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in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

yi h8 ya
I hate YA.Let me explain.I hate YA for many of the same reasons I hated being a teenager: there are all these external expectations on who you are "supposed" to be, and, simultaneously, you're trying to figure that out on your own.Okay. Try this experiment. Close your eyes.Wait. First, get someon...
6 hours ago · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
It is fascinating to me, all these YA books are being published featuring variations on the same theme: Boy meets Girl, Girl meets boy, Geek meets Geek, Vampire meets girl, Vampire meets Vampire, and on and on...and then nothing happens. As we all know, in the real world, something always happens. Sex happens. So, instead of pretending that sex ... See Moredoesn't exist, wouldn't we be better serving YA readers if we wrote stories where the characters had sex for the right reasons? Like, maybe, oh, I don't know, they cared about each other?
3 hours ago
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
The other thing that bothers me is this association between content, and it serving as some sort of endorsement or encouragement of behaviors that the Thought Police find objectionable. I'm thinking about your gender-blurring characters in Vinyl Princess, for example -- two of my favorite characters from the book. There is nothing "bad" or "evil" ... See Moreabout these kids, they just happen to be different from Wonder-blogger's idea of acceptable, so, therefore, we're being irresponsible and even harmful if we provide such content to young (adult) readers. I don't get it.
2 hours ago
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
I still like to give kids credit for being able to see through the bullshit, though. I honestly think they know the difference between being told a story and being preached to even if it's just a sense of things and I've noticed that they often describe it by saying "That story seemed 'REAL'" or "That character seemed 'REAL'". Ya know?
2 hours ago
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in the path of falling objects

b.e.s.t. resolutions
Yesterday at 8:18am · Share it
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
never turn your back on an UGG. Happy New Year, Yvonne.
Yesterday at 11:27am
Gail
Gail
Happy New Year, Andrew! I feel lucky to have met you in 2009. By the way, where's my cake?
Yesterday at 11:56am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

footwear gone bad
Wed at 8:18am · Share it
Evan Liedblad
Evan Liedblad
wow...
Wed at 11:53am
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in the path of falling objects

guns, ketchup, and cake (b.e.s.t.)
...Almost hard to believe this will actually last for the rest of the year.
Tue at 8:17am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
I've learned to empty my mouth of coffee before I read Sock puppet theatre. This is the best one yet.
Tue at 8:58am
Alex Green
Alex Green
Sock Puppet Theatre rules.
Tue at 2:25pm
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Thank you, Yvonne and Alex. It is not produced without the necessary associated pain.
Tue at 2:36pm
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in the path of falling objects

existential sock ninjas (cont.)
December 28, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
I was totally waiting for someone to mention the cake part.
December 28, 2009 at 12:19pm
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
yes, Andrew, your knowledge of cakes borders on Food Snob...careful.
December 28, 2009 at 2:21pm
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in the path of falling objects

the bad mood that conquers all
Well, here it is: my 365th post for the year 2009. I have a lot to say, but I don't feel like saying it today. Instead, I'm simply going to post up the new book trailer for The Marbury Lens.This is a first-cut. There will be changes to this trailer in the weeks ahead. I think it comes off pretty ...
December 27, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
Gail
Gail
spooky!
December 27, 2009 at 11:19am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects First-cut book trailer for next year's horror/fantasy/sci-fi novel, THE MARBURY LENS, published by Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan, to be released fall, 2010. No vampires, wizards, dragons, or magic. Just some really scary, mind-bending stuff. And bugs.

The Marbury Lens [HQ]
Length:1:13
December 27, 2009 at 7:57am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

extistentialism, ninjas, and compulsive stabbing
December 26, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
You know that in real life I would visit you in Jail and I would bring you a gun. That's what friends are for.
December 26, 2009 at 9:30am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

the q and the a
I sat down recently with a pre-screened, frisked, and cavity-searched reader, who had a few questions about the blog having been taken over by Bad Existential Sockpuppet Theatre (B.E.S.T.) recently. Time, I suppose, to come clean and share:Q: What, honestly, is running through your mind as you cr...
December 25, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
Uh...hmmm. This blog goes well with egg nog and machine gun fire.
December 25, 2009 at 8:30am
Rachel Bayne Singer
Rachel Bayne Singer
Now that is funny
December 25, 2009 at 10:16am
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in the path of falling objects

ho ho hosiery (the second)
December 24, 2009 at 8:16am · Share it
Aviv Liplis-Hadar
Aviv Liplis-Hadar
did you.... that's not possible, is it?

