December 22, 2010

Where I Finally Disclose the Secret Source for My Cuff Bracelets

So many of you have asked, online & at events, about my the cuffs I wear.

And the latest one you voted on last night & I just ordered…

They are all made by a very talented artist on etsy named Nicole. I love them for a million reasons, but here are my top four:

• Each one is completely original, made of recycled fabrics, zippers & buttons.
• They are seriously sturdy. I am hard on my jewelry & these last.
• They are COMFORTABLE & adjustable to fit different wrist sizes.
• She ships really fast.

Only because I love you all & it's Christmas, I am finally disclosing the link to her etsy store.

Collage Philosophy

I fear there will be none left for me now. xxx

December 21, 2010

My Writing Space

In a recent post, Holly Black mentioned a feature on Terri Windling's blog called "On My Desk." Terri posts photos of the desks/workspaces of artists & writers. I felt sort of jealous beacuse I immediately wanted to post pictures of my desk — except for one problem. I don't have one. I live in a two-bedroom condo, with my husband, two kids & our dog. There is no room for an office, or even a desk in our bedroom.

Regardless, I did write three books and one short story in my humble writing space. And I know that lots of writers don't have the luxury of a proper office (or desk), so I thought I would share mine.

But before I do, I thought I would share where I wrote the majority of my share of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. My daughter was two months old when Margie & I started writing the story that would later become BC. My son was two and a half, and had just moved into his toddler bed. For those of you who've  had the joy of this experience, you know that the toddler doesn't actually stay in the toddler bed. They get out a million times to wander out of their room.

So I sat on the floor of my son's room in the dark, with my computer. I worked as he fell asleep, and often ramined there for hours after. (Yes, that's the pillow I leaned against every night.)

But I have moved up in the world, and now I have a more comfortable workspace. Although, I still don't have a desk.

This is it. Usually, there's a Diet Coke on the floor beside me and my dog Spike (named after my favorite character in the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

The extenstion of my workspace is my night stand, where I keep books, research materials, my notebook with ideas & various charms (because I'm superstitious, and you never know).

December 3, 2010

A Scrapbook from French Fans

Margie went to France for a fencing tournament the Thanksgiving week, and participated in several events in France while she was there. I was sad to miss the opportunity to see our French readers again. (Sad, jealous, grouchy, the list goes on.) But I was so excited when Margie told me that the French fans from the 16 Lunes Forum made us scrapbooks! Audrey and Laura from the forum put them together and they're GORGEOUS!

I'm assuming they're the same, but I haven't actually seen Margie's yet. I can't read everything written inside because my French is terrible, so I will be hanging out with Google Translate tonight. But the book is too beautiful not to share.

Merci! I love you all!

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