Another Fun Project for Work!

I'm really looking forward to this event.  Partyin' with my kiddies!  And they're going to look so cute with their props and costumes!

Ah, The Taste of Writing Again!

Sooo blog, I kind of forgot about you for awhile! Sorry about that! I have been studiously and obsessively re-drafting my latest story (the one that has been on the backburner since before Lizzie was written) for the past few days and I've finally gotten over the "hump"--which always seems to be the ending--and it's now in a place where I am REALLY EXCITED.  A delectable morsel to whet your palate if you wish:

    The next day, Princess Zooey and Muffy arrived at the field.
    BRR BRR BRR! played the trumpets. “Let the derby BEGIN!”
    Princess Zooey tore into the arena at full speed. Suddenly--RIP! A flat tire! 
    “Oh no!” Zooey thought as she sat in fear and watched first one car strike out, then another.
    Soon, it was down to just Zooey and the last car.  “What will I do? I can’t get any speed with this tire!” Zooey thought. Just then, she remembered what was so special about King Norbert’s Wienermobile... 

Summer Camp?

I madeded this!

Happy Early Valentine's Day: Someone Wants Me!

Dear Readers,
So I got invited to do a signing/reading at a kids' literary festival in the spring.  I am pretty excited because I had left a copy of Lizzie Fox-Top at this store, hoping they would carry it, but had trouble getting in touch with the owner after that.  I didn't expect to hear back, but then I got this invite!  It sounds like a fun gig; I hope I get to do it.

In other news, you should probably buy my new book if you haven't already.  I'm just sayin'.  Thanks.

Love,
Stevie

Kindergarten/Bears

 

I made an ad for my school's kindergarten!  

 

Then I made a sketch of a bear chasing a woman

And inked it in!  This is for a friend's book of poetry.  The title involves a bear and someone leaving.  I hope she doesn't get eaten....

The Caring Center Knows How to Party

Here's a flier I made for my school's 20th Anniversary "Birthday Celebration."  My criteria was to include our frog mascot and all this info.  Originally I thought it was going to be called "Spring Fling." Hence all the flowers.  I think we all know by now I like drawing flowers.  I'm such a girl.

The Book Party: A Dramatic Reading, A Celebrity Guest, and an Important Piece of History Re-Published

Hi all! The book party was a success! The books turned out beautifully (thanks in no small part to the wonderful help of Charles and Matt at Inner Light Books).  I am especially thrilled with the hardcover version.  The best part is, you can get your very own copy today on Amazon.com!

We had about 40 guests and sold about 30 copies, including several orders for the hardcover version.  I was especially happy to meet Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, who made an appearance and bought not only Cousin Ann, but also said he previously bought a copy of LFT for the kids in his family and they love it!  That just made my day.  My new marketing slogan can now be, "Lizzie Fox-Top:  Mark Bowden has it, so should you!"

Richard and I also did a dramatic reading, he of the historically significant and very moving true story, "Henry Box Brown"...

...and me of my favorite poem in the book, "Johnny Vanline."














It's my favorite because it's so comically heavy-handed with its morality:


Oh never drink cider,
Oh never drink wine,
Nor beer, rum nor brandy
Or shame will be thine
...
But one cold, stormy night
He fell drunk by the sign,
And they found him there dead:
Poor Johnny Vanline!

Ah, fun times.  We all toasted to that one.

It was such a great time, and once again I felt so lucky to have such awesome friends and family, who came all the way out to little Oxford, PA (even 2 cars of friends from Philly, which is an hours' drive!) to support me and my new book.

 

And did I mention it's available on Amazon?