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Aug.26.2009
This weekend, Peeps and I went to Nucleus Gallery in Alhambra . . .
She loved the stuffed animal art. I loved the that, and the incredible artwork. The last time we were at Nucleus , we saw Ronnie Del Carmen, the story supervisor for the Pixar movie UP . . .
Nucleus always bridges the gap...
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Aug.23.2009
Alrighty, then. When last spotted, Peepy was being mobbed by famous authors wanting their photo taken with her. (Above: Peepy gives writing tips to Sherman Alexie)
The SCBWI Summer Conference had over 1,000 attendees + 1 Peep. As always, it is a monumental undertaking, but so totally worth it. It...
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Aug.19.2009
A year ago, we were here. And last blog, we were here, admiring famous illustrators and editors who we met/stalked at the SCBWI Summer Conference.
"But what about the famous authors," you ask. Well, yes, there were gazillions of them everywhere. And they all were thinking the exact same...
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Aug.15.2009
When we last left off, Peepy and Moi were at the SCBWI Conference. And hey, we're still there! So much went on it's a multi-blog extravaganza . . .
In addition to festive fun, like the Blue Moon Ball where we ran into Austin Powers/NY TIMES bestselling author Jay Asher who we had dinner with the...
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Aug.13.2009
Wow. The SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) Conference ended on Monday and I am still exhausted. It was a who's who of children/young adult literature and there were over 1,000 attendees including authors, illustrators, Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, editors, stuntmen, and...
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Aug.12.2009
Okay, so get this. We're at the SCBWI Conference AT THIS VERY MOMENT!!!
However, through the magic of blogging, here's where we were earlier this week! (Plus, um, I don't know how to download photos when I'm on the road, so I'll blog the conference later.)
Peepy and I met Rachel Zimmerman-Brachman...
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Aug.05.2009
When last we blog-a-voused (I just made that word up-- it's a combo of blog and rendezvous), we were at an Authors Anthologized Event.
Afterward, I asked my FaceBook friends what they thought the difference was between a geek, a nerd and a dork. (It's for research for a book I'm writing.) I got...
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Aug.02.2009
Recently I participated in a multi-author event celebrating the release of recent Young Adult anthologies. I have story in GEEKTASTIC: STORIES FROM THE NERD HERD . . .
Prior to the event, Peeps, Teen and I ate fondue at Figero Bistro nearby. Then, when we got to Skylight Books, we were delighted...
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Jul.29.2009
Cookies. Cake. Carrots. Candy. One of these things is not like the others.
Often I'm asked, "Where do you find your inspiration?"
Well, aside from Berkeley, where a pivotal plot point once accosted at me in a hotel lobby, I don't know where the ideas come from. However, I do know that I...
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Jul.26.2009
Are you a geek? A nerd? Both?
A while back I received a letter from Cecil Castellucci and Holly Black. In it, they praised my geekiness and invited me to write a story embracing nerdness. And I did.
Next month, GEEKTASTIC: STORIES FROM THE NERD HERD debuts! This nebbish anthology has some of the...
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Jul.22.2009
Sniff. Sniff. My wonderful friend, author and fellow LAYA, the talented Kerry Madden . . . . . . is moving from Los Angeles to teach writing at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
This past weekend Amy Goldman Koss hosted Kerry's going away party . . .
Good luck, Kerry, we'll miss you!!!!(...
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Jul.19.2009
Earlier this week, Peepy and I went to Montrose, CA to visit our friend Maureen who owns the most marvelous Once Upon a Time bookstore . . .
Peeps, who prides herself in being ever so helpful, assisted Maureen with her window display . . . (Can you find Peeps?)
Someday, Peepy hopes to have her...
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Jul.16.2009
I've blogged about this before, but it was a loooong time ago. There's this incredible live show called MORTIFIED. I first heard about it on NPR and was smitten.
Anyway, here's what happens. Seemingly sane adults get up on stage and READ from their actual tween/teen DIARIES. I know! Either these...
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Jul.13.2009
Earlier this week I headed to the gorgeous Santa Monic Public Library . . .
My mission: to teach Point of View to teens. Here's the community room where Peepy and I team taught . . .
We were greeted by Librarians Extrodinaire Erica Cuyugan and Ann Wagner, who signed Peepy in . . .
The "...
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Jul.08.2009
Besides the stretch limos and fabulous free jewels and lavish tropical vacations, there are some pretty cool benefits of being an author. (BTW, the first part of that last sentence hasn't happened yet, but I'm going to give it another couple weeks before I uncross my fingers.)
Recently, I was in...
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About Lisa
Lisa Yee’s books for middle grade readers include Millicent Min, Girl Genius, which won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, and So Totally Emily Ebers. Warp Speed, her newest novel, is the eagerly anticipated spin-off of the...
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