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Friday, April 3, 2015 7:56:23 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled in which i break the internet, as promised:
Andrew said, "Are you a writer?Do you write?Do you write "YA"?Are your characters "teens"?Do they "Pinterest" with each other in your "YA novel" about "teens"?Do you ever use the expression "WIP"? Do you have a blog?Do you worry about relevant hashtags?Have you..." more
Thursday, April 2, 2015 9:08:17 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled Rabbit, Writer:
Andrew said, "It has actually been more than a year since I've blogged.Don't worry, absolutely nothing has happened to me since 2013.Usually, when my golf buddy Amy and I write to each other, we write in lists. I am going to write a list for you today:1. I..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:16:38 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled booktober:
Andrew said, "In which I blog about book stuff and the month of October.1. I know someone who has TWO books coming out in OctoberIt's A.S. King, my friend Amy.Okay. You know how sometimes when you hear an awful lot about someone and it seems that their name keeps..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:16:38 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled puzzled pieces:
Andrew said, "If you are a bookseller or book reviewer in the UK, you may have received these strange postcards with even stranger excerpts of prose printed on their reverse sides. The postcards make a puzzle, and that's it in the photo.They were sent out by the..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:16:38 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled the ten best albums of 2013 that were not made by vampire weekend, daft punk, or arcade fire:
Andrew said, "Just because everyone else is going to have those three somewhere on their lists.Okay. Here's the thing: 2013 was largely a failed attempt at #ThrowbackThirteen.What was all this 80s nonsense being churned out? I mean, some acts did it good (Daft..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:16:38 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled tying up 2013:
Andrew said, "What's this? I know. A second blog entry in less than a week.But in less than one week, it will be 2014. And once it is officially 2014, I will have a new novel coming out in a month (Grasshopper Jungle, February 11 from Dutton/Penguin), and another..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:16:38 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled my facebook confession for 2013:
Andrew said, "See that picture up there? It's a fitting image to begin today's post, because the great people at Simon & Schuster just sent these books--right off the third printing of Winger--to congratulate me for having had such a good year.Big thanks are..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:16:38 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled so... 100 things that kicked ass in 2013:
Andrew said, "1. I took my daughter with me to New York City for a week. It was the first time I ever brought a kid with me on book tour.2. I had the best ever mini-tour in Chicago and Detroit, and made some true friends.3. I bought my daughter the most amazing..." more
Saturday, September 14, 2013 2:46:03 PM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled clutter bug:
Andrew said, "A few weeks ago--I can't remember when this came up--I was talking about writing with someone for something. Maybe it was a blog or a conference panel.I know it was something, though.The subject of outlining came up, and it had to do with how I was..." more
Saturday, September 7, 2013 12:49:39 PM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled the year of the bug:
Andrew said, "I know I haven't been here in a month.I feel guilty about that.But the reason I haven't posted anything is the exact opposite of because nothing's been happening. Too much has been going on, and I've been busy.1. I have always believed that when you..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled the shirt off my back:
Andrew said, "Okay.So Winger has been out for a few days now. Judging by the reaction on the internet, people are really liking it.The very cool thing is that people have been sending me pictures of Winger on bookshelves all over the country. I love seeing..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled the homefront:
Andrew said, "Okay, it's been a particularly rough last few days and here are a bunch of updates to my friends and family:1. The Fire -- I still have no phone service, and power has been spotty, but at least for now I have the internet and it is the only--however..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled the terrible mrs. b:
Andrew said, " I realize it's been a while since I've posted anything new here.The fire is out and our phone service (which was out for two weeks) has been restored, so I no longer have to drive five miles to the llama ranch to make a phone call.So here will..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled this:
Andrew said, "Think green.This is the cover of Grasshopper Jungle, which is coming February 20 from the amazing people at Dutton (an imprint of Penguin).There is so much I want to say about this book, and how it came to be through working with my amazing agent..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled conscientious objector:
Andrew said, "Like Ryan Dean West, my alter ego from Winger, I often have conversations with people in my head.This one's been going on for some time. It's with someone who objects to some of the elements in the novel Winger. It goes like this:CO: There sure is..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled a story map:
Andrew said, "That right there is how I mapped out most of the chapters in Grasshopper Jungle. The chapters usually begin at the ending, then have a frequently long and convoluted story in the middle that stitches together all kinds of improbable events from..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled a|lot|of|YA:
Andrew said, "So yesterday I had an online conversation with a fourteen-year-old kid about sports and reading, and stuff like that. He wanted to tell me that Winger was one of the best books he'd read in years.He said that he doesn't usually read YA, and that,..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled nyeah, nyeah, nyeah:
Andrew said, "My favorite poet is Wallace Stevens.I would have bought insurance from him, just because he was Wallace Stevens.One time, someone said something like this to Wallace Stevens: I don't understand what that poem is about.And Wallace Stevens answered..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled stupid people should never read books:
Andrew said, "That is a title of one of the chapters in Grasshopper Jungle.My copy editor, Anne, reminded me of this a few times yesterday. That particular chapter has to do with book-banning in school, and one of my favorite YA authors, Robert Cormier.Okay.I..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled changes coming:
Andrew said, "So, between now and February 20, 2014, which is when Grasshopper Jungle will be released, there will be lots of great stuff happening.Like lots of touring and stuff (which you can see on the Author Appearances tab above).And my WEBSITE has totally..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled dear major league baseball:
Andrew said, "Okay. There are lots of writing/book issues that I could talk about today, but I feel the need to do something different. So, here goes:[Author's Note--I am unapologetic in my love for baseball. I love baseball so much I stayed awake in bed last..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled on never getting old:
Andrew said, "Maybe it's just me, but when I look up there at that...It reminds me of this:Which is particularly creepy.What that is is the opening page from Grasshopper Jungle. Not the human hand. That's some guy's painting in some beat up old church. I think..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled photos from yesterday's event
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:27:28 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled news of the week, and a bit of free writing advice:
Andrew said, "1. I finished proofing the inside ARC pages for Grasshopper Jungle. Did I mention they look beautiful? For some reason, seeing the typeset pages of your soon-to-be book is always the most thrilling part of the journey for me; kind of like seeing an..." more
Monday, April 6, 2015 10:30:48 AM
Andrew Smith wrote a blog post titled adjective, adjective!:
Andrew said, "1. This weekend, The Alex Crow was reviewed in USA Today. It's a very nice review, with lots of adjectives like weird, strange, odd, diverse; and humorous and touching.2. Those are good adjectives. I've been at odds with adjectives for about a month..." more