Not like Harry Potter

UPDATE (news not public until after I posted this Blathering, hence this Excited Update): See my Livejournal post. :-)



Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Yes, it was inspired by a real conversation. Several, actually.

I'm grateful to J.K. Rowling for helping kids' book publishers see that fantasy can sell, and for helping some adults gain new respect for books for young people. I also admit I find it frustrating sometimes when people assume that I write fantasy because of the Harry Potter series, as if I was never interested in reading or writing it before. The question is also complicated because some people assume all fantasy is high fantasy.

I spent the morning working on a Little Nightmare illustration for Rob Rummel-Hudson, author of the soon-to-be-published Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter.

I am SO looking forward to getting this book! I've been a fan of Rob's blog for ages. I love his writing and he also takes some pretty wonderful photos.

Speaking of photos (not so wonderful, but I'm learning), here are some recent pics taken with my new camera:



Above: One of the photos I took for blogTO, where I'll be reviewing the Sweet Gallery soon. I'm also profiling some Toronto bookstores, including Mabel's Fables:



This afternoon I spent several hours outlining potential ideas for my next fiction writing project. I'm excited to see what happens with the manuscript I just sent out and enjoyed working on it, but it's heavenly to be able to move on to some other projects for a change.

I'm probably going to write another fantasy for young people, just to warn you.

And no, it's not going to be like Harry Potter. :-)



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