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Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:29:31 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled It has arrived at my house . . . and it's coming to your fave bookstore July 23!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:58:08 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled The Next Big Thing Blog Hop:
Anne Marie said, "The Next Big Thing Blog Hop celebrates what writers are working on or what they have coming up next. Welcome to my stop!I was tagged by my dear friend from the 2004 Highlights Foundation Workshop at Chautauqua, Kami Kinard, who is the author of THE..." more
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:51:55 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Good news for VAMPIRINA BALLERINA!:
Anne Marie said, "It has been a number of months now since my fabulous agent Linda Pratt told me that Disney Jr. might be interested in the option for television rights of VAMPIRINA BALLERINA. So for months, I've just smiled gratefully and bit my lip whenever a..." more
Friday, December 7, 2012 2:17:04 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled My Best Friends, a scrapbook by Vampirina Ballerina:
Anne Marie said, "This little project was, for me, a celebration of dancing and of good friends. I especially enjoyed putting in all the pictures of little girls who dressed as Vampirina for Halloween--but remember, Vampirina dances all year long."
Saturday, November 3, 2012 9:38:39 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Talking with the wee ones . . .:
Anne Marie said, "Yesterday I visited Foundations Child Development Center. I had planned to read to the three-year-old classes and the pre-Kindergarten. But when the toddler teachers asked if I'd read to their students, too, how could I say no? Of course,..." more
Thursday, November 1, 2012 1:28:36 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled The day after Halloween . . .:
Anne Marie said, "When I was writing it, it never for a second occurred to me that VAMPIRINA BALLERINA was a Halloween book. Sure, it's about a vampire, but to me, it was always a ballet book. That said, I'm absolutely tickled to hear that little girls..." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:30:31 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled What Ten Years Brings: Mid-Atlantic SCBWI 2012:
Anne Marie said, "This past weekend, I headed to Northern Virginia for my yearly trek to the Mid-Atlantic SCBWI conference. I wasn't speaking this year, but I was on the critique faculty. I like this; it gives me a chance to do something I think can be really..." more
Saturday, October 13, 2012 8:26:44 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Vampirina's in the NYTimes!:
Anne Marie said, "http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/12/books/review/12monsters-ss.html?smid=fb-shareCheck her out on pages 5 and 6 along with some other great monster books!"
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 10:50:16 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Good news!:
Anne Marie said, "I've known this for a while, but I've been given leave to make it public now.LeUyen Pham and I are working on a sequel to VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, tentatively titled VAMPIRINA HOLDS A SLEEPOVER. Yep, our favorite vampire ballerina has lots of..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 5:20:37 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Little Tidbits that Make Me Smile:
Anne Marie said, "1. thatgirlygirl was in a dance store the other day and her daughter overheard a little girl saying she was going to be Vampirina for Halloween. How cool is that! If you want to be Vampirina yourself, here's a link to a document that..." more
Saturday, September 8, 2012 12:29:53 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Five for Friday:
Anne Marie said, "1. My oldest is registered to vote, and excited to be voting for the first time in a Presidential election year. I voted for the first time in 1983. I don't think I had a very interesting ballot, but it was a ballot and it mattered.2. ..." more
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:05:26 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Surprise of the week . . .:
Anne Marie said, "Out of curiosity, I started a thread on Verla's yesterday about how-much-is-too-much when it comes to book talk, particularly about one's own recently-released book. I had decided not to post this picture on Facebook because it seemed..." more
Monday, August 20, 2012 12:58:33 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled I survived! And I think I had fun!:
Anne Marie said, "More than anything, Saturday's launch party for VAMPIRINA BALLERINA is a blur to me. We had a lovely turnout, with lots of kids, which is really what I wanted. And any number of those little girls came in tutus or other dance wear (or put on..." more
Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:46:22 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled :
Anne Marie said, "The last time I posted was on August 7, the day VAMPIRINA BALLERINA was published. I called August 7 her birthday, but today really feels like her birthday, because today is the launch party.I have had this idea in my head about the launch party..." more
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 9:37:05 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Today's the day . . .:
Anne Marie said, "I thought it was tomorrow. I knew Vampirina's birthday was August 7, but I thought August 7 was on Wednesday. I counted wrong. (Hey, I'm a writer, not a mathematician.) When newport2newport pointed this out to me, I was..." more
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 11:06:41 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Things I've been doing this summer:
Anne Marie said, "Aside from sleeping, I think the activity taking up more of my time than any other is driving, and not anywhere fun! With two teens working and two younger ones with activities and friends, I drive-drive-drive all the time. I've also been..." more
Monday, July 9, 2012 2:42:46 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Teachers Write!:
Anne Marie said, "Most of you diehard LJ folks probably know about Kate Messner's ambitious and excellent Teachers Write! camp that she's holding this summer on her blog.I appreciated the chance to write a mini-lesson on one of my favorite topics, reading..." more
Monday, June 18, 2012 9:26:08 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled :
Anne Marie said, "Dear Tennis Coach:Since tennis begins at 8 a.m., emails that tell us tennis is cancelled because of the weather are more helpful if they come at 7:45 instead of 9:30.Sincerely,Not Angry, Just Helpful"
Friday, June 15, 2012 8:08:10 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Five for Friday -- CREPS:
Anne Marie said, "In high school, one of my social studies teachers taught us the initialism CREPS, standing for culture, religion, economics, politics, social. When you are writing about a historical event or movement, she wanted us to be sure to take into account..." more
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:48:16 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Five For Friday - Counting My Way Through the Week:
Anne Marie said, "1. Dropped in unexpectedly on ONE awesome agent, just to say hi and introduce her to the 2/3 of the fam who were traveling with me.2. Bought TWO quarts of beautiful strawberries from a roadside stand. 3. Attended THREE graduations: my oldest..." more
Saturday, June 2, 2012 1:59:28 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Five for Friday:
Anne Marie said, "1. I'd like to begin by asking for your prayers for my poor little Daddy, who was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon straight from his doctor's appointment for heart issues. He is 79 years old, and cannot seem to..." more
Friday, May 25, 2012 3:26:23 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Five for Friday:
Anne Marie said, "1. The June/July issue of The 4:00 Book Hook will be coming out next Friday, and I think it's looking good. We've got a piece from our wonderful LJ friend jbknowles, a really interesting interview with first-time author Michelle Cuevas,..." more
Monday, May 7, 2012 4:11:07 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled Three months from today . . .:
Anne Marie said, "Jo Knowles's lovely SEE YOU AT HARRY'S comes out tomorrow, which through one of those thought-chains we all have, made me calculate that VAMPIRINA BALLERINA comes out three months from today. And I haven't shared the cover here, so I..." more
Monday, April 30, 2012 11:17:20 AM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled :
Anne Marie said, "I am working on getting my homemade pizza as good as I possibly can, given the parameters with which I am faced. I have been working on this for about two months and have learned a lot.1) Heat the pizza stone for about an hour before you bake the..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:29:31 PM
Anne Marie Pace wrote a blog post titled :
Anne Marie said, "Goodreads Book Giveaway Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover by Anne Marie Pace Giveaway ends July 23, 2013. See the..." more