Friday, November 26, 2010

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Marathon!

I ran the NYC Marathon in 2006, and it was an amazing experience. On Sunday, the day of the marathon, I re-read my blog post about my run and got all nostalgic.

Today, my friend Gwen posted this great recap of her second marathon. She also documented her run using a special camera on her head! I have to say, it made me emotional to watch this, remembering how I felt at certain spots of the route.

Read and see her video here. (Time-lapse video is also below)


2010 NYC Marathon Time Lapse from wnyc culture on Vimeo.

Congratulations, Gwen!

I actually entered the lottery for the marathon this year, but I didn't get in. And to be honest, I was actually really really really hoping that I wouldn't get in. It's an amazing experience, but it sure does take up a lot of time for the training. Plus, it's exhausting and painful and all that...

But I've decided to just keep entering the lottery to see what happens. And perhaps I'll eventually run one with my Dad.

Friday, November 05, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

On Thursday we had our company Halloween party. Here are pics from throughout the day:
we sure have a weird cast of characters at our editorial meetings.

Adriana as Arthur
Deirdre as the Substitute Creature (by Chris Gall)
Mara as THE CURIOUS GARDEN by Peter Brown
Pam and I are Rachel and Tina from GLEE
Emma as Squeaker, Leslie as Lucy from Peter Brown's CHILDREN MAKE TERRIBLE PETS
Yes, Julie and Emma Andrews's THE VERY FAIRY PRINCESS (aka Allison) has an office job.
Connie as a crying baby from YOU ARE MY LITTLE CUPCAKE
Julie as Homer Pudding from Suzanne Selfor's SMELLS LIKE DOG
Kate as a DUFF (by Kody Keplinger)
Adam as TWILIGHT!
Ian as a squirrel from David Sedaris's SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK
Victoria as a Lee Harvey from the upcoming YOU KILLED WESLEY PAYNE by Sean Beaudoin

Happy Halloween!

See pics from previous years here and here and here.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Reflections on YA

I was on the panel "Reflections on YA" this past Tuesday at the NYPL. The audio of the panel is up on the NYPL website. We talked about digital publishing, paranormal romance, diversity in publishing, and more. It was a great conversation. If you missed it, you can hear what went on here.

Contest and redesign!

Head over to see what's new at the Blue Rose Girls--we've just give the blog a brand-new look, and are running a contest right now. You can win cookies! And books!