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Writers Emily Gould and Ruth Curry, the two women behind the Emily Books project, hope to raise $40,000.00 on Kickstarter. They plan to use the funds to revamp their company website. We’ve embedded a video about the project above.

Here’s more from the Kickstarter page: “We’ve decided to partner with Rumors, Andy Pressman’s design firm, to create the Emilybooks.com of our dreams that we’ve just described. We’re impressed with their work on the Verso and Melville House websites and we want to compete in the same league as those guys. With these advancements, our hope is that we’ll attract more readers and subscribers and be able to grow, to reach more readers, to materially support the careers of the writers we love, and to make sure Emily Books lives long into the future.”

Welcome to our Kickstarter Publishing Project of the Week, a feature exploring how authors and publishers are using the fundraising site to raise money for book projects. If you want to start your own project, check out How To Use Kickstarter to Fund Your Publishing Project.

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By this time next week, retired Gawker writer Emily Gould's long essay "Exposed" will have been batted around every literary blog in the neighborhood. Her writing about blogging has already stirred up six-hundred readers.

No matter what you think about the whole over-blogged debate, you should read it. It's an intimate look at how the writing world works nowadays, and the prose is pretty addictive.

When you are finished reading, you should turn off your computer-screen.

We've spent all week writing about writing, and then we spent more time reading comments written about writing about writing. None of it will fill your writing note-book. Go find something beautiful in the real world. Write about that. 

If you need some writing therapy, check out this YouTube clip over at Elegant Variation. It's novelist John Berger introducing his book about art--Ways of Seeing. Around the six-minute mark, Berger looks at a gorgeous painting in a Renaissance chapel. He reminds us to slow down and think about the cosmic frame that used to surround these works of art--an amazing lesson for our over-blogged imaginations.

Watch the video here: “Behind its image is God. Before it, believers close their eyes, the don’t need to go on looking at it. They know it marks the place of meaning.”

Sophie Stone is not happy when her father, the famous horror film director, decides to move the family from L.A. to the small town of Mystic Massachusetts where he grew up. Mystic has a long history of witchcraft and the occult, none of which remotely interest Sophie, who tries to distance herself from her father's passion for horror any way she can. Sophie is less than thrilled to learn that

Sam Riddleburger has created a Christmas keepsake for those involved with the Blogging for a Cure effort and those hanging ornaments on trees this year (those celebrating in other ways can still make one and, say, hang it in your window). It’s awfully thoughtful of him. Go see.

Hey you!

The Blogging for a Cure effort for Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure is complete! I think it went well. Wahoo! Yesterday was the final day of illustrator/snowflake features. Since I know of at least two more new ‘07 snowflakes which were not featured by a blogger, I’m showing them to you here. These are the last snowflakes I’ll be featuring, as auctions begin today. Above is “Golden Snowflake” by Inga Poslitur (who, as I understand it, has not illustrated any children’s books, though she’s otherwise very busy), which you can bid on today in Auction 1. The bottom snowflake, “Swept Away,” is by Linda Bronson and can be bidded on in Auction 3. Linda’s most recent illustrated book is My First Nutcracker by Stephanie True Peters (Dutton Juvenile; September 2007).

I think this entire Blogging for a Cure effort has been wonderful on many levels, and it wouldn’t have been the success it was if it weren’t for all the bloggers (over 65 bloggers — not to mention all the others in the sidelines who helped promote the cause) who wrote the snowflake/illustrator features to which we’ve been treated for over a month now. Not a single blogger flaked out (lame pun intended) and dropped the ball. I was warned about perhaps having to scramble for someone, to pull a last-minute illustrator feature out of the air, but everyone pulled through and did a bang-up job. That right there is seven kinds of awesome, my friends. Thank you to all the participating bloggers — and all the ones who emailed and lent support and posted about it and talked up the auctions. You all rock. And rawk.

And remember that, as a result of this fundraising effort, we now have a handy-dandy, informative resource for picture book lovers everywhere — this page, which lists all the features, many of them interviews with children’s book illustrators.

Note that Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect has a list of the illustrators whose snowflakes can be bidded on today (in the order they appear at the Robert’s Snow auction site) at her blog (in her sidebar). Their names are all linked to their Blogging for a Cure feature or to their own web site.

