avengingsybil

Kindred

I've been so, so, so behind (I apologize to The Misfits - I do dearly wish to weigh in on recent discussions. Please don't take me to be a permanently delinquent member). It seems that award season has passed me by entirely. How? But I feel, as of today, that I've finally, hopefully, maybe gotten caught up and can get back to my life of reading and then analyzing to death what I've read.

First up: Abigail Jones and Marissa Miley's Restless Virgins.  It's not YA fiction, but it counts for my purposes. I'm sure a lengthy post will follow.

My "to-read" pile is miles high as it is, but I have to say I am beyond psyched about the roster of books being released this year (Portman and Zarr and Green, oh my!).

I will close by confiding my vain blogger's hope that just one person besides me read Wendy McClure's awesome article about Superbad in the most recent issue of Bust and thought of me. I feel my first ever letter to the editor is in the works....

Written material © 2008 Dawn Emerman

For Pup

Hello, out there, and Happy New Year. 2008 has gotten off to a decidedly rotten start for me, as I lost my beloved grandfather on January 3rd. He was my favorite person in the entire universe, and will miss him with all my heart, forever and ever.

One of the many wonderful things about my Pup is that he was unconditionally proud of his grandchildren, and supported our dreams no matter how confounding to him they might be. So I dedicate this year to his memory, and with renewed focus I vow to buckle down, finish revising my WIP, and get the thing published already. Easy as pie, right? I'm absolutely serious, though.

I'm also thrilled about being invited to take part in a new online book club which will not only be  fun and stimulating for it's own sake, but I think will also inspire more thoughtful posts on this here thing. I don't do New Year's resolutions, per se, and I'm more than a week late for that anyway, but it's nice to have a vague plan for the coming year. That will have to do for now.

Written material © 2008 Dawn Emerman