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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 6:29:39 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled It's Friday Night!!:
Keely said, "Okay, I know it's Tuesday but it feels Friday. Like Friday night - work is over - my book SNOWPOCALYPSE is finished.Just like Friday is yay! work is over, but you know you're going back on Monday, I know this YA isn't finished forever finished only..." more
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:30:01 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Look Up:
Keely said, "At times it's hard to realize you haven't looked up from all the swirling dust you've been creating. And when you do you think wow, is it really that long since I blogged, do i even need to blog did anyone miss me or is it like a tree silently..." more
Thursday, August 30, 2012 5:25:22 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled The Master Baker and The Owl:
Keely said, "Gearing up for back to school means a sudden realization that I need to clear a backlog of stuff. You know all that stuff that I was so sure I'd have plenty of time to do over the summer, like designing and printing up a new selection of cards. I..." more
Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:34:22 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled snow clouds:
Keely said, "It's almost time to get back into the YA! So, some developments over summer - it's going to be pared down and much better and now reverts back to its original name - BLACKOUT.below is a list of words floating around my head setting the scene. Notice..." more
Sunday, May 6, 2012 5:25:02 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Parrack Prints!!:
Keely said, "Parrack Prints Not the most subtle of names but hey - I didn't have a lot of time and who knew that if your new company didn't have your name in it there was a dance with red tape required - three spins and some pr? Exactly neither did I. I have..." more
Friday, March 16, 2012 9:24:52 AM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled The Things I do for Art - Travel:
Keely said, "When I was writing Fragments, the YA this blog was named after - I took pictures like this...I spent a week in Nottingham exploring all the places the book was set in, getting all the details, noticing all the stone faces and the fantastic..." more
Friday, February 10, 2012 3:13:24 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled The Things I Do For Art - movies.:
Keely said, "By art I mean writing. I know, artistic license, or what? Still...This YA is set in Tahoe during a snow storm, with a ghost. Here's some of the things I'm doing. I've already told you what I'm listening to so now I'm sharing the visuals.- Watching..." more
Friday, February 3, 2012 1:41:19 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Cheating & competitions but not cheating in competitions!:
Keely said, "Okay, strictly this isn't cheating, it's how to get myself to work without feeling depressed/desperate/like I can't write/bored/distracted. One of my many New Year's resolutions was to have more fun & laugh more. I'm applying this to my writing. So..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:55:41 AM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Three yays!:
Keely said, "Happy New Year!THE FIRST YAY!So, mine has started with a leap and a skip,remember the haiku picture book I've been working on? Well I sent it off to Schuyler Hooke @ Random House (wonderful guy) last Friday -- yes, that's the first YAY! It's the..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:49:39 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled A Monster of a Writer - Newbery Ponders:
Keely said, "WARNING CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS BUT REALLY ONLY FROM THE FIRST PAGESo back again and for my wonderful Adults Read Kids Books club - I am rereading A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. We read the cream of the crop, all possible Newbery Award ..." more
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:39:53 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Barbados and rain:
Keely said, "A dreamy video - I rediscovered The Real Tuesday Weld today whilst looking for musical Xmas gifts for far flung family members - love this and this...Which despite being about rain is to me pretty Christmassy! And here's a gorgeous room with a..." more
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:57:23 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Tahoe & Haiku:
Keely said, "So, yes, two posts in a month, I must be feeling creative. Do you remember way back on Nov 1st when I said I was doing the NANOWRIMO? Well...it's stopped. I realized unlike many fabulous writers I am unable to write several genres at the same time...." more
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 7:13:02 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Linger on...NANOWRMO and Hugo:
Keely said, "So, I did it!! WOOT! WOOT! draft number 2 of Lottie, now called 'Green Skies,' that's my favourite title so far. It is still a mess, but it's my 278 page 78k word mess and it's coming together.So that shoved away it's NOV 1st - NANOWRMO - or Write a..." more
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:56:57 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled NaNoWrMo & Moneyball:
Keely said, "Seaside BreaksI have been spending a lot of time at Half Moon Bay recently, there's something about watching the ocean that's strangely calming, accentuated by Luka and his friends frantic actions, digging, running around the shore and jumping into..." more
Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:44:16 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled OCTOBER????:
Keely said, "Okay, so it isn't quite - but it's so close! How did autumn sneak up like that?If you want a spooky YA read try my friend Gretchen McNeil's debut - POSSESS, seriously fun read and very atmospheric, located in SF foggy Sunset district and oozing with..." more
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 11:44:05 AM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Dawn Chorus:
Keely said, "What is it about bird song that shoots such joy through your heart? This English one even makes me feel homesick!!I am busy researching the Contents content for my Haiku Picture Book - Dawn to Dusk in the Forgotten Garden. It's so much fun to get..." more
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:54:57 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled A touch obsessed:
Keely said, " My fellow inkies book comes out TODAY!!! I got a sneak preview and it's wonderful, lyrical, beautifully crafted, skillful world building and inventive characters and can't get the image of the black flower stain out of my head! Seriously you..." more
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:03:25 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Sunflowers:
Keely said, " What is it about Sunflowers that you can't help but smile when you see one - go on I dare you stand in front of a sunflower and DON"T smile! So, way back in April after New Zealand (see previous blogs) I planted what looked like a very sad little..." more
Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:25:19 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled White handkerchief:
Keely said, " Grace, Cameron and me, preparing our bras for the cause! Sitting balanced on top of a worn out picnic basket, besides a black top that I never wear, that stubbornly insists it needs ironing anyway, rests a white handkerchief. This time, two..." more
Monday, May 30, 2011 8:17:03 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled The Awesomeness of New Zealand, Mike Jung and P.J. Hoover's Book Give Away Contest!:
Keely said, "Part One The Awesomeness of New Zealand So, yes it's been a while since the last post but it is the same month -- not too shabby!First, New Zealand was amazing and finally here are some pictures!This is a Kaka - I really really wanted to see a..." more
Monday, May 9, 2011 8:58:37 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Digging & Brooding:
Keely said, "So, yes, I've been away - to the land of pies, fish and chips and Milo, sheep, kiwis and kakas - and it was amazing! Pictures soon I promise!Meanwhile we stayed with our friends Heather & Lee and their kids, Jack, Lily & Luke for a while and they..." more
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:48:24 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled surf shacks & parcel tax:
Keely said, "Spring is here but my mood's all dark cloud!That's been my week. Trying hard to book surf shacks and cabins and B&B's and calling sick friends, and booking flights and interviewing people about parcel tax and why nobody can be bothered to volunteer..." more
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:32:19 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Voice quest:
Keely said, "So this was Asilomar - magic, where I attended a SCBWI writing conference, met lots of new friends and drank with old ones and learnt loads of inspiring new things and heard awesome speakers like David Wiesner and Cynthia Lord and tried hard to..." more
Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:05:50 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled Amost cocooning:
Keely said, "This is Lotus Flower from King of Limbs - yes that is Thom Yorke dancing.Okay, so I'm venturing into cocoon mode to get really into to the voice of my main character - Lottie - this involves not really going out much, drinking lots of red wine in..." more
Monday, April 28, 2014 5:39:18 PM
Keely Parrack wrote a blog post titled That peskly first line!:
Keely said, "My friend Lia was lamenting that her first chpater was nowhere near as good as she meant it to be, but as she hadn't yet finished her first draft, my advice was think of it as a place holder and keep writing until you get to the end. (Lia is a..." more