Thank you SO much to everyone who contributed to my surprise Birthday Scrapbook, which Allison and Jodi presented to me earlier this week. I was pretty blown away and started bawling as soon as I realized what it was:
Thanks especially to Allison and Jodi for organizing the gift! You can see more photos of me looking through the scrapbook in Allison's Flickr set and read her LJ post.
And again...THANK YOU.
Photo: Andrew Tolson.
I met Andrew Tolson through the Torkidlit group (middle grade and YA authors), but he's also the photo editor at Maclean's. Check out the current Maclean's magazine in the photo above: not only did Andrew take it, but that's his wife and daughter on the cover!
See my post on food, friends and creative young people:
http://debbieohi.com/blatherings/2012/3/1
The first time I used the term F&Gs (pronounced "effin' gees", I think) with Jeff, he gave me a weird look. They're the equivalent of galleys for novels, I think. The pages are all there, but it's unbound and the color may change a bit.
Anyway, I've posted the back cover and close-up of the note from Justin Chanda (publisher of Simon & Schuster BFYR, Atheneum & Margaret McElderry Books) at http://inkygirl.com/inkygirl-main/2012/1/1
(WARNING: waaaaaay too many exclamation marks in the linked post above. Your eyes may hurt.)
For those interested, I've posted about what went into creating the "little girl pretending to be a rampaging monster" image in the spread from I'M BORED above. Includes step-by-step images, photo from my meeting at Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, and the final spread.
You can see my full post on Pixel Shavings:
http://pixelshavings.blogspot.com/2012/0
Looking for handmade, unique holiday gifts? My children's illustrator/writer friend Beckett has some absolutely GORGEOUS jewelry, notebooks, prints, stitch markers, and other items in her Etsy shop. Her husband Paul was recently laid off (right before Christmas :-( ), and they have two young children. Beckett also does custom work. Please do visit her shop!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/artbeco
Two weeks ago, I was in California and walking barefoot in the sand beside the ocean. MUCH nicer weather than Toronto right now, aaaugh!
Anyway, here's Part 1 of my Lost Weekend With David Diaz post.
I've posted Part 1 of my California Anniversary Trip. Includes lots of photos plus Japan Town in San Francisco, Hotel Kabuki, flattened squirrel & cockroach graffiti, my favourite meal of the trip, Dick Blick Art Materials, peeing men, and getting artistic inspiration at the Asian Art Museum.
I'm excited to announce that my new YA novel project has been nominated for the Sue Alexander "Most Promising New Work" award!
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