I'm BURSTING with AWESOME news to share with you guys!!! It's probably going to be a little while before I can reveal it but, man, it's sooo hard not to tell! *lowers voice to a whisper . . . I wish I could and have my editor not know . . .* :)
This weekend, I'm set to writing like a crazy person at Kate's late great uncle's apartment. Initiation is gonna be GOOD. It's so, so addictive for me and I want to write all the time. I think I'll have to make some cuts or it'll be looong.
Tonight, we have dinner with a dear from of Allen's (Kate's great uncle).
Right now, we're on in the living room watching The Voice and I'm writing.
What's everyone up to? Spill!
I've got the weekend planned in a very crazy list-like way. Okay, more like an obsessive way, but moving on...My list looks something like this:
(Hee! Funny, right?! Although, I'm totally not into Jasper, but it's cute.)
* Barnes & Noble run. I'm going out of town soon and need a sparkly plane book. I'll take the book and will leave it in my suitcase until the trip. No reading of book until the trip.
At B&N, maybe they'll have copies of Triple Fault to sign. If not, perhaps copies of the other books that I signed have sold and there are new ones. If not? Devastation, LOL. Imagine if every single copy I signed a while ago is still there. Hmmm...maybe I don't want to know! :)
* Write a *massive* chunk of Rival Revenge. Like, a supercrazy word count goal that will have a reward at the end if I hit it. Reward? Undecided. Suggestions are welcome.
* Finish Crank. My first Ellen Hopkins book and I'm in love with her writing. Plus, if you follow her on Twitter, she's the NICEST person ever. Seriously.
* Walk around the park. Haven't done that in a while. Kinda thinking walking to the subway or friends' apartment doesn't count as exercise. Sad. But I'm already making excuses as to why I won't do this because I'm, you know, on a deadline and have to work. That makes it okay.
* Start and finish final edits on Little White Lies.
* Hardcore apartment cleaning.
* Judge more entries for Girls' Horse Club fiction contest.
* Reply to reader email.
And that's some of the list. What about you guys?
Friday at last! :) I've been in my apartment for exactly a week now. Wow. Kinda shocking. I'm still not used to it.
As I mentioned, I'm veeerry excited to be hanging out with Nova on Saturday at a very cool cafe in Brooklyn. I went there before with Kassie and Roy and enjoyed the vibe. It's super cute. But before I meet Nova, I plan to get up super early and:
* edit, edit, edit BEST ENEMIES to send to to EK on Monday
* drop off laundry and hope I get the right clothes back ;)
* order posters for room decoration
* something that's not yet boring--clean the apt. It's actually still fun because I keep going, "Oh, cool. Cleaning my apt." That'll wear off, I know.
I'm also dying to curl up with a superfantasticexciting ARC that I got. *sparkly ARC* I've been saving it as an end of revisions treat. Perhaps that's why I've been working so much this week...
Sunday, I've got:
* the bunch with supercool A. I'm already hyped up for Belgian waffles and sparkly drinks.
* vlogging. I am without my tripod, so it'll be interesting...it might come out very Blair Witch like.
* hopefully, if I have time, taking some pics of my fave local hang out spots.
* more editing and salivating over sparkly ARC.
* replying to fan mail. Sorry, guys! Responses are coming! Thank you, though, soo very much for emailing me. I appreciate it!
* researching local schools for visits in the fall.
Today is my day at Teen Fiction Cafe! Yay! I posted about going to see 17 Again with Zac Efron. I had SO much fun. Head on over and leave a comment! :)
Saturday was busy—I was adjusting to getting back home after my trip and editing. That night, I decided okay, I’m going to watch The Golden Compass since I completely missed it in theaters and *know* I’ll love it. I was super-happy that I finally had time to watch it. Very excited about my fav actress and the dashing Daniel Craig.