I feel a bit awkward or, I dunno, goofy saying this, as if I’m at the Oscars or something, but I just want to quickly say (since this was not a small undertaking): Thanks to Dana-Farber (particularly, Lauren Nash) and Grace Lin for letting us do this; thanks to Elaine Magliaro for all her help and support; thanks to Eisha for letting me possess the blog for over one month with snowflake posts; and thanks to Jen Robinson and Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect for sharing their HTML codes for the weekly snowflake-feature schedules with participating bloggers. They stepped up to the plate and offered to do that, which made posting about the daily schedules very easy for everyone.

The last thing I want to say is this: It’s very likely that each person reading this and even every participating blogger in this effort knows someone who has been affected by cancer in some way. That’s one reason we all banded together to do this. We wanted to drive traffic to the auctions and raise more money for cancer research. I really, really hope we have done that — that more people will know about the auctions now and go bid. But the primary reason I wanted to do this was for Grace Lin and for the memory of her husband, which might sound a bit melodramatic or corny coming from me, someone who never met Robert and who hasn’t even met Grace in person. But many of us know how devastating it is to lose someone dear to us at way-too-young an age. So this was in honor of Robert and for Grace, too. I’m sure I speak for all the participating bloggers when I say we hope it gave her a much-needed boost during a difficult time.

Now go buy snowflakes! To borrow Cheryl Klein’s repeated mantra at Brooklyn Arden, “FIGHT CANCER! BUY SNOWFLAKES! YEAH!”

Late-Morning Addendum: Because these snowflakes are just that interesting, I’m going to show you one more, which can be bidded on in Auction 3. This is “Meet Jack Frost” by illustrator Derek Anderson, the illustrator of the Little Quack books (written by Lauren Thompson) and a number of other titles, including his most recent illustrated title, Romeo and Lou Blast Off (Simon & Schuster; November ‘07), which he also wrote.

Brrrrr. I’m gettin’ cold just looking at Jack Frost and his ice goatee.

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Pictured here is an ‘07 snowflake, entitled “Cupid and Psyche,” which was not on the initial list and so not covered by a blogger in the Blogging for a Cure effort. I’m happy to be able to feature it. It was created by Rebecca Guay and can be bidded upon in Auction 3. Guay’s most recent illustrated book, I believe, is Muti’s Necklace: The Oldest Story in the World (Houghton Mifflin, 2006), written by Louise Hawes and described by School Library Journal as “an original fairy tale about familial love and its power to thwart even the majesty of Pharaoh,” the adaptation of and expansion of an ancient Egyptian story. She also illustrated Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple’s The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories, published in 2004.

And, just because I know of at least three more snowflakes that are new but not snagged by a blogger to feature, I’ll show you one more today (and can show you the other two tomorrow when I wrap up Blogging for a Cure and everyone starts bidding on snowflakes). This one (below) was created by Kathy Jakobsen, one of America’s premier folk artists. Having lived once before near D.C., I like that there’s a snowflake out there for us cherry-blossom lovers. Kathy’s most recent illustrated title is My New York: New Anniversary Edition (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003).

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Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Pictured here is an ‘07 snowflake, entitled “Wishing,” which was not on the initial list and so not covered by a blogger in the Blogging for a Cure effort. I’m happy to be able to feature it. It was created by Jui Ishida and will be sold in Auction 3. Jui illustrated Janet Buell’s wonderful Sail Away, Little Boat (Carolrhoda Books, 2006). A web search reveals that Ishida will be illustrating Good Night, Little One: Bedtime Around the World by Chris Matsuda next year (Rising Moon) as well.

If you missed them, you can read yesterday’s features here. If you collect dolls or know someone who does, here’s a snowflake for you.

Don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Here is today’s schedule:

• Paul Brewer, featured by Elizabeth Burns at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
• Aaron Zenz, featured by Jo Whittemore at Jo’s Journal
• Wendy Edelson, featured by Adrienne Furness at What Adrienne Thinks About That
• Joan Waites, featured by Susan Thomsen at Chicken Spaghetti

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Pictured here is an ‘07 snowflake which was not on the initial list and so not covered by a blogger in the Blogging for a Cure effort. I’m happy to be able to feature it. It was created by multi-media artist and illustrator and animator and comic book artist (whew, busy man) Brian Biggs, and it’s entitled “Ice Skater’s Waltz” (for sale in Auction 2). The auction site states: “{Brian’s} past lives include those of an art director, professor, competitive accordion player, and television personality.” Brian most recently illustrated One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales by Garth Nix (Eos) and Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids’ Guide by Lynn Brunelle (Workman Publishing Company), both published this past summer. How did I miss that first one? It looks particularly interesting.

