Back to Normal

…or what passes for normal, anyway. YES, that means I have officially SENT OFF MY REVISION and can emerge at least partway from my self-imposed hermitude. Of course, now I have to catch up on all the other stuff I’ve been neglecting (including some book reviews which I desperately owe you) but at least I can check one huge thing off my to-do list.

(Speaking of to-do lists…have you ever done something that wasn’t on the list, then gone back and ADDED it to the list, just so you could have the satisfaction of crossing it off? I totally have.)

Anyway, I’m feeling just a tad bit brain-dead at the moment, so I’m just going to leave you with a few links–not to mention an invitation to my virtual “Adios, Revision!” Celebration Party. (Sadly, it will be virtual even for me, until I get a few more things done…and most likely, there will be more edits to come later, but hopefully nothing big.) Cheers and pie! Hooray! *throws confetti*

Okay, those links:

  • In my Goodreads newsletter  was a link to this extremely cool interview with Chris Ware (author/artist of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid in the World) on his favorite concept books–and he’s made an awesome-looking concept book of his own. As someone who makes artist’s books, I’m very excited about it!
  • Our longtime fellow blogger Kimberly @ Lectitans has a brand-new blog on spooky reads for spooky kids (and teens): quaint and curious, about which she says: “Spooky kids can feel a bit marginalized, and we sometimes think
    authors of darkly beautiful and beautifully dark books are the only ones
    who “get” us. But sometimes it takes us a long time to figure out who
    those authors are.
    I created this blog in hopes of making that process go more smoothly.” As someone who has always had a spooky side, I wholeheartedly approve. (Oh, and if you didn’t read it earlier during the SBBT, don’t miss her interview with Vera Brosgol, creator of the graphic novel Anya’s Ghost–great stuff.)

About the author

Sarah Jamila Stevenson is a writer, artist, editor, graphic designer, proofreader, and localization QA tester, so she wears a teetering pile of hats. On any given day, she is very tired. She is the author of the middle grade graphic novel Alexis vs. Summer Vacation, and three YA novels, including the award-winning The Latte Rebellion.

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