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May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:54 am China
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We finally heard from our granddaughter who is teaching in China. All of the volunteers in her area are safe. She's in Changsha, to the east of the earthquake area. She said her students noticed that everything in the classroom was swaying. They didn't know what had happened at first. I cannot imagine what those poor people are going through. My prayers are with them and those heroes who are rushing to their aid.

This week has started out of focus. I'm a very scheduled person, I guess because of all those years I was a teacher. When extra things come up now, it takes me awhile to get back in the normal routine. Monday, which is usually a writing day, was spent at our district retired teachers meeting. It was interesting, and the food was delicious, but now I must get back in the groove and write.

E-mailed one magazine submission this morning. Then worked on my mg wip. I'm stuck on this chapter. Will get it though. I'm still working on a synopsis for my YA story that I hope to mail later this month or in June. Why is the synopsis so hard to write? At least for me it is. Remind self: never give up. 

I'm reading some awesome books. Will talk about them later.

Have a great week everyone.

Happy reading and writing.

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May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:20 am On back story in sequels...
When I wrote Tank Talbott’s Guide to Girls I had no trouble deciding where to start the book…no trouble deciding how much of Trading Places with Tank Talbott needed to be included or how to weave those sections in. But I have struggled with what to include from Do You Know the Monkey Man in T.J.’s Story pretty much from day 1.

Rule #1: You should always begin a story at the moment where everything changes for the main character. For T.J., everything changed the moment Sam came into her life. That happened about halfway through Do You Know the Monkey Man, so my original plan was to begin there and show that scene from T.J.’s point of view rather than Sam’s…and dramatize scenes that happened off-stage in Do You Know the Monkey Man…and then continue on from there. My editor never liked that idea. And while I have been writing it her way, I never fully committed to her line of thinking until about two months ago (which made for some very slow going on this manuscript). Then I read through a bunch of fan mail I’ve received over the last few years on Do You Know the Monkey Man. When I read those letters and e-mails, I realized my editor was right. Readers don’t want a rehashing of book 1…they want to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

I’ve got a draft now that I’m mostly happy with. Ideally I’d like another month on it, but Editor needs to see it next week, so she will see it next week. But in the meantime, I’m still tweaking. And one of the things I’m tweaking is this scene where T.J. is on the bus to visit her mom. Originally I had a big flashback scene there, which basically dramatized the big face-to-face scene from Do You Know the Monkey Man, only this time you see the scene from T.J.’s point of view. But if Rule #1 is “always begin a story at the moment where everything changes for the main character,” isn’t Rule #2: “NO FLASHBACKS!!!”???

So I got rid of the flashback and had somebody sit down on the bus with T.J. so she could tell her story (i.e. I dumped everything the reader needed to know about Do You Know the Monkey Man into this conversation). I thought this was especially wonderful because it gives T.J. a chance to see what someone who isn’t invested in her family situation has to say about it (at this point in the story, T.J. has a hard time seeing the situation from ANYONE'S point of view other than her own). But…the lady who sits down with T.J. only appears that one time. Did that really work??? One of my most trusted readers said no. And well…I didn’t think she was wrong.

So I put the flashback scene back and then gave it to another of my most trusted readers. Big surprise…SHE didn’t like the flashback scene. (I’m still not crazy about it myself.)

So now what??? The nice old lady who sits down on the bus doesn’t work…and the flashback doesn’t work…how do I bring the reader who hasn’t read Do You Know the Monkey Man up to speed on what happened in that book? What does that reader need to know about Do You Know the Monkey Man? And where does that information belong???

Actually, both of my trusted readers had advice on that. Reader #2 offered advice on where in the story I could dole out specific bits and pieces (i.e. “put this here…put that there”) and Reader #1 gave me the WHY behind what Reader #2 did. She said, “Put back story at the point where it will make an emotional impact. Where is that in this story? Where does it matter emotionally what happened before?”

