Posts for category ‘day in the life’

So, as I mentioned, I am a judge for the 2010 National Book Awards. I’ve got a lot of reading to do. Also? I went and wrote another book, and this is the year of editing, revising, and fun excitement like that. I might even write another one after that. Also Part II: I am going away for awhile to places with unknown Internet access. Later there is a screenwriting workshop with Bradford Winters (super excited about that) and more reading. Lots more. (Evelyn Wood, call me!)

I’ll be on blog break until nearly September, I think.

I’ll be around some—checking my email when I can, on Twitter now and then, and over at the Teen Fiction Cafe periodically. I will use this space if I have any exciting news or important info. But mostly I’ll be away.

In case you missed the news earlier, I deleted my Facebook account back in April, so don’t look for me there. I’m not available for appearances (including Skype visits) until mid-August.

If you miss your weekly dose of Zarr, there are always my books! If you haven’t yet read Once Was Lost, summer is a good time to take care of that. Okay, so it’s not exactly a beach read, but it is a summer story. The paperback will be out in January, but then it will be cold and you’ll have lots of homework. Brrr. Also, Geektastic is now in paperback.

Have a wonderful summer and I’ll see you back here before you know it!

Guy’s Lit Wire & Operation Book Drop Event for Navajo & Apache Teens

What could be more satisfying than ordering a whole bunch of books for school libraries that really need them? Not much. Check it out, give if you can, and spread the word.

For someone who used to be out like a light by ten, I’ve had a heck of a time getting to sleep lately. Like, all of March. Melatonin? Tylenol P.M.? Warm milk? Big pharma?* Tell me your favorite potions and methods.

Meanwhile…

- The Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is on at Hunger Mountain:

Bestselling author Holly Black will be the 2010 judge of the Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing at Hunger Mountain: the VCFA Journal of the Arts.

The Katherine Paterson prize was launched last year to honor writers of young adult and children’s literature. Writers may enter young adult and middle grade writing and writing for young children. Entries may be short stories or novel excerpts.

There is a $20 entry fee, and the postmark deadline is June 30, 2010. There is a $1000 prize for the winning entry, and three runners-up receive $100. The winner and the runners-up are all published on Hunger Mountain online.

Complete guidelines may be found here.

- The Morning News Tournament of Books has some fun with Nicholas Sparks. (There is also some good stuff about commercial vs. noncommercial fiction.)

- You know how I had that Facebook meltdown back during Advent? And you talked me into keeping my account? I did. But yesterday I finally got around to using lists to set it so that it’s basically only family that can interact with me there. I disabled my wall and most commenting, though everyone should still be able to see my posts. If you suddenly can’t interact with me there the way you used to, don’t feel bad. It’s not you, it’s me.

- I’ve had my MacBook a little over a year. It seems like I’m only getting about 2.5 hours out of my fully-charged battery these days. Or less. If you have a MacBook, please report on your battery life. Mine is the aluminum unibody, now sold as the 13″ MacBook Pro. Tell me what to do.

*I have none of these on hand, but My Three Sons seems to be doing the trick…