Monthly Archives: October 2012
Sandy in the Back Yard
Molly Walsh (my cuz), me, Beth Wagner, Kristen Eaton, and Rachel Oblak at Phoenix Books, Burlington, VT, October 26, 2012.
First, a photo from my happy book event at Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT last Friday. I had the greatest time talking books with fellow writers and book lovers. Thanks to Billy, Kristen, Rachel, and Beth for having me in!
And now, today. I admit it’s scary here. When the wind blows hard, the howling is fierce enough to distract me from writing, and then I… Continue reading
Photo Essay of a Fierce Reads Tour
From October 16-21, 2012, Genn Albin, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Rutkoski and I spoke each day at a library or bookstore in a different city. We visited Gurnee, IL; Bethesda, MD; Columbus, OH; Oxford, MS; Haverford, PA; and New York City, NY.
Our panels began with each of us briefly introducing our books, and then we answered questions. First stop: the Warren Newport Public Library in Gurnee, IL.
We spent a lot of time traveling. Media escorts would meet our planes and drive us to our hotels and events. En… Continue reading
Tour
The Fierce Reads Tour finishes up today at Books of Wonder in NYC at 1:00 today. I’ve heard the event will be streaming live on the Fierce Reads Facebook page. I’ve been enjoying myself immensely and meeting great people.
Caragh M. O'Brien, Genn Albin, Jill Moore, Leigh Bardugo, and Marie Rutkoski on the Fierce Reads Tour at Off Square Books in Oxford, MS.
NY Comic Con: Quite the Scene
NY Comic Con 2012
Big crushes of people packed the Javits Center this weekend for NY Comic Con 2012. What did 100,000 people feel like? A lot of fun. Especially since many of the people were dressed in savage, colorful, and sometimes flesh-baring costumes. Our favorite? A little boy came as Bumblebee in a homemade, cardboard, yellow outfit and when he knelt down and curled up, he transformed into a car. Ingenious.
Intrepid volunteers Katie, Rufka, Lainey, Mindy, Chelsea and S.T. join Caragh to… Continue reading
The Story of a Book Trailer (for Promised!)
When my agent suggested I make a book trailer for Promised, I was game. I started asking my writer friends who had made their trailers, and I began watching trailers more critically to see what I liked. I was drawn to the trailers that were short, and those that had voice-overs speaking like a character, not an announcer. I liked trailers that gave a hint of the story without actually explaining it, and I liked the pace to move fast enough, but without getting frantic. … Continue reading
Foliage Distractions
Find me a more
beautiful place
to write. Whenever
I look up, I’m lost
in color.
It’s incredibly dis
tracting.