Why didn’t I come up with that on my own? Why are all my friends so much smarter than I am??? Back to my tweaking...


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May. 13th, 2008 @ 09:11 am madapple signing
Debut author Christina Meldrum is doing a reading tonight at the Stanford Bookstore at 6:00 pm. If you are in or near Palo Alto, you should really check it out - Madapple is a wonderful debut novel that is getting rave reviews and a lot of attention.

Christina is well worth hearing, and the novel is really fabulous. Vanity Fair writes, "In debut novelist Christina Meldrum's mesmerizing literary mystery, Madapple (Knopf), the worlds of science and faith collide."

"With this spellbinding debut, Meldrum marks herself as an author to watch."
—KIRKUS (starred review)

"There is much to ponder in this enthralling achievement from a debut author."
—BOOKLIST (starred review)

Christina will also be leading a WordPlay Writing Workshop at Books Inc. in June! It will be great, click here for more info.
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 10:54 am Jane Bennett and Barack Obama
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Interesting: Over at Peace & Wisdom ([info]peaceandwisdom) is a series of articles discussing the similarities between our modern response to Jane Bennet and Barack Obama’s New Politics.

(See other articles at the same blog re: Jane Austen, considered in the light of other philosophers, at Peace & Wisdom here.)
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:47 am It's a Hallowmere Book Birthday!
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Congratulations to [info]dragonegg on her book "Maiden of the Wolf" in [info]tltrent's Hallowmere series!
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 09:26 am taking care of a little business
Current Music: primitive radio gods: standing outside a broken phone booth w/ money in my hand

I've updated the page for Sweethearts here on my site, and now it includes all the latest reviews. Maybe some day the editorial reviews will actually make it to the book's Amazon page. Maybe not. What would life be without a little mystery?

If you are in Utah, I want to remind you that the Provo Children's Book Festival is this Saturday. Ann Dee Ellis and I are doing a joint thing at 1 p.m.  (it was a panel, but Carol Lynch Williams had to withdraw, so does two make a panel? I don't know...). If you love the YA, please come, because we are up against the Hot Men and Woman of Fantasy (Sanderson! Mull! Dashner! Harrison!) and Ann Dee and I very well may end up entertaining each other. Which---don't get me wrong---is always fun. Actually, whether or not you come to our thing, the festival looks like it's going to be great, with lots of activities for the kiddos like bookmaking and puppet shows and popcorn. And it's free! At the Provo City Library at Academy Square.

Also, if you are in upstate New York and planning your life one year in advance, I'll be at the Greater Rochester Teen Book Fest in April, 2009. I have jealously read other authors' blog posts about doing this event and I can't wait. And by then my third book will more or less all done. I hope. I guess I better go work on that....now.

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May. 13th, 2008 @ 10:07 am Of mice and .. lilacs?
Love love love my Mac, but their mice are not cleaner-friendly. Actually, you aren't supposed to take them apart at all, but those little rollers get linty, of course. There's a website that tells you how to break it apart, step by step, to clean, and I did it once without any trouble. Not this time. Got the eensy weensy magnetic scroller ball pins cleaned. Got everything put back the way it was. However, now it doesn't scroll at all. Frustrating.

But I'm immediately cheered up when I get a whiff of these babies. Mmmmm. They're scenting the whole house. Lilacs hold such sweet memories for me. My lilac bushes started as sticks, years ago, from my grandma's and my parents' bushes. Now that I think about it, the same could be said for most of my perennials: the bleeding heart, the peonies, the lilies, the hosta, the iris....

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May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:08 am A love letter to Holly Lisle
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When I launched into my last major revision, I had a revelation. I don't know how to revise. I can write. And rewrite. And trash the rewrite only to start over. That, I'd been doing for a long time. But revise, start-to-finish, then move forward? I hadn't really gotten the hang of it. 

How about that, I thought. I haven't been rewriting my novel because it stinks. I've been rewriting because I don't know what to do next.

