I keep thinking I'll wait and write when I have including exciting news to report....like, say, 1) I won the lottery, or 2) Seth Rogen left his girlfriend for me...but neither of those have happened 1) because I've never bought a lottery ticket in my life and 2) because other than seeing me in the post office on Fairfax Avenue the day before I moved from L.A, all sweaty and gross because I was frantically running around town doing the stuff that one does when one is organizationally-challenged and about to move one's life of 17 years across the country, Seth Rogen does not know I exist.
The truth is, as I think I said in my last post, I've pretty much been writing. Throw in some yoga classes, dinners with friends, some trips to the dry cleaner and the supermarket, afternoons at MTV, but, yeah, it's mostly been about the writing. I'm just finishing up the last revision on the next fairy tale retelling which will go to copyediting next week. It's a retelling of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD and because I have the best editor in the world - Jennifer Bonnell - and because her colleague Kristin Gilson is also incredibly astute at her job - the book is in really good shape. It's about a high school junior who's a bit of a drama queen (okay, so maybe not a bit....maybe a MAJOR one) and in love with the idea of love and meets a guy on a plane on her way to her grandmother's house.
Let's just say that it saved me thousands of dollars in therapy as it allowed me to work out my feelings and get some closure on a certain relationship with a certain person of the opposite sex I recently had. I have to say, writing's pretty great when not only do you get to do THAT but you also EARN a few bucks in the process.
So I've been doing that, and I've been working on YOURS TRULY, LUCY B. PARKER which is my new middle grade series which I'm very excited about.
Wow - just got some fabulous news - like LITERALLY just got it - but can't talk about it....but it's pretty awesome. Hopefully will be posting about it in a few weeks.
Oh wait - I DO have some news...I don't have all the specifics yet, but if you live near the Short Hills Mall in Short Hills, NJ, I will be there on April 22nd, come by to the Teen Vogue Haute Spot where I will be there with GEEK CHARMING.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
There's nothing else to say...
...I'm the worst blogger in the entire world.
I know.
I'm just so BUSY. Which I'm not complaining about because God knows I had years where I was most definitely NOT busy...and that pretty much sucked.
But it's about balance. Of which I have very little at the moment.
That being said, that horrible tragedy that happened yesterday with Natasha Richardson has been a huge eye-opener. A person's life can change - or be over - in a minute.
So why am I spending all my time indoors writing? Especially now that spring is almost officially here. (maybe not temperature-wise, but at least calendar-wise).
Anyway. Yeah -- go live your life. I'm going to.
I know.
I'm just so BUSY. Which I'm not complaining about because God knows I had years where I was most definitely NOT busy...and that pretty much sucked.
But it's about balance. Of which I have very little at the moment.
That being said, that horrible tragedy that happened yesterday with Natasha Richardson has been a huge eye-opener. A person's life can change - or be over - in a minute.
So why am I spending all my time indoors writing? Especially now that spring is almost officially here. (maybe not temperature-wise, but at least calendar-wise).
Anyway. Yeah -- go live your life. I'm going to.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Yet more about me-me-me-me-me
My posting habits have been atrocious -- mainly because I've been so busy writing. But someone sent this to me and I figured instead of being creative and coming up with something original, instead I'd be ultra lame and just answer these questions.
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
Other than with my new book? No. I'm not even in an UNserious relationship at the moment.
2) What was your dream growing up?
My dream was...drumroll please...to write books. Look at that -- it came true!
3) What talent do you wish you had?
I wish I knew how to play piano.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
In the summer? Iced tea. In the winter? A nonfat cappucino.
5) Favorite vegetable?
As of this year, beets. Crazy, huh? I spent the 39 previous years avoiding them like the plague.
6) What was the last book you read?
I re-read PLAY IT AS IT LAYS by Joan Didion for like the 10th time. Favorite. Book. Ever.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
First day of Aquarius. Taurus rising. PIsces moon. Venus in Pisces. Oh, and 6 planets in the 12th house. Now you know exactly why I am the way I am.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Two tattoos. One is the Chinese symbol for strength and it's right above my left hipbone. The other is on my lower back (a.k.a. trampstamp) and it's a fleur-de-lys in the middle of a butterfly.
9) Worst Habit?
Worrying that it's all going to fall apart five minutes from now.
10) What is your favorite sport?
Yoga's not a sport, is it? It it were, it would be yoga. To watch, I'd say tennis and basketball.
11) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
It depends on where I am in my menstrual cycle. But I guess in general I would call myself an optimist who has to work hard to keep her pessimistic leanings in check.
12) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
Try not to worry that I was going to use all the oxygen up. (see questions 9 and 11)
13) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
My mother dying when I was six.
14) What's one weird fact about you?
Just one? Hmm...I've lived in NYC for a year and a half and I've only been in a cab 4 times?
15) Do you have any pets?
Two cats. O'Neill, who is named after Eugene and is the sweetest thing in the entire world although he has a perpetually worried look on his face; and Onyx, who I'm pretty sure has Aspergers Syndrome. It's her world and O'Neill and I are just lucky to live in it.
16) What would you do if someone showed up at your house unexpectedly?
Offer them some water.
17) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Neither. I think they're annoying.
18) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Seeing that I've worked incredibly hard on self-acceptance over the last decade, I'm gonna go with nothing.
19) Are you more a partner-in-crime or conscience?
Depends on the day.
20) What color eyes do you have?
Blue
21) Ever been arrested?
Nope
22) Bottle or can soda?
