We interrupt our regularly promised next post to say, Listen to this TED talk:
Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
Amazing. Freakin' amazing. We know these things to be true, but when you hear it, you can use it in a new way. Especially if it ties into your book. But your book comes from your life, too. So we really have to know what we're doing. embrace not knowing what we're doing?Something like that.
In order to do it.
:)
r
Kind of like what M.T. Anderson once said at a past SCBWI Summer Conference: "The experiment is the piece of literature, not the preparation for the piece of literature."
So with life!
P.P.S. With thanks to Irvin Lin at Eat the Love for leading me to this talk, after an amazing weekend of Irvin and AJ hosting me in SF. Love you guys so much.
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By: Rita,
on 9/10/2012
Blog: rhcrayon: The Blog! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Rita,
on 3/2/2012
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Sara's debut YA novel Harbinger came out on Feb. 2nd, 2012, and I had the privilege of attending her first book launch for it on Saturday, Feb. 4th, at Children's Book World in L.A.
Sara Wilson Etienne mingling at the book launch for Harbinger
at Children's Book World in Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 4th, 2012
Click here to view all 53 photos on Flickr.
(Photos by both me and my husband, because I had fractured my foot and needed help. Thank you, D!)
I've included some favorite photos here, and they should speak for themselves (especially because I wrote captions for them). This book launch was phenomenal. Children's Book World was packed to silliness, and Sara delivered a silky smooth, perfect talk, and then friends and family and fans from all over the country lined up to get their copies signed.
Sara's proud writing group—me (Rita Crayon Huang) and Lee Wind—at the book launch for Harbinger
Sara receives a warm welcome. "Author! Author!"
Sara shows off Harbinger's beautiful endpapers, illustrated by artist husband Tony Etienne
Author Kristen Kittscher listens appreciatively to Sara's talk
Let the autographing begin! Sara Wilson Et Add a Comment
By: Rita,
on 4/23/2009
Blog: rhcrayon: The Blog! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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So this is hilarious and a half.
Remember when I blogged “7 Random/Weird Things About My Significant Other” a while back, wherein I changed the rules of a meme to focus on Damon instead of me? Well, that post turned out to be a favorite among friends, including all kinds of people I had no idea were reading. Everyone loved how D loves elevator conversation.
Our friend Emmie Hsu, of Fomato Cards, asked “permission” to use the idea for a birthday greeting card. Then, out of the blue, she sent it to us last week.
I love it!! Both Damon and I love how it turned out so much!
I now present to you . . .
elevator conversations
by fomato cards
(front)
(inside)
(back)
YEAH!!
Click here to see “elevator conversations” on the fomato cards Web site
Click here for the main fomato site, where you can find all her masterpieces!
She tried to work in D's favored Days of the Week, but it didn't fit—at least not in this card. She got more input from our friend Calvin and used Frankie's “Living the dream.”
I love all fomato cards so much, you guys. I use nothing else. They are hilarious, gorgeously illustrated, high quality, irreverent, totally indie, and smack of asian american pop culture flava.
(Yes, I said flava. You have no idea how much I resist yo.)
So get thee to fomato.com for a hi-larious reading experience! Each card is short, punchy, and perfect for someone you know. Before you know it, you’ll have read them all. You’ll wind up ordering, too, because her cards totally inspire that “I-have-to-get-this-for-So-and-so!” reaction.
So much fun,
rita
P.S.
A few more of my favorites:
potatoes
no
facebook intervention
ramen noodle festival
chinese food
sushi lesson
school o dissatisfaction (This one’s perfect for pessimists, optimists, and people who love mangoes)
cheese
boba
time/stress/relationships
job
unexciting
Here is Damon’s favorite:
screw you
Which ones are yours?
P.P.S.
Photos from Writer’s Day are still coming! This is one of the rules of writing: Never deliver what you promised. That keeps readers coming back.
Thanks for all the congrats, though—here, on Facebook, and everywhere!
Now get to fomato.com!
Damon’s favorite is apparently fomato’s current bestseller. I am mortified.
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By: Rita,
on 12/23/2008
Blog: rhcrayon: The Blog! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Seasons Greetings, Everyone! Our paperless, "animated" Holiday Greeting Card is up!
Click on the image above to view Rita and Damon's Holiday Bright Idea
There's music on the page. Give it a few seconds to start.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Wishing you all a wonderful 2009,
Love,
R&D
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By: Rita,
on 1/18/2008
Blog: rhcrayon: The Blog! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Short post this week. This is cool:
Why We Write: A Series of Essays
http://whywewriteseries.wordpress.com/
Prominent writers from TV shows and movies you love have undertaken, during the Writers' Strike, to post a series of essays on why they write. Little pieces by a different writer every day!
By some seriously cool writers, like Jane Espenson (Buffy! Gilmore Girls!) and Danny Rubin (Groundhog Day!!).
Check it out.
:)
r
With thanks to Jill for the link!
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By: Alan Silberberg,
on 4/29/2007
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Like cheering on that marathon runner who has just a few final steps to go - I raise my glass in a toast to the one and only GregoryK!
For those who don't know - (and whoever you are - how could that be?) GregoryK of GOTTABOOK has spent the last 30 days writing hysterical, original poems as part of National Poetry Month.
If you haven't had the pleasure of his silliness check out his site and read his month-long stream of poems (...and his Oddaptations are pretty darn funny too!)
And in my best rhyme-schemed way - I say:
Here's to Greg K -
Or GottaBook, as he's known.
Spent the last month
makin' up poems.
His rhymes made me laugh
In all sorts of ways -
I guess it's back to the prose
Starting on Tuesday.
Way to go Greg! It was really fun to read 'em and I imagine funner to write 'em.
To tell you how much the poetry took out of me, I then disappeared without commenting on nice posts like yours!
When you gonna do a booktoon-a-day???
And thanks for the nice words....