The title is an Einstein quote. Put on your smarty glasses kids. We’re gonna talk about Research. One of my favorite parts about writing a book is doing the research. When I was writing Lizzy I spent hours looking up mythological creatures and Shakespeare in the library. I used books like Barthe’s and the Encyclopedia… Continue reading If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
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Camp Visits, Lizzy on Sale, and Art, Oh My!
Hi folks! So some update-y things to share. First and foremost I’m so excited for my first Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb reading/author visit which is coming up this summer at Surprise Lake Camp! Yup, I’m that excited. So when the lovely folks at SLC invited me to come up and hang out and… Continue reading Camp Visits, Lizzy on Sale, and Art, Oh My!
Vacation’s all I ever wanted
Hi! I’m been on vacation for eleven days (count em!) and it’s been fantastic. I did nothing. No kidding. No – Thing. Actually that’s not true – I went to the symphony and heard Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique and Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 and I went to the MoMA and saw Inventing Abstraction (which I didn’t… Continue reading Vacation’s all I ever wanted
Over at Pretty in Fiction
I’m over at Pretty in Fiction today talking about my top five favorite children’s books. For those who know me, I’m terrible at these games. As soon as someone says “top favorite” anything either my mind goes blank or I can’t make a decision. In this case it was both. Feel free to come by… Continue reading Over at Pretty in Fiction
Thus Ends Banned Books Week and Thus Begins Halloween Time
So I COMPLETELY missed Banned Books week. I don’t know how that happened. I was going to post something each day – talk about books that I love that had been banned. It was gonna be great. Instead, I did nothing. Figures, huh? In my defense it was a rough week. And now here we… Continue reading Thus Ends Banned Books Week and Thus Begins Halloween Time
Ally Malinenko 