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January 29, 2013
Morris
Our friend the Morris Award, flanked by Apollo, Athena, the frog, and the ‘mander.
So as most of you have probably already heard, Seraphina received the Morris Award for best YA debut novel yesterday. I feel so fortunate that I got to be there in person and hear it announced. I got to meet this year’s Morris committee, shake hands, have pictures taken (including one where we all wore fake moustaches! Librarians are sillier than is commonly supposed), and just feel so very loved and encouraged...
January 27, 2013
Off to ALA Midwinter!
Hello, darlings! This afternoon I will be travelling to Seattle, Land of Librarians, to be present for the ALA Youth Media Awards announcement tomorrow morning, and to give a little Speech of Gratitude with the other Morris nominees a couple hours after that. I’m the only Morris nominee who will be there in person, I understand, which is too bad because I would have liked to meet the others. Ah well, another time.
Anyone interested in watching the award announcement live, here’s the link. The...
January 25, 2013
Happy Birthday Robert Burns!
In honour of the great Scottish poet, we’re having haggis tonight. My husband, always keen to try new foods, located a source of haggis, I bought one, and this afternoon I shall steam it.
I’m trying to decide whether to post pictures, or whether that would just disgust everyone. It is in an actual sheep’s paunch, yes.
My favourite part so far is the cooking instructions. It’s made by a company out in Maple Ridge, and it says right on the label: “Roanescannot be responsible for the misuse of hag...
January 21, 2013
Current and upcoming
Apparently there’s a tradition of previous Morris Award winners interviewing the new nominees. I feel honoured to have been interviewed by the winner of the very first Morris Award, and fellow fantasy writer, the incomparable Elizabeth C. Bunce. It’s up at her blog. Go read and enjoy!
Also! Next week (1/28) is Rachel Hartman week at Lytherus.com! It’s mentioned down toward the bottom of this articleabout Christopher Paolini week (this week). Super exciting!
January 18, 2013
O what a beautiful Friday!
Hello darlings! I have an item of interest and another of good news, and the sun is shining, and… and… *whew!* okay, deep breath.
[Pause while the author breathes! You should breathe too, at some point.]
Firstly! I have aninterviewup at YALSA’s The Hub! We talk about my Morris Award nomination, music, dragons, and other good stuff. Thank you so much Jessica and YALSA for all the kind attention!
Nextly! I have been nominated for this year’s Golden Tentacle Kitschie Award. No, really, that’s a thi...
January 14, 2013
Bad timing, ulnar nerve
I had such a long, wonderful, life-affirming, idea-synthesizing blog post brewing in my brain all weekend. It’s not getting written up today, however. My ulnar nerve – the right one – has decided today would be a super nice day to start twinging ominously.
Nerve, dude, not cool. I have a lot of typing to do. A LOT OF TYPING.
Extracurricular typing is going to have to wait, therefore. Here’s an article on narration, however, that I found particularly inspired and inspiring. It was the springboar...
January 10, 2013
A few items of news
Hello darlings! I know you all miss me terribly when I don’t report in very often, but it’s actually a good sign. It means I’m working very hard on the sequel – and we all want that, right?
While I’m occupied elsewhere, of course, news keeps accumulating. I have a few items of interest for you.
Random House is so excited about Seraphinathat they’re going to be re-issuing the hardcover on February 26th! This is a huge vote of confidence and I am flattered and honoured that they’re lavishing this...
January 3, 2013
Happy British book birthday II
Today is the release of the UK paperback edition of Seraphina! It’s a bit confusing, I realize, because I believe the original UK edition was available in both hardcover and paperback. But this edition is from Corgi Press, and has a different cover, the North American cover art without the border and with a new font.
Here’s how you celebrate in corgi language, as per the inimitable Pam Bliss: Yark! Yark!
And here’s a lovely review of the new paperback at Bookwitch.
Three cheers: Yark! Yark! Yark...
January 1, 2013
Good morning sunshine
Seraphina has been short-listed for the 2012 Cybil Award(YA SF/F category). What a wonderful honour, and lovely news to wake up to on the first day of the new year!
I’ve also seen Seraphina mentioned on a lot of year-end best-of-2012 lists, on a lot of blogs, all over the internets. More than I can keep track of or link to, alas, because I’d love to give you each a hug individually and say THANK YOU. This book has done as well as it has because of you – yes YOU! – and all your love and support...
December 31, 2012
Looking 2013 in the eye
Ah, 2012. Memorable? Yes. Fun? Sometimes. Challenging? Always. On balance, though, I’m really not sad to see it go.
2012 was great but exhausting.
A friend of mine chooses a word at the beginning of each new year that she hopes will encapsulate the year to come. That sounded like an interesting idea to me, so I tried it at the beginning of 2012. I chose the word perspective, thinking that was something I was going to need when my book came out and reviews started coming in. It was an aspiration...
