Dawn Metcalf's Blog, page 4
June 16, 2016
B-fest, Baby!
What was it like being part of the first Barnes & Noble Teen Book Festival, a.k.a. "B-Fest" this past weekend? In a word: AWESOME! This was the first time I felt part of a national movement, bringing teens and YA authors together across the country, getting together at the same time in bookstores to share […]
April 2, 2016
Goin’ Dark
Going dark for a while to see what life brings... ...see you on the flipside! ;-)
March 25, 2016
Fun Film Friday: Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou
Sometimes it's all about who's your partner in life! Enjoy!
February 16, 2016
Inspired by Life
In honor of Joy's last tumbling routine now that INVINCIBLE is off to edits, I wanted to shine the spotlight on this inspirational bit of awesomeness: floor routine from a video I saw on Upworthy where Sophina DeJesus rocked the crowd with her hip-hop routine blending powerful gymnastics with her own undeniable style. I adored […]
February 9, 2016
Character Spotlight: Filly
I get a lot of questions about what inspires certain characters, if I keep photos of famous people or friends and family in my head and I always say "No" because 1) it's true, and 2) I don't realize what may have gone into the making of a character until it's been years later and […]
January 29, 2016
Fun Film Friday: Iowa Caucus ala Legos
For those of you who haven't been living comfortably snuggled under a rock for several months might know, the Iowa Caucus is upon us. What *is* the Iowa Caucus and why is it such a big deal anyway? Therein lies one of the wondrous mysteries of American governmental mayhem of our era which probably would […]
January 14, 2016
Loss
!@#$%^&* seriously?!?!? Bowie? Rickman? F**k cancer. And P.S. If I haven't said it before: Stop smoking! There's enough bad things that can happen to you without making things worse.
January 1, 2016
Happy 2016!
Happy New Year! This year I celebrated the coming of the new year snuggled up at home with two friends and their families and made a "Do Over Channukah" complete with homemade latkes (potato pancakes), sufganyot (doughnuts) and sparkling cider at midnight. We talked and ate and laughed and chased children and it was just […]
December 23, 2015
Love for the Secondary Characters: Filly
I was going through my old files (of which there are so so many) and stumbled across this little clip from INVISIBLE, which underscored one of the many reasons I love Filly: “There’s a song, but it’s unimportant, and a ritual bath, which is even less important, but the one thing that you must do […]
December 11, 2015
Fun Film Friday: Light Saber Classes!
As loyal followers know, I take karate, which includes everything from katas and joint locks to weapons and sport chanbara-- padded swordfighting--that is all things fun! Soon the dojo community will descend upon the local movie theater en masse to see the much-anticipated Star Wars movie and so, logically, everything is coming up light sabers. […]
