Joy Preble's Blog, page 54

So this t shirt thing. I am nothing if not a cheerful, low budget operation. And I like it that way. When you're a debut author of this little book that no one quite knew how to define - is it fantasy? historical fiction? maybe it's fairy tale? Ooh, there's some romance - you're a cautious investment at first. So if you want to do giveaways, well, you better figure out how to do it on your own.
On release day, my friend Paula - our Latin teacher - surprised me with Dreaming Anastasia t...

First an invitation: I'll be doing a live chat Wed. 9/23 at My Friend Amy's blog, 9 PM EST, 8 PM CST, 6 PM PST as part of my Dreaming Anastasia world domination blog tour. I'd love you to stop by and join in the fun as I talk about DA and whatever else comes up! http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/

And now on to the post:

Somewhere in between the relentless pace lately - not that I'm complaining, just observing - I've had to shut things down on occasion and just read. Does anyone else do this? (I k...

This is the cake my librarian ordered for our DA celebration this week.
Even my principals have jumped on the Dreaming Anastasia train

Three weeks into the Dreaming Anastasia blog tour! Around 60 amazingly dedicated book bloggers have been reviewing, allowing me to guest post and interviewing me and basically spreading Dreaming Anastasia love around the globe.

I am: humbled, thankful, profoundly grateful, ecstatic, amazed, honored, and totally jazzed!! Thank you, thank you!! for spreading the...

Standing Room only - can you believe it? You all helped me pack the house.

Wow! A wall of Dreaming Anastasia

Assistant CRM Kat and Christine and Nick - two of my son's h.s. friends

Kara and Karissa and Me - My original readers


Talking and reading and generally looking shiny


Me and former students. Aren't we adorable? And what's that pretty book?

Thank you thank you!! for everyone - all 170 of you, I think! - who came out yesterday to help me celebrate at the Dreaming Anastasia Launch Signing...

And if that's not happy happy joy joy enough, Shelf Elf just said all the very right things. Plus she's doing a giveaway! http://shelfelf.wordpress.com/ And Shady Glade allowed me to indulge myself with an Anne and Ethan...

Book bloggers rock! People who read them rock! Okay, I'm feeling pretty thankful about the entire reading populace this morning.... but seriously, I am honored and humbled and totally and utterly grateful for all the many sites that have been reviewing Dreaming Anastasia, hosting my crazy guest posts, and interviewing me. Launch week has been amazing because of all of you!

First the thank yous and links to those who have already been doing their thing. (And let me say that this is honestly onl...

Live Chat Thursday, 9/3, 8 CST, 9EST, 6, PST.

Just got to http://www.classof2k9.com and click on the blog to access the direct link!

Let's talk!

As I type this preparing for my launch day post, it's Saturday night, August 29th. You won't see these words until Tuesday morning, 9/1. So I guess there's a chance that I'll feel differently than I do right now. That some other huge piece of news will have broken and maybe I'll have to chunk this post and start a new one. Or I'll realize that having just watched Teddy Kennedy's funeral on CNN that my mood is a tad darkly sentimental for what is ultimately one of the most joyous messages I'...

Otherwise known as: Where in the World is Joy Preble?

A multitude of thanks to the amazing YA book blog community for embracing me and Dreaming Anastasia so utterly and wholeheartedly. You are all rock stars!!

So to check out the reviews, interviews and ever so creative and amusing guest posts by yours truly (plus one - and I'm not saying which one - written by Anne and Ethan from Dreaming Anastasia, who were nice enough to help me out the other night), here's the scoop!

Saturday, August 29th
Thr...

Just some quick updates and thank yous this morning - particularly to the intrepid bloggers who have graciously chosen to host Dreaming Anastasia and me during September. As I keep saying - you guys totally rock!

Author, fellow Texan and pal Janet Fox (Faithful, Puffin, 2010) has posted her interview with me. Check it out here: http://kidswriterjfox.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-launch-dreaming-anastasia.html

Kate at the Never Ending Shelf has posted a humblingly delightful review and is hosting a ...