The Way-Ay-Ting is the Hardest Part
Yesterday was such a beautiful, sunny day. Fred woke up from sunbathing to make shadow puppets.
Aw.
Book festival season is coming up and I'm very excited to be participating in two:
First, The Albany Children's Book Festival on April 9.
Second, The Hudson Children's Book Festival on May 7.
The best thing about book festivals is that there's lots of time to talk to the people who come to your table. I love meeting teen readers and parents and chatting about YA lit, writing, etc. Plus, I get to see lots of writer friends. I can't wait!
I'll also be at the New England SCBWI Conference on May 13. My husband will be coming with me! :)
But what I really want to talk about is this: There are still three months to go before my next book, PEARL, comes out, but it seems like requests for ARCs are picking up, which is both exciting and terrifying. This book is quite a bit different than my first two, and I'm nervous about what people will think. Mainly, that they will be disappointed somehow. I mean I'm REALLY nervous about this. Really. Nervous. I want to both fast forward and slow time. Maybe settle for a sneak peek. Or not. At any rate. The angst builds. And once again I'm left to worry: Will people think my new baby resembles Rosemary's:
or Gerber's:
As in just about every aspect of publishing (sing it with me), "the way-ay-ting is the hardest part."
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Monday Morning Warm-Up:
Describe your main character's biggest weakness and how he or she got that way.
Aw.
Book festival season is coming up and I'm very excited to be participating in two:
First, The Albany Children's Book Festival on April 9.
Second, The Hudson Children's Book Festival on May 7.
The best thing about book festivals is that there's lots of time to talk to the people who come to your table. I love meeting teen readers and parents and chatting about YA lit, writing, etc. Plus, I get to see lots of writer friends. I can't wait!
I'll also be at the New England SCBWI Conference on May 13. My husband will be coming with me! :)
But what I really want to talk about is this: There are still three months to go before my next book, PEARL, comes out, but it seems like requests for ARCs are picking up, which is both exciting and terrifying. This book is quite a bit different than my first two, and I'm nervous about what people will think. Mainly, that they will be disappointed somehow. I mean I'm REALLY nervous about this. Really. Nervous. I want to both fast forward and slow time. Maybe settle for a sneak peek. Or not. At any rate. The angst builds. And once again I'm left to worry: Will people think my new baby resembles Rosemary's:
or Gerber's:
As in just about every aspect of publishing (sing it with me), "the way-ay-ting is the hardest part."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Monday Morning Warm-Up:
Describe your main character's biggest weakness and how he or she got that way.
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