As Tab only comes in cans and it's my favorite, I'm gonna say can.
23) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Put it towards a down payment on a house in upstate NY or western MA.
24) What's your favorite place to hang out?
Central Park
25) Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes
26) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
What spare time?
27) Do you swear a lot?
I go in phases. The last few days, yes.
28) Biggest pet peeve?
People who are self-absorbed and narcissistic.
29) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Grateful.
30) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Hmm...I appreciate it, but the the older I get and the more research I do and read, I don't believe in it in the way that Hallmark sells it to us. What people think of as romance and true love is actually a hormonal, chemical reaction to a human being and a host of projections that, after about 3 months, begin to be withdrawn, leaving us with realization that said human being is exactly that - a human being - which can be a total and complete bummer when you've been operating under the mistaken assumption that they're perfect. It's only when what we call "romance" is gone that it actually starts to become a relationship rather than just an infatuation. I think this is probably a much longer answer than anyone wanted to hear.
31) Favorite and least favorite food?
Favorite: cupcakes
Least Favorite: liver
32) Do you believe in God?
I believe in a force that is much greater and much wiser than my finite self. But do I believe in God in the traditional sense as an old man with a beard sitting on a throne in judgement of me? No.
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
Other than with my new book? No. I'm not even in an UNserious relationship at the moment.
2) What was your dream growing up?
My dream was...drumroll please...to write books. Look at that -- it came true!
3) What talent do you wish you had?
I wish I knew how to play piano.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
In the summer? Iced tea. In the winter? A nonfat cappucino.
5) Favorite vegetable?
As of this year, beets. Crazy, huh? I spent the 39 previous years avoiding them like the plague.
6) What was the last book you read?
I re-read PLAY IT AS IT LAYS by Joan Didion for like the 10th time. Favorite. Book. Ever.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
First day of Aquarius. Taurus rising. PIsces moon. Venus in Pisces. Oh, and 6 planets in the 12th house. Now you know exactly why I am the way I am.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Two tattoos. One is the Chinese symbol for strength and it's right above my left hipbone. The other is on my lower back (a.k.a. trampstamp) and it's a fleur-de-lys in the middle of a butterfly.
9) Worst Habit?
Worrying that it's all going to fall apart five minutes from now.
10) What is your favorite sport?
Yoga's not a sport, is it? It it were, it would be yoga. To watch, I'd say tennis and basketball.
11) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
It depends on where I am in my menstrual cycle. But I guess in general I would call myself an optimist who has to work hard to keep her pessimistic leanings in check.
12) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
Try not to worry that I was going to use all the oxygen up. (see questions 9 and 11)
13) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
My mother dying when I was six.
14) What's one weird fact about you?
Just one? Hmm...I've lived in NYC for a year and a half and I've only been in a cab 4 times?
15) Do you have any pets?
Two cats. O'Neill, who is named after Eugene and is the sweetest thing in the entire world although he has a perpetually worried look on his face; and Onyx, who I'm pretty sure has Aspergers Syndrome. It's her world and O'Neill and I are just lucky to live in it.
16) What would you do if someone showed up at your house unexpectedly?
Offer them some water.
17) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Neither. I think they're annoying.
18) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Seeing that I've worked incredibly hard on self-acceptance over the last decade, I'm gonna go with nothing.
19) Are you more a partner-in-crime or conscience?
Depends on the day.
20) What color eyes do you have?
Blue
21) Ever been arrested?
Nope
22) Bottle or can soda?
As Tab only comes in cans and it's my favorite, I'm gonna say can.
23) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Put it towards a down payment on a house in upstate NY or western MA.
24) What's your favorite place to hang out?
Central Park
25) Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes
26) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
What spare time?
27) Do you swear a lot?
I go in phases. The last few days, yes.
28) Biggest pet peeve?
People who are self-absorbed and narcissistic.
29) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Grateful.
30) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Hmm...I appreciate it, but the the older I get and the more research I do and read, I don't believe in it in the way that Hallmark sells it to us. What people think of as romance and true love is actually a hormonal, chemical reaction to a human being and a host of projections that, after about 3 months, begin to be withdrawn, leaving us with realization that said human being is exactly that - a human being - which can be a total and complete bummer when you've been operating under the mistaken assumption that they're perfect. It's only when what we call "romance" is gone that it actually starts to become a relationship rather than just an infatuation. I think this is probably a much longer answer than anyone wanted to hear.
31) Favorite and least favorite food?
Favorite: cupcakes
Least Favorite: liver
32) Do you believe in God?
I believe in a force that is much greater and much wiser than my finite self. But do I believe in God in the traditional sense as an old man with a beard sitting on a throne in judgement of me? No.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Be my friend...
....on Facebook by clicking here
I know there's an easy way to do this, but because A) it's 7:40am on a Saturday morning and I've only had half a cup of coffee and B) I'm technologically challenged anyway, I don't know how to do it.
In other news, check back soon because Dylan from GEEK CHARMING will have her own blog!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Angry Little Girls make me happy
How did I not know about the Angry Little Girls until today???
As Liz Lemon would say, "I want to go to there."
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Something to keep in mind...
If you've read GEEK CHARMING and you liked it, if you'd be kind enough to post a review on Amazon or Barnes & Noble, I'd so appreciate the feedback.
Thank you
xx
Thank you
xx
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Oh, Joni, I could drink a case of you...
If anyone wants to get me a gift, you can get me this...
I so want to come back as Joni Mitchell in my next lifetime.
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