Thanks to Traci Van Wagoner, who provided the winning caption for the challenge I recently posted in social media.
Thanks to Traci Van Wagoner, who provided the winning caption for the challenge I recently posted in social media.
The fight for survival against zombies has begun! A thriller of a search book that is not for the faint of heart.
Readers will be amused, entertained, and terrified as they hunt for the family of zombies among the crowds. The virus is spreading and nowhere is safe. It’s a scramble for survival as the number of zombies grows with every turn of the page. From a hospital under quarantine and an underground bunker, to a White House evacuation and full-scale battle in the streets, zombie fans will love this scary and supernatural search book. With 10 specific zombies to spot in every scene, readers can follow the story from outbreak to apocalypse, with tons of dark detail and gruesomely funny illustrations on every packed page.
Get this book now on Amazon.com Where’s the Zombie?
So, you know, I love bunnies (and who doesn’t,) and zombies are the coolest. So, why not a zombie bunny? Well, took a peek on the Googles for zombie bunny and guess what? It’s a thing!
Who knew? Not me. I should have.
Anywho, undaunted I proceeded to add my zombunnie to the mix.
I'm a talker. I'll talk your ear off but.... not in front of a crowd. I am scared to death of getting up in front of a group.... I've done it but...I get sooooo nervous.
Necessary evil with a book coming out in July - GIRL Z: My Life as a Teenage Zombie
But I woke up this morning with some great ideas for a powerpoint... easier to talk when people's eyes are engaged on pix and not on you, right?
But...it's still scary...
So - how do you tackle speaking to a group? What's your best - worst moment?
Any feedback you can give me on this would be welcome. I need a fresh perspective from you talented people then I can get started on the final version. Thanks in advance!
I think this illustration is not exactly about the topic.
They sleep during the day. They awaken at night. They are among us, and yet not quite fully human. It’s a … ZOMBIE! No, wait, .. it’s a BABY! … Huh?
A Baby’s First Book of Zombies is a new book for young children and their parents, from illustrator Marc Scheff and author Justin Reich. The book playfully explores the parallels between babies and zombies and the process by which parents slowly become zombies during their first year of parenthood. By alternating between scenes which are very silly and scenes that are just a little bit creepy, the book helps young children begin to learn the joys of incorporating monsters into their imaginary worlds.
Tomorrow night I am dressing up as Walter White for a Halloween party. I'm basically wearing business casual with a gasmask. I'm also attending the same party as Golden Age Sandman in plainclothes. I know. Lame.
Guess the Plot
Lullaby of Allat
1. Legend speaks of the demon-child Allat, who will bring ruin to the world should he awake. The Sacred Order of Choristers are sworn to prevent this from happening, but every year their numbers grow fewer. Can a cocky young inventor with wax cylinder technology save the day?
2. Young Sir Allat is heir to the family secret: a melody that puts its hearers to sleep for 100 years. Everyone in the kingdom is at pains to amuse him, because he has a wicked sense of ironic humor and god only knows what he'd do if somebody bored him.
3. When Dr. Alison Grayden finds a copy of the legendary Medieval poem "Lullaby of Allat" in her late aunt's safe deposit box, she's thrilled. Only--how did the manuscript, lost for 600 years, end up in a safe deposit box in Burbank? Also, a djinn.
4. For years Thea has been tormented by music in her head. But when the demon Acreosate invades, she realizes her destiny: to sing him to sleep! Right after she convinces the king to put a 13 year old girl in charge of the army.
5. When a zombie shows up on her doorstep seeking an explanation for his reanimation, Louisa is thrust into an adventure that takes her to Bulgaria and the tomb of an ancient bandit who worshiped Allat, the Mesopotamian goddess of the underworld. Does Allat's lullaby have the power to wake the dead?
6. When permanent insomnia strikes the king and queen of Khobistan, their health is at risk. Then a troubadour named Allat arrives, claiming his songs can bring sleep--but for a price: their first-born. Is that price worth the nightmares that will accompany the . . . Lullaby of Allat?
Original Version
Dear EE:
Louisa Dove is the practical, hardworking assistant of a prominent archaeologist in Victorian era London. Things [What things?] take a turn for the strange, however, [That transitional phrase makes no sense here, as you haven't described or declared a situation in which "things" weren't strange. Quite the opposite, in fact: a female archaeologist in Victorian-era London is pretty strange to begin with. To clarify, in which of the following does the transition work:
Bob's job making pads by gluing the top edge of sheets of paper together is so boring, the most exciting part of his day is when a telemarketer phones to suggest he switch long-distance carriers. However, his life takes a turn for the bizarre when . . .
Bob is a unicycle mechanic. However, his life becomes strange when . . .]
when formerly deceased pickpocket Pete Daggney [Never use terms like "formerly deceased" or "undead" when you can instead use "zombie." In fact, even if Daggney isn't a zombie, I recommend calling him "zombie-like" or saying, . . . when Pete Daggney, who gives every indication of being . . . a ZOMBIE! . . . ] turns up on her doorstep, seeking an explanation for his sudden reanimation.
