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Presenting the Magician's Secret
Oh you all, I'm so thrilled to announce that my debut, indy-pubbed book, the first in a series, is out! I've been working hard on this and the sequels for a while, and I'm really proud and thrilled about what I've written. It's fun, charming, action-packed and just the kind of read I like at the end of a long day when I feel zonked and ready to be ( Read more... ) -
new website advice?
I need a new website. Or I mean new code for my website so I can update it and mirror a blog and have a mailing list and actually list my publications for the last couple of years. How should I do this (besides bugging my resident overworked hacker boyfriend?) -
Been reading some youth fiction....
... a lot, all the time, yum. Here's some you should read. Really, truly ( Read more... ) -
Why being on the Norton Jury is cool...
Every other day-ish, packages show up from across the country with gorgeous hardcover books that publishers want me to read. Swoon. It's kind of the best thing ever. -
The Mostly True Adventures of Assman and Foxy
I have a story out in Shimmer's 17th issue -- the cover story ( Read more... ) -
Preschool!
Off to the preschool. All the Sparrows are nervous Sparrows. Eep! -
Writing and Parenting and Writing and Parenting
Guest blogging over at my agent's, on some ways one might be a stay-at-home parent and also a writer. YMMV, of course.
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The Gendering of Preschool
My youngest starts preschool in a week. She has been a wild and naked thing all summer, climbing everything, running so fast she feels like flying, and eating pounds of fruit a day. She says things all the time like, "I am a silly boy," and "Monkey George! I love her!" and generally gets pronouns and gendered identities wrong all the time. We love ( Read more... ) -
comings and goings
Heading to my baby sister's (age 29) wedding on Friday. Looking forward to the odd scratchy radio in-between towns, the car trip food, the oddness of motels, the beauty of rivers, and of course getting my little sister properly married off with all kinds of tears, good wishes, and maybe a few inappropriate stories thrown in. -
Norton Nudge