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  • Awesome Events of Awesomeness

    We’re only a couple of weeks away from the Writing for Charity event. That’s still plenty of time to register and make sure you get a spot. It’s going to be great this year. I think the new format is going to work really well, there are some amazing authors donating their time and critiques,…

  • 4th Annual Writing for Charity Event

    Next month, I’ll be critiquing at the Writing for Charity workshop. This annual charity event keeps growing and improving, and I’m pleased to be a part of it once again. They’ve made a few changes to the format, but attendees will still have the opportunity to have their work critiqued by one of Utah’s own…

  • More claymation!

    Another wonderful fan-made book trailer for The Clockwork Three in claymation, and again I find myself amazed at the talent and creativity.

  • A most amazing swan, and a wondrous peacock

    If you’ve read The Clockwork Three, then you know that automatons play a role in the story.  Almost every automaton mentioned in the book was an automaton that actually existed at one point, or at least, was said to have existed.  I find automatons really fascinating.  So I thought it might be cool to point…

  • Scholastic Librarian Preview – Fall 2010 Webcast

    Publishers often hold seasonal previews to get librarians and educators excited about upcoming titles.  These are what Elizabeth Bird (AKA Fuse #8) often reports on, like this one.  But normally you have to live close to the publisher to attend, which usually means New York City.  But this year, Scholastic did something pretty cool.  They…

  • We apologize for the dust.

    I spent some time yesterday working on a new look for the site.  I’ll probably be fidgeting a bit with it today as well.  If you follow my posts in a feed reader, you won’t notice anything, but if you visit the site, you might see a glitch here and there until construction is completed.…

  • R.I.P., SWAT House

    You may remember the SWAT house next door to mine.  You know, the one that looked like this after the police department used it for training exercises one morning: Well, it is sadly no more.  After the police department had their way with it, a demolition crew got their turn, as recorded in the video…