http://blog.myspace.com/lauriehalseanderson en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:22:00 GMT blog.myspace.com 60 http://a867.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01054/66/87/1054947866_m.jpg http://blog.myspace.com/lauriehalseanderson Laurie Halse Anderson Laurie Halse Anderson http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=430390666 I will be using today's subject line a lot in the next four months!Life is busy - good busy. I am so incredibly blessed to have all this fun stuff to do! Right now most of my time is spent working on ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:22:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=430390666 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=430390666 Laurie Halse Anderson playing catch-up I will be using today's subject line a lot in the next four months!Life is busy - good busy. I am so incredibly blessed to have all this fun stuff to do! Right now most of my time is spent working on ... playing catch-up http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=429232535 The first reviews for my historical novel, CHAINS, have appeared, graced with beautiful stars!!!Publishers Weekly says:"Pursuing similar themes as M.T. Anderson's Octavian Nothing, this gripping novel... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:52:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=429232535 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=429232535 Laurie Halse Anderson Stars in my eyes! The first reviews for my historical novel, CHAINS, have appeared, graced with beautiful stars!!!Publishers Weekly says:"Pursuing similar themes as M.T. Anderson's Octavian Nothing, this gripping novel... Stars in my eyes! http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427889222 What with all the family drama this summer, I am a little behind on my writing schedule. (Though I did get in a minimum of 15 minutes a day, every day, even when Mom was in the hospital!)Right now I n... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:59:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427889222 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427889222 Laurie Halse Anderson Me as Robison Crusoe What with all the family drama this summer, I am a little behind on my writing schedule. (Though I did get in a minimum of 15 minutes a day, every day, even when Mom was in the hospital!)Right now I n... Me as Robison Crusoe http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427598638 Thank you to everyone who commented and emailed me about the book trailer contest deadline yesterday. You confirmed my hunch.I have two announcements.1. To everyone who has submitted a book trailer as... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:55:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427598638 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427598638 Laurie Halse Anderson Book Trailer Contest Revision Thank you to everyone who commented and emailed me about the book trailer contest deadline yesterday. You confirmed my hunch.I have two announcements.1. To everyone who has submitted a book trailer as... Book Trailer Contest Revision http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427306874 So.... that giant book trailer contest I am having? It turns out that summer is a bad time to do these things.I have had many more requests from teachers and librarians to extend the deadline into the... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:26:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427306874 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=427306874 Laurie Halse Anderson need help with a muddle So.... that giant book trailer contest I am having? It turns out that summer is a bad time to do these things.I have had many more requests from teachers and librarians to extend the deadline into the... need help with a muddle http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=426246853 Yep, we're still running. Most of the injuries accumulated this spring have healed and we're shuffling through mile after mile again.I am the Galloping Turtle. Hear me roar.We're planning on running t... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:35:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=426246853 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=426246853 Laurie Halse Anderson Mark your calendars and run with us! Yep, we're still running. Most of the injuries accumulated this spring have healed and we're shuffling through mile after mile again.I am the Galloping Turtle. Hear me roar.We're planning on running t... Mark your calendars and run with us! http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=425551755 If you are a regular reader of Neil Gaiman's blog, you will occasionally see a picture of him holding up a devilishly-horned tomato in the right-hand margin of the page. (He has rotating photos, which... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:56:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=425551755 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=425551755 Laurie Halse Anderson Gaimanesque tomatoes If you are a regular reader of Neil Gaiman's blog, you will occasionally see a picture of him holding up a devilishly-horned tomato in the right-hand margin of the page. (He has rotating photos, which... Gaimanesque tomatoes http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=425246361 So my mom spent a week in the hospital, but she didn't die. Yay, Mom! Now she's at the "spa" which is what we're calling the facility where she is staying for the next month because "rehab center" doe... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:19:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=425246361 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=425246361 Laurie Halse Anderson Everything is much brighter now So my mom spent a week in the hospital, but she didn't die. Yay, Mom! Now she's at the "spa" which is what we're calling the facility where she is staying for the next month because "rehab center" doe... Everything is much brighter now http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=423201923 Author and children's literature expert Coleen Salley has recently had a down-turn in her health and has entered a retirement home. Coleen wrote the Epossomundas books, helped found the Coleen Salley... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:47:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=423201923 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=423201923 Laurie Halse Anderson real life sadness Author and children's literature expert Coleen Salley has recently had a down-turn in her health and has entered a retirement home. Coleen wrote the Epossomundas books, helped found the Coleen Salley... real life sadness http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=422290314 Lopez Lomong is carrying the flag of the United States in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics today.He is a refugee from Sudan, one of the Lost Boys, who came to America in 2001 and settled in with... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:07:00 PST http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=422290314 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101909374&blogID=422290314 Laurie Halse Anderson our flag-bearer Lopez Lomong is carrying the flag of the United States in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics today.He is a refugee from Sudan, one of the Lost Boys, who came to America in 2001 and settled in with... our flag-bearer