plus, a life-size unicorn would be much better than a hand-held one.
December 24, 2009 at 10:01pm
Corey Barr
Corey Barr
Nice book plug Smith. And you know, just hanging out with the ladies. And of course, christmas morning, I have to go on facebook to see what's new with my econ teacher.
December 25, 2009 at 11:23am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

ho ho hosiery
Naturally, to be continued...
December 23, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
Aviv Liplis-Hadar
Aviv Liplis-Hadar
i loled.
December 23, 2009 at 9:56am
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Oh yeah? Wait till part 2 tomorrow. Big plot twist.
December 23, 2009 at 10:01am
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in the path of falling objects

arizona
The info has been posted for the upcoming January 9, 2010 YAllapalooza Festival at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S McClintock Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85283, which begins at 4:00.This sounds like a great reason for a party. From the Changing Hands website:YAllapalooza 2010, a literary musical extra...
December 22, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
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in the path of falling objects

the send button
I'm one of those guys who can look at a word, sentence, or paragraph and change it a thousand times. Then I'll come back to it later and still want to change it again. A thousand more times.For a writer, that's the never-ending upstream swim with a WIP (that's sexy writer talk for Work In Progres...
December 21, 2009 at 8:18am · Share it
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Ha, Yvonne... how do you think I feel? Of course, we love VP.
December 22, 2009 at 5:07am
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
Book out today, always freaks me out, sorry.
December 22, 2009 at 9:41am
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in the path of falling objects

patience
A couple days ago, my friend Bill Konigsberg opened his blog with a brilliantly quotable quote:Being a writer means being a waiter. And not in the same way that being an actor means being a waiter.I love that. I'm a pretty patient guy when it comes to most things. I'm patient with my work, for ex...
December 20, 2009 at 11:17am · Share it
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in the path of falling objects

conspicuous consumption
How can I help but think about Jill Alexander's legendary No-Jesus Christmas Parade at this time of year?That's thought number one.And, thought number two, which I am sending out to a special person, and I really really hope you know who you are, is: Oh Puhhhhh-leeeeeze! Really? Really? Uh... NO....
December 18, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
OH MY VERY GOODNESS. HE is so sweet. AND he already knows how to play twister. From one dog person to another, I'm really fucking jealous.
December 18, 2009 at 8:35am
Andrea
Andrea
That is a smart looking pooch.
December 18, 2009 at 12:43pm
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

piling it up
They're stacking up.When I write, I don't read. When I read, I don't write. But, lately, I've picked up some books that I am dying to read... but I refuse to touch them.So they're stacking up.Also, if you haven't checked it out, you should take a look at the LAYAS (Los ...Angeles YA Authors) group o...
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December 17, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
Read "This Boys Life" first. I'm dying to talk to you about it. The card they forgot to include said: READ NOW OR DIE.
December 17, 2009 at 10:04am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

a dream of jack lord
The other night I had a dream that I was Jack Lord.You know... Steve McGarrett from Hawaii Five-0.That Jack Lord.In my dream, I remember thinking, while the story played out, is Jack Lord still alive?Because I wasn't sure. So, yesterday, I researched Jack Lord on the internet and found out that h...
December 16, 2009 at 5:16am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
What happened to his sidekick?
December 16, 2009 at 9:38am
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in the path of falling objects

the second half
...and, rounding out my favorite blog art pieces for the year are the final six:From July:From August:From September:Form October:From November:From December:
December 15, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
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most despised
Since the decade is winding to an end in a couple weeks, I thought I'd post some of my personal favorite blog art pieces from the past year here on Ghost Medicine.From January:From February:From March:From April:From May:From June:
December 14, 2009 at 5:18am · Share it
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in the path of falling objects Best part of being a writer (besides the writing part): meeting people like the ones I had breakfast and coffee with today.