I was lost. Who was going to teach me about revision? And fast, because I was in the mood to FIX and be DONE? 

A lovely writer friend told me about Holly Lisle's website. Holly is a full-time writer of adult SF, fantasy and suspense (though it looks like she's wading into the MG waters soon). She also has an impressive set of tips and articles about writing on her site. You can buy her books about writing, too, and subscribe to her free e-mail newsletter (Holly is also worth studying for self-marketing!). In all her tips, Holly doles out a fair amount of tough love, along with practical advice and encouragement. 

In my mind, Holly has become my writing bootcamp instructor. Holly does not take crap. There are no excuses, no half-done jobs. You get it done and move on. In particular her One-Pass Revision workshop is what finally got CANDOR out the door.

And then when my agent asked for a synopsis, I realized that I had already written one, as a part of Holly's revision method. Talk about a major bonus!

Everyone responds to different techniques, of course. But for me, Holly worked the trick for revision.



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May. 13th, 2008 @ 09:02 am Why do it?
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So, I'm having coffee with a close, non-writing friend and she asks that question . . .

"How's the writing going?"

Knowing from experience that her eyes won't glaze over (yes, she's great like that!)  I launch into the latest news . . .  telling her how I finished a major revision to Guardian over the winter and completed the first draft of a new project near and dear to my heart . . .  and about how I'd started a couple of new picture books but had to put them aside when it was time to open the campground . . . I told her how Guardian was back "out there" . . .

"But no sales yet, huh?"

"No," I say.  "But I feel like I'm getting closer.  It just takes time.  I switched gears you know . . . PB's to middle grade."

My friend shook her head, commenting on how long the process takes.  "I would have given up months ago.  How do you stay so interested?"

I shrugged.  "For the love of the words . . . " I said.  "I've put my writing tools away, tried to move on to other hobbies and interests, but things like perfect opening sentences, character flaws and interesting twists keep rolling around in my head until I can't stand it anymore and I'm starting another project."

It wasn't until later that I realized it was much, much, more than that.  As sappy as these may sound, these are the specific things I love about the process:


I love twisting and shaping a new idea into something unique that I can call my own

I love the research, learning something new.  Sometimes I immerse myself so deeply in my subject that I'm dreaming about it at night.

I love how we start with a blank page.

I love holding the crisp, clean pages of a first draft, whether it be a two page picture book, or a 150 page middle grade novel. I will admit to having been caught stroking my cover page lovingly. 

I love the sense of accomplishment when on the third revision, I hit my hand to my head because I've figured out the little missing piece that's kept my manuscript from feeling perfect.

I love collaborating with my critiquers.  Every single one of you is a godsend to me.  You know who you are.

I love doing school visits and signing books; talking to children about my writing journey and the lessons I've learned. 

I love hearing how families use The Grumpies in their daily routine.  My favorite story:  One family tells me, their son greets Dad at the door every night and insists Daddy leave his grumpies on the doorstep.

I love my family, for their support and faith in me.  I couldn't do this without them.

 
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 06:50 am Tuesday memory challenge
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Since I'm not going to be doing any Teaser Tuesdays for a while I thought I'd try something new around here. Every Tuesdays I will post one memory question and hope people will all chime in with their answers.

This week's memory challenge - your first car.

I turned 16 in 1974 but I didn't get my driver's license at 16 like so many other kids did. For one thing, I only lived a couple of blocks from the high school so walking was easy. For another thing I was a girl who dated guys who usually had cars. But the main reason I didn't get my license right away was because there was no car for me to drive. My mom worked for a car dealership and drove a company car which I wasn't allowed to drive. Eventually a friend of hers allowed me to borrow his car for the test and I got my license when I turned 17. Which meant, of course, I wanted a car. I was going to be a senior and I had visions of upping my coolness factor for at least my last year of high school.