If you missed them, you can read yesterday’s features here. My fun fact for the day was learning that illustrator Mary Newell DePalma, as featured by Elaine Magliaro, used to work as a sign language interpreter, as did I. Who knew?

Don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Here is today’s schedule:

• Mary Haverfield, featured by Paula Willey at Your Neighborhood Librarian
• Lisa Kopelke, featured by Lisa Schroeder at Lisa’s Little Corner of the Internet
• Salley Mavor, featured by Liz Dubois at ChatRabbit
• Greg Newbold featured at The Longstockings
• Elizabeth Sayles, featured by Gina Ruiz at AmoXcalli and Cuentecitos

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Today’s 2007 snowflake (pictured above) — which was not assigned to a blogger, so I’m happy to feature it here — was created by Brooklyn editorial illustrator, children’s book illustrator, designer, painter, and sculptor James T. Williamson, whose blog branches off in many directions: his work as a children’s book illustrator (where he talks about some of his books); his work as designer and illustrator on CD covers and posters; and his work as a “computer painter” at Impressionist Robot. Look at his post about his ‘05 snowflake, “Vincent Van Goghflake.” The back of that snowflake is pictured here. And if you click here and scroll down a bit, you can see his ‘04 snowflake, “Edward Hopper Snowfake, an interpretive copy of Edward Hopper’s New York Corner, 1913 with extrapolated dendrites and snow.” (more…)

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

The above ‘07 snowflake by Kristina Swarner wasn’t on the initial Blogging for a Cure list, so it was not assigned to a blogger to feature. I’m pleased to show it here. Just look at that lovely snowflake! And Ms. Swarner’s portfolio. And this, too. And here’s an ‘05 feature at Embracing the Child. Her work is not familiar to me, but I have now found a new illustrator whose books I must explore. I really like her style. According to my web search, her most recent illustrated title is The Bedtime Sh’ma: A Good Night Book, written by Sarah Gershman and published this year by EKS Publishing. She also illustrated Doris Gayzagian’s One White Wishing Stone: A Beach Day Counting Book in 2006 (published by National Geographic) and 2005’s Before You Were Born (Roaring Brook Press), a retelling by Howard Schwartz of a Jewish legend in which Lailah, a guardian angel, places the indentation that everyone has on the upper lip just before a baby is born. (more…)

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Many thanks to Elaine Magliaro for telling me about some beautiful snowflakes she saw in person at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framinghman, Massachusetts, on Sunday, November 4th (here is her post about it). These are snowflakes who haven’t been assigned to a blogger in the Blogging for a Cure effort, so I was able to snag images of them from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and will be showing them to you over the next couple of days.

This one is from set and costume designer, artist, and illustrator Vladimir Shpitalnik, and isn’t it just breathtaking? Here’s the link to the illustration page of his web site. His most recent book, written with Connie Evans, is Sasha and Babushka: A Story of Russia (published by Soundprints, and I’m having trouble figuring out if the copyright date is ‘06 or ‘07, but it’s one of those).

Also, please note the comment from illustrator Yuyi Morales at this older post. Thank goodness, she wants to clarify that her beautiful ‘07 snowflake for Robert’s Snow, “Little Night: See Me Shine” (pictured above), is actually a music box. Be still, my heart. Just when we thought that snowflake couldn’t be any better, we find out it plays music. Squee! Yuyi also created this video about the creation of the snowflake, which tells you much more about it. Just look at the close-ups of Little Night’s snowflake-covered cloud-for-hair. I love it! This is not something you can necessarily see from the image of the snowflake, so thanks to Yuyi for sharing that video with us (and for sending us this alternate photo of the snowflake). This snowflake, as a reminder, can be bidded on in Auction 1.

One more quick note: The current Horn Book Podcast features an interview with Grace Lin and Alvina Ling, in which Grace talks a bit about the Robert’s Snow fundraising efforts.

