visit!!

i had the pleasure of meeting and having a lovely

lunch with sarah. she's living my dream life, getting

a doctorate at cambridge AND also writing historical

fiction in the elizabethan era that i REALLY want to read.

i hope some smart editor buys her novel(s) soon!!!

mmm. the english fudge stand at camden town!

camden town is one of my favorite markets!
here, diners sit on moped...

TGIFBM uk edition and arc goodness!

hello everyone!

blech, it's monday again!

i think it's time to give away some

more awesome books to help us get

over the weekend. weekend, why do you

run away from us so fast??

i'm very excited about both these books i'm

giving away!

first off is sarah rees brennan's The Demon's Lexicon,

which is one of my top ten reads from 2009. my short

and sweet review :

loved the atmosphere of

the book, the twists and turns.

and *definitely* love nick!

this giveaway will be the uk edition with
it's both dark ...

undead much? by stacy jay

today, stacy jay is stopping by on the debs tour!

Book Summary:

Even Zombie Settlers with Super Hot Boyfriends get

the Blues…

A few months ago I was a normal girl with a normal life.

But that was before my power to Settle the Undead returned

and someone tried to kill me with zombies.

Now I work magic and practice kicking butt while trying to

find time for pom squad and my boyfriend, Ethan, and trying

NOT to think about how freaky my life has become. It can be

tough. Still…things could be worse…

O...

panda love

i know spring is near when i begin to spy

my bunny in the back garden during the

afternoons. =) she disappears months in

the winter but continues to eat her carrots at

night.  who knew bunnies could be nocturnal?

well, i hope it's her and not

a skunk or giant palm tree rat! =O

so spring must just be around the corner!

i had a rough rough week last week. they say
bad things happen in threes and sure enough.
we started on monday by taking sweet pea to the
ER. she was rammed from the back while on...

the total tragedy of a girl named hamlet by erin dionne

today, i'm featuring erin's second novel out!

don't you love that title and cover?

Book Summary:

Hamlet Kennedy just wants to be your average, happy,
vanilla eighth grader. But with Shakespearean scholar parents
who dress in Elizabethan regalia and generally go about in
public as if it were the sixteenth century, that's not terribly easy.
It gets worse when they decide that Hamlet's genius sevenyear-
old sister will attend middle school with her– and even worse
when the Shakespeare project is...