I get to an hour and forty minutes in and they start to play the “this is the end of the movie, get ready to exit the theater music.” I freaking jump out of my recliner and scream (thereby scaring parents and brother who almost dropped his soda) at the TV. Oh. My. Goddess. Was that the worst moving ending ever?! Plot and camera shots were just WEIRD. The last shot of lovely NK we see is of the back of her head, we wonder if Lyra will make it to her dad in time and did the poor kids get their daemons back? Sure, we know all of this from reading the books but I want to S-E-E it on film.
I Googled The Subtle Knife and it’s *supposed* to come out in 2009, but I’m not sure if that’ll happen with Nicole’s baby on the way and the domestic box office figures. Argh.
My brother was like, “Dude, it’s just a movie, calm down.” But I was pissed. Still am, actually. (He’d be mad, too, if he read the book.)
Then I watched one of my favorite comedies with Josh Duhamel and Kate Bosworth—Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. Silly, I know, I know. But I love it. Plus, if you watch the extras, Josh moons the camera. :) Maybe rent it just for that…
The 2007 Miami Book Fair International begins this Sunday and runs through November 11. One of the biggest, and perhaps the best, book festivals in the world, this eight day event includes a wide variety of literary activities. On Thursday, November 8, Overlook Publisher Peter Mayer will participate in The Translation Market, a one day educational forum that makes its debut this year. Peter will join Sara Nelson from Publishers Weekly; Daniel Halpern, Ecco/Harper Collins; Amy Hundley and Morgan Entrekin, Grove/Atlantic Monthly; and Barbara Epler, New Directions; in a session on the world translation market. The panel will take place in Room 1261, Bldg. 1, on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College in downtown Miami.
Hey Jessica,
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This weekend, I'll be hiking a small mountain (about 1 and one half hours up, 1 hr down)!!!! Also, my secound cousin from China is coming on Wednesday, and I can't wait!! Andrea Hannah: checking out ur blog now!
I'm going to a sleepaway camp in Wisconsin with my best friends for 6 days!
I'm writing on the beach
Nothing much this week... just reading and writing!
:O Well, I went to a concert yesterday! It was the awesome. Who's your favorite on The Voice?!
on the voice i <3 Dia. How about you Jessica?
on the voice i <3 Dia. How about you Jessica?
I had my sleepover birthday party and I went to an amusement park with my best friends :) Then today I had a horse show and I think I did pretty well :D So its been a pretty great weekend!
OK!:
first, im going to PA with family to visit more family. (my dad is on a trip for work right now, cuz, ya know, he's a SEAL.) we're leaving on thursday.
sooo..... aboout the cuuutsss...... COULDYOULEAVEITLONG?! now that it's only being published every 4 months, i know that i will get through the books fast. here's the problem: I HAVENT PICKED UP CHOSEN SINCE MAY BECAUSE IM SCARED THAT IT WILL BE REALLY GOOD AND THEN I WILL FALL IN LOVE AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO WAIT TILL OCTOBER OR DECEMBER TO READ THE NEXT ONE!!!
can u help me?! my brain is too complicated..... ;D
AND one more thing: about a week after PA we r going up to my 2nd fave place in the world: Cape May, NJ. there are TONS of things to do there.
my list of faves:
ride my bike ALL OVER THE PLACE
beach
play badminton :)
READREADREADREAD
walk/ride my bike to the outdoor/ old fashioned (still it is sooo fun!)
go on walks
go to the park
go to concerts in the other park (behind the mall)
look for runny babbits. (i <3 Shel Silverstein. (RIP))
play soccer. (it's my mom's parents' summer house, and my mom's dad was a professional soccer coach. it is REALLY fun to play with him.) ugh. i keep using the word, "fun." sorry, im a bit pressed for words that mean the same thing that would make sense if i put them there. :)
ride my bike. (did i already put that?......jk,jk. ;D)
and the all the stuff that i normally do at home. idk why, but it all just seems more enjoyable* there.
*i found a new word!