If you missed them, you can read yesterday’s features here. And don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Here is today’s schedule:

• Cynthia Decker, featured by Pam Calvert at The Silver Lining
• Cecily Lang, featured by Kate Messner at Kate’s Book Blog
• Jane Dyer, featured by Emily Beeson at Whimsy Books
• Akemi Gutierrez, featured by Gina Ruiz at AmoXcalli and Cuentecitos
• Lee White, featured by Josephine Cameron at Please Come Flying

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Pictured here, just ’cause I like it, is Sophie Blackall’s 2005 snowflake, “Winter Swallow.” Her ‘07 snowflake, “Flying Fox and Three Babies,” which is also quite beautiful, was featured here by Jennifer at not your mother’s bookclub during the second week of this Blogging for a Cure effort. Okay, it’s too beautiful to not just go ahead and post again, so I’ll do that just underneath today’s schedule below.

If you missed them, you can read yesterday’s features here. Yesterday’s write-up featured the second dino-flake I’ve seen in all the snowflakes thus far this year. So, if you want to see that and are generally trying to keep up, go read ‘em and enjoy — and don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Also, don’t miss Elizabeth Burn’s interview with Diana Magnuson here! Liz posted about her snowflake on November 1st, but she just got Diana’s interview responses in and did a separate post with them. Thanks, Liz and Diana!

Here is today’s schedule:

• John Nez, featured by Liz Dubois at ChatRabbit
• Liza Woodruff, featured by “MsMac” at Check It Out
• Jane Dippold, featured by “LindaBudz” at Just Like the Nut
• Mike Wohnoutka, featured by Laura Purdie Salas at laurasalas

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Pictured here is R. Gregory Christie’s 2004 snowflake, “Christmas Dew.” Not only do I love this snowflake, but I just finished Ann Patchett’s new novel, Run, which is so entirely and perfectly wonderful (and I may not review here at 7-Imp; I might just cut myself a break from reviewing every dang thing I read). Anyway, this is exactly how I imagined the character of Kenya (from Run) looking. Exactly. When I stumbled upon this flake just now, I thought, I know her.

If you missed them, you can read yesterday’s features here. All the illustrators featured yesterday were interviewed, and you don’t want to miss Amy Young’s beautiful snowflake. So, if you missed them yesterday and are trying to keep up, go read ‘em and enjoy — and don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Here is today’s schedule:

• Tim Coffey, featured by Pam Calvert at The Silver Lining
• Elizabeth Dulemba, featured by Stephanie Ruble at sruble’s world
• Chris Gall, featured by Gail Maki Wilson at Through the Studio Door
• Amy Schimler, featured by Josephine Cameron at Please Come Flying

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Pictured here is Mélanie Watt’s new ‘07 snowflake, “Scaredy Squirrel Snowflake,” and it was featured yesterday by Emily Beeson at Whimsy Books. I’m posting it again, because, well, just look at it and you can see why I would want to post it again. ‘Cause lordamercy it is awesome. So funny. As Sara put it in a comment at Emily’s post yesterday, “I think I would smile every time I saw it, no matter how many times that was.” Well put. Word to that. Gotta love Scaredy Squirrel.

And remember: Beware frostbite.

The rest of yesterday’s features are here. They’re all great, so if you missed them and are trying to keep up, go read ‘em and enjoy — and don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Here is today’s schedule:

• R.W. Alley, featured by Jama Rattigan at at Jama Rattigan’s Alphabet Soup
• Jeannie Brett, featured by Cynthia Lord at cynthialord’s Journal
• Daniel Mahoney, featured by Kris Bordessa at Paradise Found
• Amy Young, featured by Kate Messner at Kate’s Book Blog

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule. In honor of Poetry Friday, the snowflake pictured here is Jane Yolen’s 2005 snowflake, “Second Snow” (see this post for her ‘04 poem-on-a-snowflake). Jane wrote this poem especially for Robert’s Snow. Calligrapher Amy Lin inscribed the words.

Did you see yesterday’s features? All the features are fab, and I appreciate all the participating bloggers. For a great story about the sheer power of elementary art teachers, see Josephine Cameron’s feature on Matt Tavares and his snowflake.

Don’t forget this page where all the features are being compiled in one spot.

Here is today’s schedule.

• Susan Kathleen Hartung, featured by Elaine Magliaro at Wild Rose Reader
• Mary Peterson, featured by Cheryl Klein at Brooklyn Arden
• Annette Simon, featured by “MsMac” at Check It Out
• Mélanie Watt, featured by Emily Beeson at Whimsy Books

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule. The snowflake pictured here is Calef Brown’s 2005 snowflake, entitled “Minotaur in an Argyle Cardigan.”

