Susane Colasanti's Blog, page 62

the high life

I've been hesitant to post the title of my fifth book. Titles can change, even at the last minute. But it looks like we're keeping this one. I love it when titles work on several different levels, which this one does. So I'm happy to tell you that the title of my fifth book is So Much Closer . I hope you love it as much as I do. I'm aware that Goodreads has posted a pub date. However, the pub date is still being finalized. As soon as I have it, I'll of course let you know.

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jury duty (or not)

On Monday, I had to report for grand jury duty at the Supreme Court. The court room we reported to was huge and packed with prospective jurors. It looked just like the court rooms we've seen on shows, only way bigger. The first hour was all about someone telling us who is not eligible to serve and then a bunch of people going up to get excused. I would like to thank David Levithan and John Green for getting me through that waiting time with their immensely entertaining Will Grayson, Will ...

keep me where the light is

Happy summer solstice! Wishing you a day filled with positive energy, from my neighborhood to yours.



Today will bring the longest duration of daylight. Light is a very good thing. Here in New York, we'll have about 15 hours of daylight today. That's a lot. We only get about 9 hours of daylight on the winter solstice. True, daylight hours will start decreasing after today. But let's not focus on that part. Let's focus on the part where more light means more energy, and more energy bring...

are you freaking KIDDING me?!

I am outraged.

Kevin Spacey was doing research for his new movie at SP's work yesterday and he didn't even call me. Apparently, SP believes that if I'd known about Kevin, I would have run down there and made a fool of myself. I'm not saying he's wrong. I'm just saying, Hello, you know I love Kevin Spacey and he's at your work all freaking day and you don't even let me know? That's just cold, dude.

But the movie sounds hot. It's about investment bankers in the 24-hour period following the W...

author fangirl

Whenever I'm getting ready to have new author photos taken, I dread it. Because I know none of them will turn out the way I want. At the same time, I'm optimistic, like maybe this time the photos won't totally suck. Seriously, for every 100 photos of me there might be three good ones. Good not great. But when we took new pics on the High Line last week, I actually liked some of them. It was a miracle! I'm aware that I could just have professional photos taken and call it a day. Which ...

inside the inside joke

This will probably sound shocking to you, but I've never seen Seinfeld. Except that ep I saw in college by force. I lived in an apartment building (technically, an ancient mansion that was divided into apartments with like no heat, a leaky roof, and mice issues) junior and senior years. Four boys lived together on the first floor. I would bake them cookies sometimes. I had a studio on the fourth floor because I seemed to be destined to live in fourth-floor walk-ups. This was especially f...

breathing/air

My work schedule has been crazy! First there were lots of marketing and publicity things in April, then my book tour, then two major deadlines. Today is my first day off in so long that I'm still trying to remember what I do when I'm not working. One thing I'm enjoying today is breathing. After a prolonged whirlwind of activity, it feels good to breathe freely again.

:: breathes ::

Whenever I'm crazy busy, I always enjoy working in awesome weather. True, there's that whole wishing-you-were...

the wanting

I'm happy to report that Sex and the City 2 was much better than its ridiculous trailer. The trailer is so superficial it almost justifies SP's ignorant belief (I said it! I said it on my blog!) that the show is all about women who hate men and only care about shoes. I'm like, Hi, have we met? Do you really think I'd like a show remotely like that? I don't even wear heels! Duh, there has to be more there. I guess straight guys don't get the heart and depth of the show. Anyway, the fir...

concentration

Over the past few years, I've heard lots of people saying how they don't read as much anymore. And when they do read, they find themselves not being able to concentrate for very long. I've been experiencing the same alarming change. When I read now, my mind usually starts wandering after a few paragraphs or pages. Even if it's a really good book. It's like I can't concentrate the same way I used to. Which is weird because reading has always been a vital part of my day, much like breathi...

i believe you have my stapler

After being on a harsh deadline for the past two weeks, I'm thrilled to announce that I am done. Woot! Of course, there's always the next deadline and I'll be working on my revision for another week or so. But I'm happy that I wasn't owned by this deadline. I did publicly challenge my deadline to a throwdown on Twitter. It even whipped out the Freddy claws more than once. I was all, "Do you really think you're scarier than the Donnie Darko rabbit? Best step back, son!" So I'm relieved...