I knew this day was coming. I have never put it off like I have for this one. But it's not my fault. There were many things, situations, procedures, emotions that got in the way. But today is officially the day. The room is booked at my local library. My bag is packed with a binder, notebooks, pens, earplugs. I have the first six chapters, written a year ago, waiting for the rest of the book to begin. So today, ladies and gentlemen, I go back to writing after a very long hiatus. Let's hope I didn't forget how.
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Visit with the YA and children's author as she spins fascinating yarns about daily life.
About Me
- Julie H
- I'm the author of Maternity Leave (St, Martin's Press), five teen novels (Get Well Soon, Into the Wild Nerd Yonder, Don't Stop Now, Have a Nice Day, and The F-It List, all from Feiwel and Friends), and one children's picture book, Toby and the Snowflakes (Houghton Mifflin). I am also a sugar addict.
Sightings!
Saturday, April 5
11:30 - 1:00
Presenting and signing at
BAM!- Books, Authors, and More
Zion-Benton Public Library
2400 Gabriel Ave.
Zion, IL 60099
www.zbbam.com
April 22, 2014
5:00 pm
Speaking and signing at the
Acorn Public Library
15624 S. Central Ave.
Oak Forest, IL 60452-3204
11:30 - 1:00
Presenting and signing at
BAM!- Books, Authors, and More
Zion-Benton Public Library
2400 Gabriel Ave.
Zion, IL 60099
www.zbbam.com
April 22, 2014
5:00 pm
Speaking and signing at the
Acorn Public Library
15624 S. Central Ave.
Oak Forest, IL 60452-3204
Posts
3 comments:
Time for me to share a favorite quote from Katherine Paterson:
>> For as I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time and space are those who have given me something to say. <<
It's hard balancing family and career, since writing requires a degree of sustained self-absorption, but it's so worth it. And maybe, possibly, it will all make you a better person and writer.
Did you memorize that quote or did you have to look it up?
I wrote 14 pages today, and I made myself laugh. Bam! Success!
Yay! 14 pages sounds like a great success!
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