The good news is, I’ve fallen deep into my current writing project and I love it to bits and I am just about to get to the really good part (Good for me. Not the characters. Heh.) where everything falls apart and there’s betrayal and broken hearts and epic deeds and a first kiss.
The bad news is, I’m at the stage where all my words are going there, and I can only sit and stare blankly at twitter/Facebook/this blog. So here’s a miscellany of nifty stuff in the meantime:
SEE: These paper doll sets are whimsical, creepy, and fascinating. My favorite is A Walk into the Night, for the owls, of course!
LISTEN (and WATCH): Not only are Terje Sorgjerd’s videos utterly amazing to watch (See? And that’s all nature’s special effects!), but they also feature some fantastic music. I had never heard anything by Ludovico Einaudi before, but after watching The Mountain I had to download “Nuvole bianche”.
READ: Lavanya and Deepika, a beautifully rich and magical fairytale by Shveta Thakrar up online now at Demeter’s Spicebox in the Cabinet des Fées. This is a lovely variation on the Tatterhood story of twin daughters, one “ugly”, one “beautiful”, who go on adventures together and love each other (a refreshing change from the ugly/evil stepsisters, yes?). The language is rich and layered and gorgeous. Though you may, as I did, find yourself craving the scent of roses and dying to sample saffron cream when you’re done!
EAT: We had outstanding weather this weekend, which meant that after my morning writing, I spent much of my time outside, running, walking Charlie-the-dog, and battling my nemesis, the Grape Vine of Doom. So it was a good thing I’d just made a batch of these 5 Minute No Bake bars to keep me going. I used almonds instead of sunflower seeds, no flax, millet puffs rather than rice, and sunflower butter in place of peanut, but they were still delicious and so easy.
DO: Last but not least, the Diversity in YA (and MG!) tour starts off next week, as Malinda Lo and Cindy Pon travel the US to promote conversation about books for young readers featuring diverse characters. The full schedule is here. I am thrilled and honored to be participating in the Cambridge/Boston event, Thursday May 12 at 7PM, at the Cambridge Public Library, along with Cindy, Malinda, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Francisco X. Stork, and moderated by Roger Sutton. I’d love to see friendly faces in the crowd! If you attend, say hi!
Tags: events, poison maid