I did this piece a few weeks back but it fits in here nicely.. hopefully it's acceptable to the AJ masters :)
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It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…
Now, I’m not going to list every addition, but here’s a sampling I think you’ll all find interesting.
BFF n. (pl. BFFs) informal a girl’s best friend: my BFF’s boyfriend is cheating on her.
– ORIGIN 1996: from the initial letters of best friend forever.
big media n. [treated as sing. or pl.] the main means of mass communication (i.e., television, radio, and the press), as opposed to blogs or other personal websites.
bromance n. informal a close but nonsexual relationship between two men.
– ORIGIN early 21st cent.: blend of brother and romance.
carbon credit n. a permit that allows a country or organization to produce a certain amount of carbon emissions and that can be traded if the full allowance is not used.
carbon offsetting n. the counteracting of carbon dioxide emissions with an equivalent reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
cloud computing n. the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
credit crunch n. a sudden sharp reduction in the availability of money or credit from banks and other lenders: the beleaguered company has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.
defriend v. another term for unfriend.
eggcorn n. a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one that sounds very similar or identical (e.g., tow the line instead of toe the line).
– ORIGIN early 21st cent.: with reference to a misinterpretation of acorn.
exit strategy n. a preplanned means of extricating oneself from a situation that is likely to become difficult or unpleasant.
gal pal n. informal a female friend.
green audit n. an assessment of a business in terms of its impact on the environment.
green-collar adj. denoting or relating to employment concerned with products and services designed to improve the quality of the environment: green-collar jobs.
– ORIGIN on the pattern of white-collar and blue-collar.
hashtag n. (on social networking websites such as Twitter) a hash or pound sign (#) used to identify a particular keyword or phrase in a posting.
hater n. a person who greatly dislikes a specified person or thing: a man hater | he’s not a hater of modern music.
informal a negative or critical person: she found it difficult to cope with the haters.
hockey mom n. informal a mother who devotes a great deal of time and effort to supporting her children’s participation in ice hockey.
homeshoring n. the practice of transferring employment that was previously carried out in a company’s office or factory to employees’ homes.
– ORIGIN early 21st cent.: on the pattern of offshoring.
homesourcing n. another term for homeshoring.
– ORIGIN early 21st cent.: on the pattern of outsourcing (see outsource).
hypermiling n. the pr
Doctor Feel Better specializes in the treatment of zombies, mummies, werewolves and the just barely dead!
Doctor Feel Better specializes in the treatment of zombies, mummies, werewolves and the just barely dead!
Hi everyone! Just wanted to wish you all a very happy halloween!!!
After six months of working at the SCBWI Nevada Mentorship Program, I have decided I make a terrible mentor. Here are the reasons:
One. What do I know about how other people should write their stories, or make their illustrations? All I know is how I do it. But nobody wants to be me; everybody wants to be themselves, right?
Two. My English is terrible, my words are endless, which means that anybody who is working with me will hear more words from me than he or she can actually understand.
Three. I work even in my sleep. There is not time for anything else. People who work with me in their projects have to put up with me not having time for nothing.
Four. I have a very capricious personal taste for stories and art. My opinions are tinted.
Five. I am the emotional type, I can't do anything without feeling heart pains.
Six. I can't make you published, really.
Seven. I am afraid of sleeping in that hotel in Virginia City infested with ghost--where the mentorship program and conference took place.
Eight. People know better what is best for them. If you are smart, you don't want me as a mentor.
Nine. I am vegetarian.
Ten. People invite me to be a mentor to aspiring authors and illustrators, and then I make videos about it (sight).
If you don't believe me, here is the evidence.
but I recommend you see first David After Dentist, which was our video muse.
And so, here is Art Director After Conference, filmed and produced by Jim Averbeck, Laurent Linn (art director at Simon & Schuster), and Truly Yours.
You are warned now.
Now Playing - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Monty Python Life - Last night (Sunday Evening) Lindsay and I spent a great evening at our friends Allison and Anthony's apartment, eating some great soup and pasta, chatting for five hours or so and playing with their adorable pets. This isn't something that we do often, in fact since we've been together, I can count on one hand, the
Now Playing - Closer by Kings Of Leon Life - Didn't do much of anything Saturday, really. Read my Hard Case Crime book, worked on some Halloween stuff, Started cooking some lasagna before realizing that I'd forgotten an important ingredient, watched a movie. That's about it. Movie Reviews - JOHNNY ENGLISH 2003, 87 mins. Cheesy Spy Comedy -- Atkinson is a brilliant physical
Now Playing - Blue Heaven by The Pogues Book Reviews - OoohErr, that's a crooked photo.... I've decided to do something new with the format of my book reviews. They take me a while to write up usually, and I'm typically pretty "Meh" about them anyway, so from now on, until it's no longer the case, of course, I'm using a new review format. I'll integrate them into my regular updates and
So cute.
love it
Brilliant as usual!