I had a job at a local burger joint but would have to borrow the money for a car from my grandmother, which, according to her, gave her a vote in the car I bought.

My way cool aunt had a car for sale and boy did I want to buy it - a blue 1965 Mustang that looked something like this: 



I refused to admit that I was too short for the car and that I would be looking out through the section of the steering wheel instead of over the top of it. I sat in that car and imagined pulling into the parking lot at Mt. Diablo High School (after driving around a while "to be seen" of course) and suddenly being someone who mattered at school.

Alas my grandmother and my mother consorted to keep my coolness down in the freezer section and insisted, instead, that I buy this, a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger.



Sigh. Granted, in later years when drag racing at the Fremont raceway was a part of our life, that car might have made me a little more popular. But as a fairly invisible senior in high school, it didn't help a bit. And when I married my first husband, the only thing insisted was that I sell that car ASAP.

So what was your first car and how did it come into your life?


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May. 13th, 2008 @ 09:00 am Librarian Interview: Brazos Price on Second Chance Books
Brazos Price on Brazos Price: "After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin School of Information in 2006, Brazos began working full time for the Austin Public Library Youth Services Division. As an extension of his graduate work, he became a part of the Second Chance Books Project. Today, Brazos is a member of the Second Chance Books Leadership Team and is responsible for the collection at both of the satellite libraries."

What is Second Chance Books?

Second Chance Books is collaboration between the Austin Public Library and the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center that results in books, book talks, book clubs and readers' advisory to youth who are incarcerated in either a pre- or a post-adjudication facility here in Austin, Texas.

What was the initial inspiration for the program? How did it get started?

It started when Devo Carpenter (a youth services programming specialist with the Austin Public Library) went out to the center and noticed that it didn't have a library. She then vowed to do everything that she could to make sure that everyone there has an opportunity and the appropriate material to read. To work towards connecting every reader his/her/hir book.

Who is behind it?

Second Chance Books is a joint project between the Youth Services Division of the Austin Public Library and the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center.

On the Library's side of things, there are approximately 10 people in Youth Services that spend some portion of their time with the project.

Devo Carpenter started the project several years ago, and I joined on as a graduate student working on a project and continued after I was hired on full time by the Austin Public Library.

Who does it benefit?

First and foremost, it benefits the residents of the facilities. Residents don't have many choices, and giving them the option of reading a book that is interesting to them is a wonderful thing. So I'd say that they are the biggest beneficiaries of this project.

Next I would say it benefits the facility, administrators, and teachers at these facilities. They've said numerous times how valuable the collaboration has been.

It also benefits the library by giving us an award-winning outreach arm that does important work, and also brings patrons into the library. It's a win win win (win win win win win ad infinitum).

Why is this an important population to society? To you personally?

I've been interested in prison issues since my time at university as an undergraduate. I became involved with a political organization that opposed privatizing prisons and was immediately interested when I first heard about the Second Chance Books Project. It reminded me a bit of an organization I was already aware of, the Inside Books Project, which sends books to adult prisoners in Texas.

Anyway, this is a long way of saying that it combines two of my "loves" in reading and prison issues, so it immediately appealed to me on a personal and professional level.

From the standpoint of society, I'd say that I think that we need to reevaluate much of what's going on in the criminal justice system. The U.S.A is already imprisoning more of its population than any other society in recorded history. This is unsustainable and true rehabilitative measures need to start sooner rather than later.

It's sort of obvious, but prisoners are an incredibly oppressed group in this country; whether or not they deserve it, something should be done to alleviate the social, economic, and culture pressures that have resulted in this abundance of prisoners.

This is a roundabout way of saying that the population that Second Chance Deals with is incredibly important to our society, and every effort should be made working with this population.

What is Gardner Betts Juvenile Detention Center? Please describe the residents.

Residents at the centers are just like youth that you see in the library; in fact, some of them are youth that you've seen at the library. Many of them are reluctant readers who have never read a book for pleasure on their own before entering the facility.

