Oh, man. One more month.
Well, technically a little over a month, but you get the idea.
I'm scared. It's always really unnerving to publish anything. It's like...it's like turning a paper in to a really strict, fail-if-you-wrote-the-next-GREAT-AMERICAN-NOVEL kind of teacher.
See you guys in August. Well, I'll probably blog again before August. So never mind. See you guys later.
-Lalla
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Heat
Oh, my, it's July and
I think I might die!
Seriously, I'm starting to wonder.
Those of you who live in Arizona are well aware of the heat wave we've been getting. It's pretty hard to avoid, unless you live in a cave somewhere, like in that one Pendergast story. Those of you who live in other places, however...
Yeah. Going outside makes me feel like a hot dog on a grill. If it weren't for all the nasty happenings, I'd kill to be at Raven Manor right now. At least it's nice and cool. And kind of creepy...
I think I might die!
Seriously, I'm starting to wonder.
Those of you who live in Arizona are well aware of the heat wave we've been getting. It's pretty hard to avoid, unless you live in a cave somewhere, like in that one Pendergast story. Those of you who live in other places, however...
Yeah. Going outside makes me feel like a hot dog on a grill. If it weren't for all the nasty happenings, I'd kill to be at Raven Manor right now. At least it's nice and cool. And kind of creepy...
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Soundtrack
I don't always have a soundtrack for my books, but when I do...
Never mind.
Anyways, The Maze has a soundtrack! I don't do it for everything-although Color Blind had a really big, grunge-based one-but every so often, a book comes with its own soundtrack.
I tend to add to it as I go along, but seeing as the book is almost done, so is the soundtrack. Just for grins (and because I'm really, really bad at coming up with things to blog about), I'm going to put it up.
Ivy: Worry About You
Screaming Trees: Black Rose Way
Doves: Kingdom of Rust
The Doors: Riders on the Storm
Counting Crows: Ghost Train
Charlotte Gainsbourg: The Songs That We Sing
Lupe Fiasco: Superstar
The Sunset Limited: Time
I'm pretty sure the Ivy song is supposed to be nice and soothing, but I heard on Kingdom Hospital and I find it a little creepy. Anyways...
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WALLS.
Never mind.
Anyways, The Maze has a soundtrack! I don't do it for everything-although Color Blind had a really big, grunge-based one-but every so often, a book comes with its own soundtrack.
I tend to add to it as I go along, but seeing as the book is almost done, so is the soundtrack. Just for grins (and because I'm really, really bad at coming up with things to blog about), I'm going to put it up.
Ivy: Worry About You
Screaming Trees: Black Rose Way
Doves: Kingdom of Rust
The Doors: Riders on the Storm
Counting Crows: Ghost Train
Charlotte Gainsbourg: The Songs That We Sing
Lupe Fiasco: Superstar
The Sunset Limited: Time
I'm pretty sure the Ivy song is supposed to be nice and soothing, but I heard on Kingdom Hospital and I find it a little creepy. Anyways...
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WALLS.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
It Has Begun
No, really, it has begun. The final stages of editing, that is. This is always a combination of the most exciting thing and the most depressing ever.
That said, at least I'm on track. There's been times I thought life was going out of its way to screw me over. Maybe it was. Or maybe it wasn't. What do I know?
Yeah. Another...what, three months? That was fast. It's always fast. Where did the time go? I remember when I got the idea for The Maze. It was raining and the idea just hit me like a caffeine rush. And then I got writer's block two chapters in.
So. Three months and it'll be time. Are you ready?
I'm not.
That said, at least I'm on track. There's been times I thought life was going out of its way to screw me over. Maybe it was. Or maybe it wasn't. What do I know?
Yeah. Another...what, three months? That was fast. It's always fast. Where did the time go? I remember when I got the idea for The Maze. It was raining and the idea just hit me like a caffeine rush. And then I got writer's block two chapters in.
So. Three months and it'll be time. Are you ready?
I'm not.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Color Blind
Looking back, it's really hard to believe that it's been almost two years since I published Color Blind. Seriously, when did that happen?
It's been a while since I thought about it. Especially the cover. I know, a weird thing to focus on. But I drew that. And considering I can't draw to save my life, it isn't that terrible. I mean, compared to my high school art projects, that sketch is amazing. (Yeah. Those projects really were that bad.)
Somebody asked me why I'd drawn a palm tree as the cover for a book about such horrible topics. There is a reason for that, I swear! The summer I drew that cover, we had a really bad storm. Hurricane-force gusts of wind, the news said later. My neighbor's tree-a big, thick-trunked beast-lost a branch. One of our own heavy trees was uprooted. Power lines blew down! Yeah, it was intense. But at the end of that storm, guess what was still standing? This tall, skinny, fragile-looking palm tree. Of all the things to survive, it was the one thing I thought was going down. But there it was, none the worse for wear.
Anyways, I got to thinking that Cole and Nancy are kind of like that palm tree. No matter what life hurls in their direction, they're still standing. And that is why there is a palm tree on the cover of Color Blind.
It's been a while since I thought about it. Especially the cover. I know, a weird thing to focus on. But I drew that. And considering I can't draw to save my life, it isn't that terrible. I mean, compared to my high school art projects, that sketch is amazing. (Yeah. Those projects really were that bad.)
Somebody asked me why I'd drawn a palm tree as the cover for a book about such horrible topics. There is a reason for that, I swear! The summer I drew that cover, we had a really bad storm. Hurricane-force gusts of wind, the news said later. My neighbor's tree-a big, thick-trunked beast-lost a branch. One of our own heavy trees was uprooted. Power lines blew down! Yeah, it was intense. But at the end of that storm, guess what was still standing? This tall, skinny, fragile-looking palm tree. Of all the things to survive, it was the one thing I thought was going down. But there it was, none the worse for wear.
Anyways, I got to thinking that Cole and Nancy are kind of like that palm tree. No matter what life hurls in their direction, they're still standing. And that is why there is a palm tree on the cover of Color Blind.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
'Tis May...
I have begun one of two things I dread. Editing. Technically, I've begun both things-the other is readying for the most epic of battles...THE MATH FINAL.
After next week I'll be able to sit down and really look at The Maze. This post is mostly just to report that everything is still on schedule for August.
-Lalla
After next week I'll be able to sit down and really look at The Maze. This post is mostly just to report that everything is still on schedule for August.
-Lalla
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Website!
I know I said I'd see you all in May. I lied.
...no, I'm not publishing early. Sorry. I did make a website, though, if anyone wants to take a look! Follow the link below. Until May-I'm telling the truth this time, I promise!
http://lallasqueglia.webs.com/
-Lalla
...no, I'm not publishing early. Sorry. I did make a website, though, if anyone wants to take a look! Follow the link below. Until May-I'm telling the truth this time, I promise!
http://lallasqueglia.webs.com/
-Lalla
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