QUAD

Happy New Year

Here we are - on the verge of ringing in 2008! 

I'm happy to usher in a new year, but I gotta be honest ... 2007 was pretty damned good to me!  My debut novel, QUAD, came out and it's quietly making its mark in the niche of Young Adult Literature.  I met some new and dear friends this year, like Leigh Purtill and her husband Maurice who are absolutely and without question Da Bomb!!  Check out Leigh's current and upcoming books right here on her website.  And I've reconnected with old and dear friends - some, back in my life after a long-(twenty+)-year absence.  That's one advantage us old farts have over teenagers - we get to wax nostalgic, which we know annoys you young-un's, but it's fun and amusing for us.  Oh yeah ... I'm in a off-the-hook writers' group; my family, both immediate and extended, are healthy and happy; and my book garnered a few nominations during awards season, though time will still tell if any of that pans out.  So, yeah.  It's been a good year.  May 2008 be nearly as kind!

And may the new year bring you all that your heart desires!

Shout-Out to DHS

This post is dedicated to the way cool students at Discovery High School in Sac who were chill enough to talk to me about QUAD yesterday and then write to me and tell me how much they appreciated my visit!  I gotta say, guys, you inspired me too!  I loved our visit (and I'm totally holding you to the movie idea, BTW - have your people call my people, we'll get it all set up!)  = D

Here's a picture of some of the amazing kids I got to hang out with at DHS yesterday - you guys rocked!

Check in at the website in a day or two - I'll post your thoughts about QUAD and the Soundtrack you made for the book (it's pretty sweet, even better than mine, honestly).  Thanks again, everyone, for making it a really amazing day!

Back from where ever

It's been how long since I've posted???  Yikes!  Sorry.  I've been scrambling to complete the rewrite of my latest manuscript which has taken up pretty much all of my time the last few weeks.  So let's see, what did I miss?
Thanksgiving - well, I've had a hell of a good year, so I'm thankful for that.  Amazing family.  Great friends, old and new.  All good.  Thank you, God.  Thank you, Goddess.  Thank you, Universe.  No kidding.
Black Friday - don't get me started.  But since you asked, please consume responsibly this year.  Don't feed the beast.
Mammograms - here's the funny thing about small-town living:  it's entirely possible that the woman who's holding your breasts in her hands is the parent of one of your students.   Honestly, the last thing I want to hear from the woman who's manhandling my "girls" is, "I think my daughter is in your class."  And as she's squishing my breasts to within an inch of their lives, all I can think is, "Oh God ... did I give her a good grade???"

I think that pretty much gets us caught up.  What's on your mind?