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26. Vlogging about ideas, seeds, and squirrels


I have many more tips about what to do with ideas (obviously!), but I didn't think you wanted to watch a 15-hour video. Stay tuned here over the next couple of months or subscribe to my Youtube Channel.

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27. on running, FORGE and parsnips

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28. Friday Five Linkety Love for You

1. Thank you everyone for the kind words about my vloging* attempt. Based on the feedback, I'll be doing  lot more of this. In fact, I'll be taking questions on my Twitter feed this afternoon, so if you have something you want me to answer on camera, let me know. I will try to post the next vlog tonight or tomorrow. You should subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don't miss a scintillating moment.

*blog + video = vlogging  I am still looking for a better word.

2. Many teachers and librarians wrote to say that Youtube is blocked at their schools. So I set up an account at TeacherTube. (If you are a member there, you'll find me listed as lauriehalseanderson. I'm not terribly impressed with the site, I must say.)  I am in the process of setting up acounts at SchoolTube and EduBlogs.tv, too. (I hope they are more functional than TeacherTube.)

3. I finished recording all the PSAs for next month's 25th anniversary of School Library Month, thank goodness.

4. Have you read my guest blog on TeachingBooks.net? Why not? It explains why I call myself the Mad Woman in the Forest. While you are at TeachingBook.net, listen to the very short audio clip of me explaining the correct pronunciation of my name.

5. Just in time for Women's History Month, check out this wonderful librarian's review of INDEPENDENT DAMES. Although the publisher put "grades 2-6" on the jacket, I have long argued that it is perfect for middle school classrooms that are studying the American Revolution. This teacher agrees with me. What do you think?


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29. My first vlog attempts

Be gentle, please!



What do you think?

If this has not scarred your eyeballs and you want me to do this every once in a while, do you have anything specific you want me to rant about?

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30. New Canterwood Crest cover shoot vid!



Here's another exclusive video from the Canterwood Crest photo shoot! Meet Brit--who appears for the first time in ELITE AMBITION.

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31. Saturday surprise--new Canterwood Crest vlog!



Happy Saturday, everyone! I had time to edit another video from the previous Canterwood Crest cover photo shoot, so I thought I'd share. Yay!

Here, I talk with the models who portray Heather Fox and Sasha Silver. We're all goofing off and chatting before the first shot of the day.

Enjoy! :)

PS--the vid is still processing as of now, so quality will improve soon!

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32. Video blog: Using the Wacom Cintiq and a brief diatribe on digital inking (for print output)






Here is a short video blog I put together for you. There was lots of Cintiq chat on Twitter the other day, and it inspired me to show you mine and explain a little of my process with it.

I want to clarify a couple of things I talk about.
Double-sized files
I just started working on 2X larger files, it is not a regular something I do all the time. It is kind of an experiment and so far it seems to be working well. Personally, I am thinking "fabric" right now, so for an illo that needs to be especially crisp and sharp as it is printed on fabric, I think it's a good way to go or at least a good thing to try. But, as long as it looks GOOD at 100% (and you are sure of this, because you have done your print-check :) ), then 100% is perfect! In the case of illustrating in Adobe Flash in particular, I think working a little extra larger as needed (working for print output) is a not a bad thing because, although the line is vector, if you use the "Brush" tool exclusively like I do, the line generally has more "character" to it, more variation, than a precise line a la Illustrator. This can be a double-edged sword at times. The verdict is NOT totally in on working extra large yet... But it IS what I am doing right now. (It is ALL trial and error, isn't it?)

"If I am doing a poster, I do it at 100% and deliver it that way..."
What I mean is, I will make my actual working file at actual size to print instead of twice as big. I will not make it, say, 48" x 48",  if it is actually going to print at 24" x 24". I will instead work at the actual to-print size,  24" x 24". The reasons for this are two-fold. 1) I find that inking for print in Flash larger  is a little more forgiving with any line variations than smaller, more detailed work like say, a 5.5" x 8.5" oversized postcard-sized piece of artwork. 2) The file size would be impossible to work in if it was 48" x 48". I think my processor would be smoking.

Anyway, Hope you like the vlog. If you have any questions at all, please post in

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33. Dress like Heather Fox from Canterwood Crest!

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34. Exclusive video from stylist at Canterwood Crest photo shoot



Here's the first of MANY videos from the Canterwood Crest photo shoot! Enjoy and here's a brief description of the vid:

Want to know what every girl needs to look great without spending a ton? Listen to these tips from Anna, a stylist at the latest Canterwood Crest photo shoot. Look for more exclusive videos from the shoot coming soon! And for everything about the Canterwood book series, check out www.canterwoodcrest.com!

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35. Thank you, Team Canterwood!



(Vid processing will be complete soon then quality will improve) :)

Don't forget to enter to win a copy of BEST ENEMIES below!