Did you see yesterday’s features? Our last Blogging for a Cure podcast was posted at Just One More Book!! And it was an informative interview with illustrator Scott Magoon, who is also an art director at Houghton Mifflin and talked about the role of an art director (which I had all wrong in my head, so I’m glad JOMB and Scott set me straight). All the features were great, and that feature reminded me — as many have — what a great resource we’ll have when the whole fundraising effort is said and done (as I’m compiling them all on this page for all of us picture book lovers).

Below is today’s schedule. Also, please note that Sam Riddleburger has asked that you visit again his feature of Jeff Ebbeler from yesterday. Sam wasn’t able to post an image of Jeff’s snowflake ’til later in the morning after some folks had already visited his blog and read the feature. I’m tellin’ ya, too: You don’t want to miss Jeff’s snowflake. Very, very cool piece of art.

• Geneviève Côté, featured by cloudscome at a wrung sponge
• Linda Graves, featured by Paula Willey at Your Neighborhood Librarian
• James Gurney, featured by Charlotte Taylor at Charlotte’s Library
• Matt Tavares, featured by Josephine Cameron at Please Come Flying

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule. The snowflake pictured here is an older one (2005), created by illustrator Eric Rohmann.

Quick note: Remember when I featured Jane Yolen’s beautiful ‘04 snowflake, her original poem on a snowflake from that year? Well, I didn’t know then — but I know now — that the artist who did the calligraphy on that flake is Agy Wilson (she’s also an author and egg artist as well as an illustrator and calligrapher). You can read all about her here at Yellapalooza or see some of her artwork here. Wahoo!

Did you see yesterday’s features? Jama Rattigan talked to Carol Schwartz about her art-making process, and as I read it, I was reminded what a great resource we’re building on this page (where all the features are being compiled) for those interested in reading about picture book art and illustrators. All the features were great, and thanks — as usual — to all participating bloggers.

Here is today’s snow schedule:

• Jeff Ebbeler, featured by Sam Riddleburger at his blog
• Scott Magoon, featured by Mark and Andrea at Just One More Book!!
• Connie McLennan, featured by Alyssa at The Shady Glade
• Julie Paschkis, featured by David Elzey at the excelsior file

Addendum: Please note that Sam Riddleburger has said that he finally got an image of Jeff Ebbeler’s ‘07 snowflake up at his feature. Don’t miss it!

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule. The snowflake pictured here is Peter Sís’ 2004 snowflake, entitled “Fish.”

Did you see yesterday’s features? Anna Alter shared — in her feature at The Longstockings’ blog — a series of photos depicting the creative process for her snowflake. And to see the second lovely lion snowflake in this year’s auction, go see Jo Whittemore’s feature of Cece Bell and her snowflake. All the features were a treat to read; thanks to all participating bloggers.

Here is today’s snow schedule. Yes, it’s a Snow Day again:

• Carol Heyer, featured by Alyssa at The Shady Glade
• Joe Kulka, featured by Liz Dubois at ChatRabbit
• Steven James Petruccio, featured by Wendy E. Betts at Blog From the Windowsill
• Carol Schwartz, featured by Jama Rattigan at jama rattigan’s alphabet soup

Don’t forget this page with the master schedule of all the features thus far.

One of my wee daughters is slightly ill, and I don’t have as much time this evening (Sunday) to devote to doing up today’s Robert’s Snow schedule all pretty with some gorgeous snowflake from a previous year. I have just about enough time to merely post today’s schedule — and add my usual comments: Don’t miss yesterday’s great features, and don’t forget this page with the master schedule of all the features thus far. Enjoy today’s features. Until tomorrow . . .

• Anna Alter at The Longstockings
• Laura Huliska Beith, featured by Andrea and Mark at Just One More Book!!
• Cece Bell, featured by Jo Whittemore at Jo’s Journal
• Denise Ortakales, featured by Cynthia Lord at cynthialord’s Journal

Okay, wow. Look at that snowflake.

