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JoNoWriMo+1.5 Begins Today!!! :-)

JoNo-ers, head on over to jonowrimo and check out our huge list of participants. YAY!

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JoNoWriMo+1.5 Begins On Wednesday :-)

Here's our list so far!

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jbknowles
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jeniwrites
jenny_moss
jessica_shea
jodyfeldman
jo_no_anne
karenhealey
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katywriter
kaz_mahoney
kristin_briana
lizannewrites
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novaren
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sachielle
sandyjoys
sarameade
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sookie06
stephanieburgis
teggy

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JoNoWriMo+1.5 Sign Up Today!!! :-)

Hey friends!

Oh my gosh, I can't believe I completely forgot to let people know when to sign up! So I guess we'll start signing up TODAY! :-)

BEFORE you sign up, PLEASE READ what follows.

What is JoNoWriMo+1.5?

It's a bit like NaNoWriMo, only you get an extra 1.5 months AND you don't have to write an entire novel. Basically, it's a time each year that a bunch of writers get together to support and encourage one another to meet a writing goal and/or finish a project. You can make a daily writing ...

Friday 5

1. Holding all those affected by 9/11 in my heart today, which I suppose means the world. But especially those who lost loved ones.

2. I'm reading an incredibly powerful, brutal, beautiful book right now. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan. It is taking me forever to read because I keep rereading paragraphs. Keep stopping to breathe and reflect. Keep pausing before I pick up the book because I know there will be sadness. But beauty, too.

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3. I want to thank Stephanie Burgis (

Workshop and Signing at Curious George Books and Toys!

This Saturday Harvard Square is hosting their 2nd Annual Bookish Ball! From the Web site:

The Bookish Ball: A Community Celebration of the Bookstores of Harvard Square

Saturday, September 12th from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm

Highlights of the 2nd Annual Bookish Ball include

1:00 until 7:00 p.m. - The "Passport to Wisdom" Book Stroll – Wander through the bookstores and printed word shops of Harvard Square and gain "Stamps of Wisdom" on your Bookish Ball Passport!

From 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - A Grand P...

THANK YOU!

Yesterday was so special thanks to everyone who left comments here and on Facebook. I was just totally overwhelmed with all the happy wishes. THANK YOU!!!!

Peter and I had a fantastic day. We ended up in Manchester, VT where we stopped in at the Northshire Bookstore and I signed some books (so happy they had some!), went out for lunch at a little diner-ish place called Sherries, and then a little bit of clothes shopping. Peter bought me a new dress to wear... no idea where. But I like it a lot...

First day of school and other celebrations :-)

Today, E finally goes back to school. He has been counting down the days for half the summer. This is a very good sign, I think. :-)

I woke up this morning to over 50 e-mails from Facebook and couldn't figure out why. Then I realized. Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes! This is my last year before I am officially "over the hill." This is very sad to me in some ways. But I don't FEEL any older so I guess that's what counts. Besides, I've heard from a number of friends that the view on...

Yay Kate and the Flying Pig Bookstore!

On Saturday, Peter, E and I drove to Burlington to help kmessner celebrate the release of her new book, The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

Here's Kate at the opening of her presentation. I love how she's holding her book. :)


Kate read a wonderful passage from the book in which the two main characters are trying to identify a leaf for a school project. After her presentation, Kate challenged the kids to do the same. Here's patient cfaughnan helping E.


I met tons of really nice people after Kate's ta...

FV

1. I had my first class at the Eric Carle Museum last night. It's always so much fun to meet new students. Just before class, I ran into Atkins Farms and bought a bag of their famous cider doughnuts.
Yum. <--understatement

2. jonowrimo will begin on September 16! I will have an official sign up and explanation a few days before. Hope we have a good group this year! :-)

3. Tomorrow we are going to kmessner 's launch party for The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z! I can't wait to help Kate celebrate an...

Overwhelmed

I miss my LJ pals.

Suddenly life just took over and there is freelance work and a very last-minute teaching job (tomorrow I start my first class!) and trying to finish my WIP and figure out how to get the boy to and from school with 2 crazy schedules and...

*sigh*

Don't you hate that feeling that you are forgetting something REALLY important? I feel like I'm forgetting many of those somethings.

I did get to spend an amazingly relaxing few days with Peter and E in Maine at tamra_wight 's wonderful...