What results of Second Chance Books have you witnessed?

Personally, I've witnessed several successes of this program. It has been an opportunity to connect with youth from all over the city and help instill a love of reading with readers' advisory.

In addition to this, it also helps to forge a personal connection with the residents that ends up translating into a library visit. That's the best part, getting to see these youth back on the outside and asking them how they liked the book that you recommended to them on the inside.

How is the program financed?

Originally, the libraries were furnished with books from the Friends Austin Public Library as well as donations by individuals and publishers. As the program has evolved, we've secured funding through the Youth Services division and now have an annual budget devoted to books for the centers. Other things that we do are financed through staff time, grants and awards from funding agencies.

How can people help/support the program?

You could visit this website, and follow the appropriate link that reflects the sort of support that you would be interested in providing.

What is your vision for it in the future?

I'd like the see the program serve as a model, modular, easily extensible program that other libraries can take the parts that they like and adapt it to their specific situations. That's what we are working on right now; it's slow going as most nuts-and-bolts organizing often is.

To what extent do programs like this exist in other cities?

I'm not personally to up on what other locations around the country are doing… I know that Hennepin County libraries are doing some stuff, and Devo was on a panel with some other folks… so there definitely things happening on this front.

What sort of outreach/leadership are you doing on this front?

We've done several presentations at library conventions, like the aforementioned one that Devo was on.

What do you do outside of the library world?

I read comic books, play basketball, and go on long walks in the moonlight with my lovely girlfriend.
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 06:44 am More about Memoirs
Despite all the recent fuss, memoirs still top the best-seller list. Here's an article in Christian Science Monitor about memoirs, and it even quotes Powell’s Michael Drannen, someone I actually know!



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May. 13th, 2008 @ 06:19 am You're invited
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After 3 hours of homework and more stress and frustration than any 13 YO (okay, fine, any 13 YO's mother) should have to endure, I've decided if both of my kids make it through high school, I'm sending them to Grandma's for the weekend and *I'M* the one having a keggar. Mark your calendars. June, 2015.

My director at work complains about his almost two year old who takes her poopy diaper off and walks around showing people.

I'm telling you, I'll take that over algebra and science write-ups any day.


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May. 13th, 2008 @ 08:53 am Summer in May
Oh man. I thought the pub date for this amazing book was at the END of May. But it is OUT! OUT NOW! So you should rush out and buy it immediately!



Do you all know Andrea Beaty? She's one of the Three Sill Chicks. Not only is she an amazing picture book author (Iggy Peck, anyone? Doctor Ted? When Giants Come to Play?), but she is also now officially a brilliant novelist.

Cicada Summer is a beautiful story about a girl who has lost much. Her grief is so great it has silenced her. But she has spunk. And dreams. And she notices things that quiet people always do. Andrea's book is about more than loss and silence, though. It's about love and learning how to live. It's about discovering your voice and where you fit in your world—and how important that space is. I love this book.

I also love Andrea.



Can you guess who she is?

Here's a hint:

Yes, I stole that from her awesome Web site. :-)

Congratulations, Andrea!!! I'm so excited that your book is out in the world!!

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May. 13th, 2008 @ 08:28 am More Chicago

http://www.theboyfriendlist.com/e_lockhart_blog/2008/05/more-chicago.html

Oh, I know I need to do the FAQ and the John Belushi quiz answers! I am sorry! I am on tour an it is madness!

Poolside

We have left Florida without further mishap, amazingly.
Now, Chicago!
We are in the same building Oprah lives in.
My room is pink! I love it.

Yesterday we did a school visit at York high school and then had an early dinner with a great group of students, teachers librarians from Glenbard South. All the girls (they were all girls) had read How to Be Bad and had great questions. We also debated whether Edward in Twilight is a healthy kind of boyfriend for a girl to have.

There were balloons and a cookie-cake that said How to Be Bad!

