Boy-oh-boy I’ve been having fun with SWIM THE FLY by Don Calame. From Calame’s website: Fifteen-year-old Matt Gratton and his two best friends, Coop and Sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. This year’s? To see a real live naked girl for the first time—quite a challenge, given that none of the guys has the [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Book Thoughts: Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged books for boys, don calame, swim the fly on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Book Signing-Take 2: A Family Affair
Posted in Uncategorized on June 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
On Sunday I had my first book reading/signing with my illustrator Atilio Pernisco at the Borders Books in Pico Rivera and it was a big family affair. Lucky for me I have a big family. The signing itself was arranged by my Mother-in-Law. When she learned about the difficulty I was having mustering the courage [...]
Summer Writing Goals
Posted in Writing information and tips, tagged scbwi tr-regions of southern california, summer writing goals on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The calendar says summer is here! And so, even though the year-round school where I work is still in session for three more weeks… it feels like time to make some summertime writing goals. A most-excellent post on the SBWI TRI-REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHMOOZE blog is absolutely chocked full of info and suggests setting [...]
Blogs We Love- Imagination Soup
Posted in Blogs We Love, tagged Imagination Soup, Melissa Taylor on June 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Would you like a to be a guest blogger?” I was recently asked this question by Imagination Soup editor Melissa Taylor. Imagination Soup is the blog that aims to provide parents with ideas to encourage their children to keep on learning and was recently awarded the Scholastic Books/Parent & Child Magazine 2010 Parent Blogging Awards [...]
Rejection Reaction
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing information and tips, tagged Book rejections, Books and Such, Bubble Cow, Rachel Zurakowski on June 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s an undisputed fact for a writer that that if you submit your work, you are going to get rejected. Some of the rejections are kind and some are not. Rachel Zurakowski from Books and Such blog suggests the following: When we receive positive rejections for our books it shows that the publishing industry is [...]
Book Review- SLOB by Ellen Potter
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged Book Reviews, Ellen Potter, Gadget boys, SLOB on June 23, 2010 | 15 Comments »
I have a special place in my heart for “gadget boys” I have two of my own and I love when an author includes this trait in a character. When I saw that the main character for the book Slob by Ellen Potter (Philomel, 2009) was an inventor I took a break from my usual [...]
Juggling Sidewalk Style- Take II
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the words of that immortal wordsmith Yogi Berra: “It’s like deja vu, all over again.” This weekend marks my second author event and just like the first time I will be watching one of my son’s graduate the day before. I mentioned in an earlier post the huge juggling act I had to do [...]
A Tribute To My Dad- The Toughest Man in The World
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chuck Norris, Chuck Norris Jokes, father's day, Fathers on June 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you’ve been around the internet at all, it’s easy to assume that you may have run into a few Chuck Norris jokes: Question: If paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beats paper, what beats all 3 at the same time? Answer: Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris has never blinked in his entire life. [...]
Graduation Day!
Posted in A million and two reasons to procrastinate, tagged high school graduation, THE BRIDGE BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
High School Graduation Day! I’ll leave this post to Shel Silverstein… THIS BRIDGE This bridge will only take you halfway there To those mysterious lands you long to see: Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairs And moonlit woods where unicorns run free. So come and walk awhile with me and share The twisting trails [...]
