must dash to ALAN!

hello lovely readers!!

i apologize for the lack of updates, but you

know how things are this time of year–so many

holiday busy-ness mixed in with cooties. our

entire household is cootified and i've taken to

drinking fizzy fake sugar airb0rne out of desperation.

because i'm taking a 6am flight out to orlando

tomorrow for the huge ALAN conference. i'm so

excited, so so excited!

Monday, Nov. 22 @ 3.45pm, Panel and signing

"Long Ago in a Land Far Away"

Cinda Williams Chima

Courtesy of Disney Books, Dina Sherman

Sarwat Chadda

Courtesy of Disney Books, Dina Sherman

Cindy Pon

Courtesy of HarperCollins, Patty Rosati

Introduction by Margaret Ford, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio

i worked on my little speech and will be signing

Fury of the Phoenix arcs and doling out some pretty

swag. what every author loves to do! (at least, i do!!)

in the midst of doctor visits, speech writing, volunteering

for the bubs at school, school thanksgiving projects,

chinese school quizzes, etc, i have yet to pack!

but i'm not worried. and on a very happy note, i

found the lovely lucky gourd pendant my mom gave me

for my birthday last year. i had misplaced it and didn't

know where it was for months. so happy to have found

it this afternoon as i think it's a good luck sign for ALAN

conference. *beams*

okay, so while i'm busy in orlando, you lot will be hard

at work writing, composing, vlogging, poeting, drawing,

singing or dancing for my awesome Fury of the Phoenix

arc contest, right? right?? =)

have a wonderful thanksgiving to my stateside

readers. we'll chat again soon!