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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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Check check CHECK it out! Ken Min's upcoming picture book has already gotten an awesome review from Fuse #8 on SLJ!! Read all about it! I've had my copy preordered for MONTHS.

You can also find this excellent review--which includes special praise of Ken's delicious artwork, and a few samples--on GoodReads.com here (whence I lifted this cover image).

 

Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji

By F. Zia

Illustrated by Ken Min

Lee & Low Books

$17.95

ISBN: 978-1-60060-443-0

For ages 4-8

On shelves May 2011


Congratulations, Ken!! I can't wait to get my hands on the real book!!

Cheers!
Rita

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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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Here's some fun for easing back into your Monday morning: Links I've collected over the past month and a half!

In reverse chronological order:

1. http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/29/technology/tech_future/index.htm
Tomorrow's hot tech gear today
A look at some of the coolest gadgets and technologies coming soon.

The Hug shirt: With the development of video conferencing and Web cameras, maintaining a long-distance relationship has never been easier. Now there's a way to bring touch into the picture.

The Hug shirt, using Bluetooth technology and embedded sensors, makes it possible to send a hug to another wearer of a Hug shirt over distance. An added bonus: The shirts are machine washable. But the cost of a hug can be pricey - the shirts are expected to retail for around $500 to $700 apiece.

The entire article is short. Check check check it out! It lists five weird inventions-in-progress, of which this was one.


2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5355546.stm
New recruit joins Terracotta Army
A German student briefly fools police by posing as one of China's
terracotta warriors at the world heritage site.
(via Emmie on 9/18)


3. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0qw7ByxX0X8
Two guys go way out their way to recreate the Bellagio fountain using Diet Coke and Mentos. Now that´s entertainment.
(Via Alvina Ling at Bloomabilities on 9/21!)


4. Chewbacca has a blog:
http://rrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnhhhh.blogspot.com/
(Via Alvina's comment on A Fuse #8 Production)


5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4693520.stm
Husband eats 50-yr-old chicken
(Via a commenter on Mike and Maria's blog)


6. http://franklinavenue.blogspot.com/2006/08/there-are-do-ritos-and-then-there-are.html
You simply must look at this Japanese packaging for Doritos. With more info here:
http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/11/2100500.html
http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/13/2111701.html
(via comments on Franklin Avenue on 8/7, via JustJenn, via Japundit)


7. Can this be??
http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/06-05-23-01.all.html
Yale Shuttle Bus Powered by Recycled Cooking Oil From the Yale Dining Halls!!
Quoth the article:

Oil used for frying in the dining halls is collected by Yale Recycling and delivered to Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, where Johnson works with students to turn the waste oil into biodiesel.

(via Yale alumni e-newsletter)


8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NhSQARojp0
This commercial for "March of the Emperor" is not only super dear to my heart, it made Damon laugh out loud.
(Via Greg at GottaBook on 8/23!)


And finally, though I have been slow to pass this particular goody on, it still rocks my world:

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI
The OK-GO Treadmills video!!
(via Felisa in email first, though everybody and their sister's neighbor has posted this since, along with links to their live performances!)


Originally I wanted to set up mini polls for every single one of these links, to get your easy feedback. But time grows short.

What did you think? :)
r

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