As you know, a whole ton of bloggers are featuring some of this year’s snowflakes and their artists in this Blogging for the Cure effort, which is over half-way complete, for Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure. I committed to featuring each day’s schedule here at 7-Imp, and — since I can’t stand to post without images — I started posting pictures of older snowflakes. Then I started posting images of ‘07 snowflakes that were not assigned to a blogger. But, the last time I checked, there weren’t any more not already featured or assigned to a blogger (if any illustrator out there reading this isn’t already assigned to a blogger and wants to send me your snowflake image, I’ll be happy to post it one day). So, now I’m back to posting images of older flakes, and I just stumbled upon this ‘04 snowflake by Jane Yolen, which brought tears to my eyes. Here’s the note under the snowflake at the Robert’s Snow site:

Grace was sitting in Jane’s living room, meeting for the first time, and showing her the first dozen snowflakes. They had bonded immediately, and not just because they are children’s book people. Both their husbands were struggling with cancer, though 30+ years apart. Jane sighed. “I wish I could paint. I’d do you a snowflake in a heartbeat.” Grace smiled, “Write a poem. I’ll get someone to calligraph it.” And so it happened. Not in a heartbeat. Poems don’t happen quickly, but with plenty of heart.

I. love. that. Be still, my heart.

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule. (more…)

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

The snowflake pictured here is an ‘05 one, “A White Chanukah,” created by Ann Koffsky. Ann’s ‘07 snowflake, “Jerusalem, City of Peace,” can be seen here in Anne Boles Levy’s feature of it on Tuesday of this week at Book Buds.

Did you see yesterday’s features? It was a good day for illustrators talking about their art-making processes in several interviews, including Jeremy Tankard at the excelsior file and Sara Kahn at Kate’s Book Blog. (And did you know that Kate Messner at Kate’s Book Blog is a middle school English teacher and that her students are collaborating with her on her series of illustrator profiles? They ask some good questions of their illustrators).

And remember Betsy Bird’s feature on Thursday of Meghan McCarthy’s ‘07 snowflake? Well, yesterday she showed us the box Meghan made in which the snowflake will be placed. Look at that thing! Wahoo!

• Susan Miller, featured by Paula Willey at Your Neighborhood Librarian
• Ellen Beier, featured by Adrienne Furness at What Adrienne Thinks About That
• Hideko Takahashi, featured by Pam Calvert at The Silver Lining
• Judith Moffatt, featured by Jo Whittemore at Jo’s Journal
• Wendell Minor, featured by Elaine Magliaro at Wild Rose Reader

Don’t forget this page with the master schedule of all the features thus far.

Below is today’s Robert’s Snow schedule.

Today’s ‘07 snowflake by Alissa Imre Geis, “Hope in Winter,” was already featured this past Monday by Elaine Magliaro at Wild Rose Reader. But, since it’s so beautiful and has some verses by Emily Dickinson on it, I figured it’d be a fitting Poetry Friday snowflake today. Go read Elaine’s feature to learn more about Alissa, the snowflake, and the auction dates for bidding on that beautiful work of art.

• Tracy McGuinness-Kelly, featured by Sam Riddleburger at his blog
• Sara Kahn, featured by Kate Messner at Kate’s Book Blog
• Sylvia Long, featured by Emily Beeson at Whimsy Books
• Jeremy Tankard, featured by David Elzey at the excelsior file
• Holli Conger, featured by Josephine Cameron at Please Come Flying

Did you see yesterday’s features? I think Elizabeth Burns at her feature of Diana Magnuson’s beautiful snowflake put it well when she wrote:

You know the problem with all these snowflakes? It’s like books. Every time I look at a new one, I go, “oh, THIS one is my favorite! This is the one I must own!”

Probably a lot of you are nodding your head right now. Word, Liz.

Don’t forget this page with the master schedule of all the features thus far.

I’ll close today with Cheryl Klein’s mantra, which she posts at all her snowflake features: FIGHT CANCER! BUY SNOWFLAKES! YEAH!

Here’s a zippy-quick post about the Robert’s Snow schedule for today. Hey, I’m typing this on Halloween night and am mostly tricked-and-treated out, so it’s a bit shorter than my usual posts.

• Karen Lee, featured by Stephanie Ruble at sruble’s world
• Diana Magnuson, featured by Elizabeth Burns at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
• Melissa Iwai, featured by Cheryl Klein at Brooklyn Arden
• Victoria Jamieson, featured by Gina Ruiz at AmoXcalli and at Cuentecitos
• Molly Idle, featured by Alyssa at The Shady Glade
• Meghan McCarthy, featured by Betsy Bird at A Fuse #8 Production

Did you see yesterday’s features? They were all fabulous. Who made me laugh out loud when he said, “I have always been terrified of snowflakes. I distrust their uniqueness and they way they lurk”? You’ll have to read all the features to find out.

Excuse my hasty post. As I am every day, I am filled with much gratitude for all the bloggers doing these features, and I thank them all. That’s my story for today, and I’m stickin’ to it.