December 13, 2009 at 3:09pm
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

the emerging trend
Okay.I realize that when you post stuff on your blog every day, sometimes those posts are going to rock (like yesterday's and Thursday's -- which kind of creeped some people out), and sometimes they're going to suck.I figured if I really wanted to write a sucky blog entry that I'd be pretty good ...
December 13, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
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in the path of falling objects

twelve twelve
Two years and counting.I am not a hoarder. Things pile up, and, periodically I throw them all out. There are certain things I hold on to, though.Like all the ammo and weapons I bought ten years ago in preparation for Y2K.What? Don't judge me.I guess I should probably throw out the barrels of whea...
December 12, 2009 at 8:16am · Share it
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
We're safe for a few centuries, in that case.
December 12, 2009 at 11:16am
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in the path of falling objects

idea spring
Well, it's likely that were it not for the nameless throngs of anonymous readers, there'd be a significant dearth of chits in the ol' suggestion box. So I'll try this one.A couple days ago, someone asked:Where do you get your ideas from?What ideas? I have ideas?I don't ...think so.If you've got some...
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December 11, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
All the cool kids are Jungian. My water heater seems to be broken too, oh, and the rats have returned, apparently they vacation here in the winter.
December 11, 2009 at 9:11am
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in the path of falling objects

ten december
December 10, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
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in the path of falling objects

more on the process
Okay.Yesterday was a very bizarre day for so many reasons. There will be more existential sock puppets coming your way, though. Because, yes... they do, indeed, represent a cry for help.When I went to the speaking event over the weekend, one topic that came up (as it invariably does with writers)...
December 9, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
Gail
Gail
You are an artist.
December 9, 2009 at 10:39am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects it snowed yesterday.

December 9, 2009 at 3:50am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

b.e.s.t.
December 8, 2009 at 5:16am · Share it
Gail
Gail
He has a gift.
December 8, 2009 at 11:30am
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
I just hope these sock puppets aren't a cry for help.
December 8, 2009 at 2:46pm
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

see if you can get it on the paper
Okay.Yesterday's Writer 2 Writer session at Flintridge Bookstore was amazing. I guess I really didn't know what to expect, but it turned into a kind of discussion group with some very creative people and some incredible authors who showed up to participate. So, great thanks to Catherine at Flintr...
December 7, 2009 at 5:17am · Share it
Lia
Lia
Dang, I'm such a plonker for sleeping at the arse end of the day.
December 8, 2009 at 12:17am
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in the path of falling objects

friday at zuni
All right... another good question in the suggestion box, and you can be assured I'll get to it... hopefully tomorrow.But I wanted to remind everyone about today's Writer 2 Writer event at Flintridge Bookstore, where I will be speaking and performing a modern expressionistic dance.Flintridge Book...
December 6, 2009 at 8:17am · Share it
Susan Sanelli Hammack
Susan Sanelli Hammack
wow. that made me laugh pretty darn hard. i want to be sock puppetized!
December 6, 2009 at 7:00pm
Gail
Gail
Have dinner with Andrew and it may come to pass. I have to say, it has always been a dream of mine.
December 6, 2009 at 7:45pm
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects Reminder... I'll be speaking at Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse's Writer 2 Writer program today at 4:00. Great time to shop indie for books for gifts. Flintridge Bookstore, 964 Foothill Blvd. La Canada 4 PM today.

December 6, 2009 at 7:30am
in the path of falling objects
in the path of falling objects
Oh... and I'm going to read some bits from next year's freaky-scary THE MARBURY LENS, too.
December 6, 2009 at 7:31am
in the path of falling objects

in the path of falling objects

milestones
Okay.The strip will be on tomorrow -- Sunday.I've been so gone and so busy, and I just got home, behind in my word count for today and a tad stressed.Last night, I passed one of those milestones in life. You know, like the oh-my-god-my-son-is-taller-than-me milestones. Last night, I let my son dr...
December 5, 2009 at 5:16pm · Share it
Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz
These are the moments I'm really glad I'm missing out on. Have a great Event tomorrow, for god's sake, don't be yourself.
December 5, 2009 at 6:34pm