Balloons
Cookiecake

Then we went to the lovely and well-stocked Anderson's bookshop (where you can buy the book online), and did a great event. Lots of people, lots of excellent questions. Thanks to everyone who came.

Lauren has been the video maven. She is getting extremely creative. We are hoping to have hilarious video footage for you by the end of the week.
Here are some hints:

a weed wacker
a hall monitor
a police officer
an escalator
dancing in the hallways


more later

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May. 13th, 2008 @ 10:58 pm [REVIEW] Another One Bites the Dust - Jennifer Rardin
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Another One Bites the Dust - Jennifer Rardin "Ever experience blackouts, and regain consciousness to find yourself holding a gun to your own head? This makes for fascinating reading..."
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 08:32 am Writing Progress
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I typed up all the notes I had made on Jacob, the secondary character, and an interesting read they made, too.This led me off on a few tangents: when did the first Mennonites come to Canada (late 18th century-phew!); a dictionary of the Germanic dialect they would have spoken; and views on prophecy and the ability to see and hear the dead in the 1830's. I realise that I never make things easy for myself, but that's what I like so much about writimg.

Today, I want to explore his life after he returns to his own time. I think I have it pretty much mapped out in my head. I know that he dies childless in 1850, and that his younger sister, Katarina, was a major part of his life, so much so that she writes a pamphlet about him, called Jacob Hubert, the Prophet of Waterloo County.

The Prophet trope is coming from melding together of a few threads. I was reading about Edgar Cayce at the time I was first thinking of this story. Also, if you've seen the future then it would be quite easy to get yourself viewed as having prophetic powers. The third one is the one that interests me most and which has me most frustrated as I haven't been able to move forward with it. When I was researching the short story that was commissioned to follow up a novel with Scholastic's Dear Canada series I read two years worth of local newspapers for the period 1926-1927. In one of them, there was a short article, no more than about five lines, saying something along the lines of The Prophet was found dead in his hut in the woods. The lack of detail, and lack of follow up article suggested to me that if you had referred to The Prophet, anyone living in Dundas then would have known exactly who this person was. I might have to hit the archives again on Thursday to see if I can find out anything more.
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May. 13th, 2008 @ 06:21 am Good news, maybe
Current Mood: optimistic

Was on the phone with Movie Agent Guy yesterday on another matter, and he casually (!) asked if the producer-to-be had contacted me about Beastly.  Apparently, they have hired a writer (!).  Ever the pessimist, I said, "But that doesn't necessarily mean they're making it, right?" because, frankly, I have a friend who spent about 5 years announcing the movie version of his book on his website, and it never got made, and I have another friend who got flown to Hollywood and wrote a script and discussed actors (Judge Reinhold -- it was a while ago), and her book didn't get made (though getting flown to Hollywood would be cool).  He said, no, it didn't necessarily mean they were making it, but it was one step closer.  I guess kind of like if you have a lease-option on a house, and then you put in new carpeting, but not a new roof.

I will believe it will be a movie when I see the first ad for it.  Or a check.

Anyway, so there's a writer.  I have no idea what writer, except that it isn't me.  And the producer apparently told Movie Agent Guy that she might call me on the phone (which it is a good thing she didn't because I have a sore throat that makes me sound like Harvey Fierstein . . . do you think his voice gets tired from talking and singing like that all the time?).  And it's one step closer.  Cautious squee!

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May. 13th, 2008 @ 04:21 pm Look Who's Coming to Melbourne :-)
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From RachelCohn.com (updated 12th May 2008): Upcoming Appearances: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: August 25-28, 2008: Melbourne Writers' Festival

Yayayayayay! :-)
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May. 12th, 2008 @ 08:45 pm Sigh
Cowlicks. Just when I get one tamed, another pops up.

If only I were referring to hair and not revisions....

I mean funky cowlicks, like this:



Not cool cowlicks, like this:



Yes, I'm whining... but I'm also working.

I need a:

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