Dan’s Blog

Posted Apr 25 2011 in ,

“Why are you so nervous? Aren’t you like a pro at this yet?” I extend my middle finger. Kenny doesn’t get it. Nervous doesn’t come close to what I’m feeling. It’s not even in the same zip code. Sick to my stomach? Check. Would rather donate an organ? Check. Oh, let’s not forget scared to […]

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The Difference Between Men and Women

Posted Apr 21 2011 in

A few moments ago, I was asked to stand up in front of forty people at a retirement party tonight and roast Dave, the guest of honor, a man I greatly admire and have worked with for the past ten years. Dave has a unique perspective on life. So unique, I began writing down what […]

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4 To-Go Cups for The Sky is Everywhere

Posted Apr 21 2011 in ,

This month, Book Hungry reviewed THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE, by Jandy Nelson. The book is Jandy’s debut novel and is divided into two parts. In Part One, we’re introduced to Lennon Walker, a seventeen-year-old band geek whose sister, Bailey, recently died a sudden natural death, and the supporting characters – Gram, the grandmother raising Lennon […]

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Posted Apr 14 2011

  Patty Blount is the author of contemporary “Internet Issues” novels for teens including the 2015 Firecracker Award winning SOME BOYS, which is also a Bookseller’s Best and RITA awards finalist! Her latest novel, SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW, dropped August, 2018, and was named a 2019 Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank […]

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More mind tripping with Patty…

Posted Apr 14 2011 in ,

In response to my last blog post, Abby Mumford posted this comment: “I love hearing how your mind works.”  And I love hearing people tell me they love hearing how my mind works. ‘Cause that happens ALL THE TIME. </sarcasm> Actually, people do seem interested in how I got the idea for SEND, a story […]

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You can’t make this stuff up

Posted Apr 11 2011 in ,

You know those t-shirts you can get online with the cutesy slogans, like “Careful or you’ll end up in my next novel” and “I hear imaginary people” or this one, my personal favorite, “Kicking adverbs and takin’ names”? I was exploring Cafe Press today and found this one: “Oh, this is SO going in my […]

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I’m a fool for you

Posted Apr 1 2011 in

I have a confession to make…  I’m a bit of a practical joker. I like pranks, like unleashing my inner devil. When I was a manager, I used to prank my staff and encourage them to get back at me. It was a great team-building exercise. One of my writers used to keep action figures […]

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