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Spring Fever

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I spotted this bunch of perfumed sunshine whileÂ hiking alongÂ a trailÂ near our house. They were nodding in time toÂ a rockin’ frog song.Â I came home curious who the singers were, and think I found a match in the Cope’s Gray Tree Frog, but if I’m right–and that’s a big if–he’s early.Â Not supposed to sing until

In Which The Writer Pauses on Her Rewrites

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February has so far been my worst month ever at getting blogÂ posts up, and for the lamest reasons.Â Â I’ve had lots to post about–it’s just allÂ focused on my novel rewrites.Â And, since repeatingÂ howÂ grateful I am that theÂ rewrites are going wellÂ and reporting that I’m still hard at work on 13 Demon Days gets boring,Â I’ve just ended up

Demon Love, with Crackers

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The blog’s been neglected, the ChristmasÂ is still stacked ramble-bamble in a corner of the kitchen and I’ve turned ‘what’s for dinner’ over to theÂ almost fourteen-year-old. Scary?Â Â Naw.Â I couldn’t be happier.Â In fact, I wax so effusive that my family, being the darling dears they are, has thrust this blog in front of me and suggested

My New York Confession

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I have something toÂ share which shames me to admit.Â My fear is that this will not only reflect poorly on my childhood aptitude and my sterling reputation for discernment as an adult, it may also offend my new friends.Â Specifically, those from New York. Perhaps I can make it up to them when I blog

What Not to Wear in New York…On My Feet

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Chinatown.Â The Numismatic museum (and pirate gold!).Â The World Trade Center Memorial.Â The Empire State Building.Â Grand Central Station.Â And, of course, SCBWI’s winter conference.Â What do all of these have in common? They’reÂ going to be really cold and icy this weekend! But I’m a writer.Â I write.Â Sometimes I daydream.Â In an efficient and

When Is a Writer Writing?

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I’m typing on the floor of my bathroom because it’s really too early to be up, and I don’t want to wake the house.Â On the other hand, I have chocolate-covered almonds beside me. I should be fine. Wednesday we had a lovely, sunny day, and I broke my strictly observed office hours to go

The Super Post

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I kept hoping that the super post would be accompanied by some really super-spectacular, save-the-world kind ofÂ news…but nothing earth-shattering came up.Â On the other hand, no one has attempted to sabotageÂ me with kryptonite of any color, either.Â And, hey, absence of kryptonite is a good thing. We are having a super long break, which has

Ringing in the New this 2011

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Coming back from our Super Christmas vacation (inside joke which will be shared with my blog readers in the next post), I put up my new calendar(s) for 2011 and realized how much I’m looking forward to this next year.Â And not just because 2010 had some really rough spots.Â I’m also totally stoked for

Handmade Christmas Craft Roundup

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Warning:Â This post contains spoilers.Â If, after reading below, you suspect that you or your child will be receiving one of the gifts shown, please perform an emergency mind wipe.Â If you don’t know how to conduct a mind wipe, consult the men in black. Yarn cats are notoriously camera-shy, so out of the almost

Winter Wonderland, Southern Style

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Nobody does snow and ice like the south.Â All those northern and midwestern and even western statesÂ spend months every yearÂ practicing–shoveling snow, de-icing cars, drivingÂ calmly throughÂ blizzards–but they just don’t get it.Â The way to do snow properly is to stop in your tracks and stare. Cancel school. Build a snowman. And give thanks every dayÂ while the

Suzanne Warr

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