Bookanistas: Sally Slick Cover Love
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For this week's Bookanista post, I'm so thrilled to finally be able to show
off the cover of my upcoming book, SALLY SLICK AND THE STEEL SYNDICATE!
Sally's...
I'm Doing Camp NaNo
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I've never done November's NaNoWriMo. Mostly because I don't care to rush
through first drafts, but also because November, what with Thanksgiving,
the sta...
Alternatives
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Alternatives is a recurring post in which I give synonyms for an over used
word. Click on the tab above for a "complete" list of over used words.
*Today...
LOVE MINUS EIGHTY Review
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It takes a *lot* for a book to totally engross me the way *Love Minus Eighty
* by Will McIntosh did.
Book Info | Author Info
I first heard about this bo...
Solstice Tour Dates!
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*Happy Solstice! And thank you for all the **Solstice support!*
So I have lots of great signings and events coming up in the next few
months. I can't wait!...
Kabobs
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"Kabob" means a small piece of meat on a stick.
But what about fruit kabobs?
We thought this would be a good idea for our renewing of our vows
celebratio...
On Fathers
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Blessings to all the fathers, who bear the most awesome responsibility for
leading their families to heaven. Where would we be without you? Where
would the...
Happy Book Bday to My Sister's Reaper!
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So excited to help Dorothy release her new book! I've known her along time
online and have followed her journey.
*My Sister's Reaper *releases in print ...
Writing in Summer
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When my kids were smaller, I ran Camp Mama every summer. Summers became the
time I did not write any first drafts. Their school vacation was my
on-the-job...
The Best News is Friends’ News
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I’ve mentioned before that my friend Heather recently created a wonderful
writing space in Sherborn, Mass. called The Writers’ Loft. There’s already
a pict...
Red Turban White Horse in Mumbai!
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Had a wonderful launch in Mumbai at the Crossword Bookstore in Kemp's
Corner! Was lucky enough to have a bunch of awesome teenagers involved in
organizing ...
Being Scared
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Way back in January of 2011 I wrote a blog post on Resolutions with the
number one goal being to work with my 2 young horses. As I wrote then, I
had a bad ...
Random Thoughts While Watching Man of Steel
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I rarely post movie reviews. Heck, I rarely watch movies! But the hubby and
I took the kids to see *Man of Steel* on Father's Day. The theater was
packed...
Father's Day Hike
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Rick and I decided to take a hike through Lone Pine State Park earlier
today. We had planned on driving to the top of the mountain, parking at the
visito...
The Language of Creativity
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I know a lot of people don't like reality television. Believe me, there's a
lot of it that I don't like either. But, there's some of it that I do
enjoy. I'...
Summer Break!
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It's summah time! Hey Fresh Friends, we're taking a little down time to play in sandy beaches, read books, take trips, and write! I hope you all have a wonde...
AND THE WINNER IS…
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Casey picked a name from the pot because the hat was too small too hold all
the names… *Cue drumroll…* Ellen Edwards Kennedy!!!! You have a copy of
Being...
The Posters:
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These just under way. I haven't made any non-street art since my last show
at the Block Gallery. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I wanted to show
again....
Bilingual Publishing in the U.S. today
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Have you written a book that targets Latino kids or teens in the U.S.
Are you hoping to get a memoir published about your life as a Korean teen
growing up...
WARRIOR - Book 2 of the Prophecy series
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So now that my exclusive cover reveal has gone up on YA Book Central, I can
now share it on my own blog! But I also get to share with you a little
someth...
Blog Chain: Summer Flings: Do they really exist?
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I chose the topic for Blog Chain this time around:
Have you ever written a summer fling? Or are all your fictional
relationships the deep, forever kind? If...
The End In the Beginning?
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T.S. Eliot said that "The end is in the beginning."
I’ve always heard that it is not only wise to plant the ending of a story
in the beginning, but nec...
48-Hour Book Challenge
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Our own Pam "MotherReader" Coughlan is taking a well-deserved rest this year from hosting the 48-Hour Book Challenge--handing it off for the nonce to Karen "...
Memories...
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I visited my Papaw Taylor yesterday in a small cemetery in a tiny town
called Goddard. Actually, I think the church and cemetery are all that’s
left of G...
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The massive trunk of my Phytolacca tree. Every part of it, bark, flower,
leaves and sap, is poisonous.
The revision process for A Resurrection of Magic b...
Choose Kind
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If you and your 5th grade and up child(ren) have not yet read R.J.
Palacio's "Wonder" ... do it! It is phenomenal (and the author's FIRST book
- - yow!)!
...
World Read Aloud Day
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My daughter has spent the last couple evenings snuggled up under her
blanket reading a book. Correction: reading the iPad. Last night at 10 p.m.
I finally ...
New Website and Blog
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I've now officially moved my blog over to my new website:
www.christinafarley.com.
I'm so excited to share my new site with you, which was designed by Deni...
NY 2013 SCBWI Conference Notes
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I posted notes from the NY 2013 SCBWI Conference on my blogger blog.* Part
1: Illustrator’s Intensive, with Shaun Tan, David Ezra Stein, The Hilts
Brothers...
Dead Anyway
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Dead Anyway: Stories From the Zombie Apocalypse is now available for
pre-order! I am delighted to have been invited to participate in this
incredible coll...
A view from my car window...
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First, let me say that I'm glad there is a push to stop texting and
driving, however, I don't understand why other things aren't getting the
same push.
Ho...
Calculus Tutor
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Recently I designed an icon and ads for a calculus app for the Android
Market. It's an interesting challenge to design something that looks good
at a va...
Cafe Chirp
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Twitter is . . . okay. After three months, it's not the huge time suck I
thought it would be, nor is it the raucous, cliquish party I imagined in this
po...
I'm going to Disney World!!!
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Okay, not really. But my family was lucky enough to go to Disney two
summers in a row. The summer of 2009 was the first and most magical year.
My boys were...
FINDING PARADISE
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Looking for PARADISE? Well, it's finally here and available from your
favorite independent book store, Amazon, and if it's not on the shelves at
your local...
An Open Letter
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Dear driver of the cheap version of a Vespa,
part of which is now sitting on my living room ottoman like a trophy,
I want to thank you
for smashing your bik...
Rain Dragon's reading corner
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I am trying to raise a reader! I'm hoping the reading corner I set up in
Rain Dragon's room helps:
the leaf canopy is from IKEA, it reminded my of My ...
A nicer QueryShark
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My friend and colleague Sorche Fairbank is offering a query revision
workshop at Grub Street (in Boston) this month. You'd be CRAZY to pass up
this chanc...
Should You Blog Your Novel?
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A blog reader wrote, “The topic of posting a rough draft of a novel has
become a hot topic with my writing friends. Some of us do it and others
don’t. I’...
GOING ON BLOG HIATUS
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First I closed to queries, now I am closing down the blog...for now. I
think twitter and facebook will also be seeing less of me.
For lots of great info fo...
Pub Rants Has Moved!!
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STATUS: You'll have to check out the new location to see how I'm feeling.
*grin*
What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? At the time I wrote that blog...
Submissions Updates
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I have some news. I'm going to be closing to unsolicited
submissions...indefinitely. I expect the following questions have now
erupted: *Why? What's wron...
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