A quick post just to say how grateful I am to each and every one of you! Thank you for visiting here, reading my stories, and inspiring me to write more. You're the best. :)
I hope you have a wonderful day with friends, family, and lots of yummy food!
11/25/10
11/14/10
News & Updates
So sorry for the recent blog silence! I've been busy talking books, preparing talks for talking books, revising a new project, revising a new project some more...and online Christmas shopping. :) But some fun things have been happening! Following are a few highlights.
Getting the mail has been especially enjoyable lately. In the past few weeks I've received an ARC of the UK version of Siren, audio CDs of Siren, and contracts from Siren's Macedonia publisher. And yesterday five copies of the Scholastic Book Club edition of Ruby's Slippers arrived, which was SO exciting! On these great mail days, I don't even mind getting bills.
So, yes, Ruby's Slippers is in the SBC this month. New readers of my blog might not know that twenty years ago, I spent hours and hours and hours poring over the SBC flyer every month, so this is a huge honor. Accompanying the great news is a great review from Publisher's Weekly. They said: "Rayburn's (the Maggie Bean series) story is a fun romp over the rainbow with a plucky and entertaining heroine." Yay!
Coincidentally, Ruby's Slippers is dedicated to my cousin Lauren, who recently invited me to speak to her Girl Scouts troop about books and writing. And after my visit with the Scouts, I wanted to become one! They were great. Most of them had read the book, and they asked amazing, non-stop questions for two hours. Loved them!
I also had the pleasure of speaking to the Children's Librarian Association of Suffolk County last week, which was wonderful. I'm definitely more comfortable behind a computer than I am in front of large groups, but these librarians couldn't have been more welcoming. They even had Kit Kats on every table AND a chocolate fountain in honor of Maggie Bean!
In other public speaking news, I'll be talking about How I Spent My Summer Vacation at the ALAN conference in Orlando on Nov. 22. If you're attending, I'd love to see you there!
While in Orlando I plan to swing by Disney World and possibly Universal. I haven't been to either in many, many years, so I'm very much looking forward to it. With limited time, though, I'm not quite sure what needs to be hit and what can be skipped. If anyone has tips or suggestions, I'd love to hear them!
And finally, the Christmas tree might be going up in our house today. Too soon? I think not. :)
Have a great week!
Getting the mail has been especially enjoyable lately. In the past few weeks I've received an ARC of the UK version of Siren, audio CDs of Siren, and contracts from Siren's Macedonia publisher. And yesterday five copies of the Scholastic Book Club edition of Ruby's Slippers arrived, which was SO exciting! On these great mail days, I don't even mind getting bills.
So, yes, Ruby's Slippers is in the SBC this month. New readers of my blog might not know that twenty years ago, I spent hours and hours and hours poring over the SBC flyer every month, so this is a huge honor. Accompanying the great news is a great review from Publisher's Weekly. They said: "Rayburn's (the Maggie Bean series) story is a fun romp over the rainbow with a plucky and entertaining heroine." Yay!
Coincidentally, Ruby's Slippers is dedicated to my cousin Lauren, who recently invited me to speak to her Girl Scouts troop about books and writing. And after my visit with the Scouts, I wanted to become one! They were great. Most of them had read the book, and they asked amazing, non-stop questions for two hours. Loved them!
I also had the pleasure of speaking to the Children's Librarian Association of Suffolk County last week, which was wonderful. I'm definitely more comfortable behind a computer than I am in front of large groups, but these librarians couldn't have been more welcoming. They even had Kit Kats on every table AND a chocolate fountain in honor of Maggie Bean!
In other public speaking news, I'll be talking about How I Spent My Summer Vacation at the ALAN conference in Orlando on Nov. 22. If you're attending, I'd love to see you there!
While in Orlando I plan to swing by Disney World and possibly Universal. I haven't been to either in many, many years, so I'm very much looking forward to it. With limited time, though, I'm not quite sure what needs to be hit and what can be skipped. If anyone has tips or suggestions, I'd love to hear them!
And finally, the Christmas tree might be going up in our house today. Too soon? I think not. :)
Have a great week!
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