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36. Beth Kephart: Remain Vulnerable

For the next four months, Beth Kephart, our first author-in-residence at readergirlz, will be posting monthly video blogs in which she discusses the art (and the joys, and the frustrations) of writing. Each vlog entry will also serve as a prompt for writing contests.


Here is the first of Beth's vlog entries, with her written introduction:



"I believe that the stories that touch us are written by authors who remain vulnerable to the world - who leave themselves open to the raw wounds and the glorious possibilities of yearning, outreach, and hope. Watch the video, then write no more than ten lines of poetry or prose expressing a fully lived emotion. Send your entry to kephartblog AT comcast DOT net by September 25th, 2009. The author of the winning ten lines will receive a signed copy of Undercover, a novel about a young, aspiring poet who discovers the beauty that lives within her."


If you can't see the video below, click here.




Read my review of Undercover at YABC.

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37. Decatur Book Festival vlog



A vlog from the Decatur Book Festival. Thank you so much, DBF, for inviting me. Also, please support The Little Shop of Stories. Terra and her crew are amazing and so, so passionate about books. A full wrap up of the Festival (with maaaany pics) is coming soon. Hopefully, later today.

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38. FADE TO BLUE by Sean Beaudoin

Fade to Blue Fade to Blue
by Sean Beaudoin

August 1st 2009 by Little, Brown Young Readers
Hardcover, 208 pages
0316014176 (isbn13: 9780316014175)

4 of 5 stars

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39. Teaser video for Triple Fault



A short teaser for TRIPLE FAULT (Canterwood Crest #4)! :)

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40. Got questions? Ask away!


I posted this over on the Canterwood Crest forum, but wanted to repost it here. If you've got questions about the Canterwood books, writing, publishing, whatever--ask 'em here! Leave your question in the comments section and I'll answer all of them in a YouTube video.

You've got until August 4th to leave your question(s) here. I'll post a video soon after I compile all of them.

I think it'll be fun! :)

Don't forget to check out yesterday's post and enter to win a signed copy of Triple Fault!

PS- I hope to start replying to e-mail tomorrow! Sorry, guys!

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41. New vlog! Chapter one of Triple Fault



I decided to read the first chapter of TRIPLE FAULT! This was the third take because my BlackBerry kept going off and like the addict I am, I refused to turn off the volume even while shooting this vlog, LOL.

Hope you guys like it! :)

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42. I Should Be Writing - 005



We've had a bit of a dry spell here at Gratz Industries as a combination of wireless router disconnectivity and marathon chicken coop building have conspired to keep us from blogging. But we're back with a vengeance with a new I Should Be Writing vlog! This week, I'm helping my friend (and internationally renowned potter) Michael Kline fire his kiln.

WATCH as I stoke a 2100 degree fire!
SEE amazing pottery issue forth!
HEAR a great tune from Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle!

It's a delight for the senses this week on I Should Be Writing! (Well, at least two of the senses.)

Read Michael's pottery blog at Sawdust and Dirt
Hear Jeff and Sarah's music at jeffandsarahonline.com

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43. I Should Be Writing - 004



We've had a number of requests to post something new so that creepy picture in the following post won't RickRoll (DickRoll?) our visitors, so a new video blog seems made to order.

In today's installment, I drive seven hours across the state of North Carolina to do a school visit. Includes blurry scenery, procrastination, and Olivia Newton-John.

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44. I Should Be Writing - 003



I should be writing, but instead today I'm attending the Penland School of Crafts' Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Includes gorgeous weather, trampled children, and a caveman.

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45. I Should Be Writing - 002



In this installment, I travel to my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, to take part in the Knoxville Public Library Teen ShakesFest. Includes sword-fighting, harp-playing, and an octopus.

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46. Book Chic and Chasing Blue



Book Chic shows off Chasing Blue, the note I wrote to him in sparkly blue AND talks about our summer plans to stalk our author friend Maggie Stiefvater. Maggie has likely already hired security to thwart our plans.

Check out the first two a half minutes of the video to catch that. Thanks, BC! :) YOU ROCK!

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47. Addicted to Twitter



In case you didn't catch the video on Tara Lazar's blog, I wanted to repost it here. Tara and Roshni did such a great job. Thank you, girls! :)

And, um, I am seriously addicted to Twitter. Almost like Facebook. I even got twhirl. That's bad, isn't it? I already have phantom vibrations from my phone when I swear I'm getting a text and I'm not. If I start to hear the twhirl ping when my computer isn't on... Read the rest of this post

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48. New vlog with guests!

The Frenetic Reader posted a sweet review of Take the Reins! Thank you, Khy! :)

And there's a new video up at Tara Lazar's blog! A TTR reader interviews me via video. So. Fun.

Also, I did a podcast interview at Book Bites for Kids yesterday. Listen to the podcast here.

Happy Saturday! :)

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49. My first VLOG! Walking and Writing…

Look at me! My first VLOG!

And, erm, the camera really does add 10 pounds. LOL!

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50. Rambling about Take the Reins release

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