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January 1, 2013

Happy New Year 2013!

Filed under: Writing — Tags: , , , , , — paulayoo @ 2:21 pm

Happy New Year 2013 from me & Oreo, Beethoven & Charlotte!

HAPPY NE W YEAR! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! 

What is everyone’s New Year resolutions for 2013? What are your writing goals? What do you hope to acccomplish for the year? Please COMMENT below with your writing projects/goals/dreams for 2013. I’d love to hear what everyone is up to!

My story is still the same… I’ll be busy this year in the writing bat cave working on a few TV and movie script projects as well as a couple of new book ideas. I hope some of the hard work I did in 2012 will pay off soon in 2013. I’ll keep everyone posted, and until then, my fingers are crossed! :)

I’ll try to blog when I can – I usually try to feature writing craft articles, interviews with authors and book giveaways, foodie recipes, and of course, self-indulgent cat blogs. I’ve had to pull back on my blogging recently because of all the writing deadlines I had last year. Thankfully I can still post on Twitter on a more regular basis, so between my blogs, you can keep up with me on Twitter @paulayoo (and you can follow my cats @oreothecatyoo). :)

I’m hoping to wrap up a few deadlines for the month of January, and then hopefully I’ll be back to a more regular schedule of blogging. Until then, I hope everyone has a marvelous 2013. Keep in touch with me on Twitter and you can also keep up with my monthly schedule featured on my website’s home page “YOO INK” column.

And don’t forget, my annual NAPIBOWRIWEE (National Picture Book Writing Week) happens this May 1-7, 2013. Stay tuned for new blogs about that coming up in the next month or so. (For more info on last year’s event, check out this introductory blog: http://paulayoo.com/napi/?p=368) You can keep up with my NAPIBOWRIWEE 2013 plans via this NaPiBoWriWee-specific blog: http://paulayoo.com/napi/

I also posted a new 2013 blog about the May 1-7, 2013 National Picture Book Writing Week event here if you want more details: http://paulayoo.com/napi/?p=436

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If you have time, please COMMENT on this blog and let me know what projects you plan to work on, writing-wise. I wish everyone the best of luck with your writing goals this year!

Until the next blog, as always, remember… HAPPY WRITING! WRITE LIKE YOU MEAN IT! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013! :)

 

January 6, 2012

FOODIE FRIDAY: Xmas in Vegas “Good Eats”!

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:00 am

Our view of Vegas!

Welcome to the first FOODIE FRIDAY blog of 2012! Below is a fun account of some of the “good eats” we had on our annual Xmas in Vegas vacation.

I’ve been going to Vegas for Christmas almost every year since 1999. It’s just a fun tradition. You could say I’m a total expert now on all things Vegas. Especially when it comes to foodie gourmet “good eats” at affordable “Occupy Wall Street” prices. :)

Keep reading after the jump to see what yummy food we discovered over our vacation!

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January 1, 2012

Happy New Year 2012!

Filed under: Writing — Tags: , , , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 11:15 am

Happy New Year 2012 from (L-R) Beethoven, Oreo & Charlotte!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year’s Eve. Best wishes for 2012! :) Stay tuned for some fun blogs that I’ll post for the month of January 2012! A brief schedule below of some of the blogs that are scheduled so far…

Jan. 5, 2012: TUNA THURSDAY blog featuring what adventures my cats Oreo, Beethoven & Charlotte had with our catsitters Ginger & Jessie while we were gone on our annual “Xmas in Vegas” trip!

Jan. 6, 2012: FOODIE FRIDAY blog about all the yummy food deals we had during our annual Xmas in Vegas trip 2011!

Jan. 11, 2012: WRITER WEDNESDAY featuring a Q&A with sci fi author Lev AC Rosen and also including a signed book contest for his latest novel, ALL MEN OF GENIUS (Tor 2012)!

Jan. 16, 2012: MUSIC MONDAY blog about my band, THE GREAT DECEIVERS (a King Crimson tribute band), and our first gig of 2012 on Friday 1/20/12 at Universal Bar & Grill!

Jan. 25, 2012: WRITER WEDNESDAY announcing the winner of our Lev AC Rosen signed book contest for ALL MEN OF GENIUS

Until the next blog, remember… HAPPY WRITING! WRITE LIKE  YOU MEAN IT! :)

October 14, 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: Q&A with author/cook DOMENICA MARCHETTI (Pt. 2 of 2)

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

The Glorious Pasta of Italy by Domenica Marchetti (Chronicle Books 2011)

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! October is officially DOMENICA MARCHETTI month! Every Friday in October, we’ll be featuring a Foodie Friday blog devoted to food critic/journalist/cook/author Domenica Marchetti. Today features part 2 of our two-part Q&A with Domenica. (If you missed Part 1 of our Q&A, here is the link: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=1014)

I worked with Domenica when we were both reporters for The Detroit News back in the early ’90s. Since then, Domenica has gone on to write for The Washington Post and publish several acclaimed cookbooks.

We are also hosting a signed book giveaway contest with Domenica. Please comment on this blog (or on any Foodie Friday blog this month) and you will automatically be included in the prize drawing. Or you can email me at paula at paulayoo dot com to join the drawing. A winner will be picked at random and will receive a signed copy of Domenica’s latest book, THE GLORIOUS PASTA OF ITALY (Chronicle Books 2011). The winner will be announced on Friday October 28, 2011. And stay tuned for Part 2 of  our Q&A with Domenica on Friday October 14th and she will share a special pasta recipe for our Foodie Friday blog on Friday October 21st! Yum! :)

For more info on Domenica, here are her links:

http://www.domenicacooks.com/

Twitter.com/domenicacooks

(Keep reading after the jump for Part 2 of our two-part Q&A with Domenica about pasta, Italian cooking and her heritage, and thoughts on the food industry, reality TV cooking shows, and more fun topics!)

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October 7, 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: Q&A with author/cook DOMENICA MARCHETTI (Pt. 1 of 2)

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

The Glorious Pasta of Italy by Domenica Marchetti (Chronicle Books 2011)

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! October is officially DOMENICA MARCHETTI month! Every Friday in October, we’ll be featuring a Foodie Friday blog devoted to food critic/journalist/cook/author Domenica Marchetti. Today features part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Domenica.

I worked with Domenica when we were both reporters for The Detroit News back in the early ’90s. Since then, Domenica has gone on to write for The Washington Post and publish several acclaimed cookbooks.

We are also hosting a signed book giveaway contest with Domenica. Please comment on this blog (or on any Foodie Friday blog this month) and you will automatically be included in the prize drawing. Or you can email me at paula at paulayoo dot com to join the drawing. A winner will be picked at random and will receive a signed copy of Domenica’s latest book, THE GLORIOUS PASTA OF ITALY (Chronicle Books 2011). The winner will be announced on Friday October 28, 2011. And stay tuned for Part 2 of  our Q&A with Domenica on Friday October 14th and she will share a special pasta recipe for our Foodie Friday blog on Friday October 21st! Yum! :)

For more info on Domenica, here are her links:

www.domenicacooks.com

Twitter.com/domenicacooks

(Keep reading after the jump for Part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Domenica about pasta, Italian cooking and her heritage, and thoughts on the food industry, reality TV cooking shows, and more fun topics!)

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September 30, 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: Winners announced for Robin Mather’s “The Feast Nearby” signed books!

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

The Feast Nearby by Robin Mather

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! For the entire month of September, we’ve been celebrating the latest book launch of journalist/author/cook ROBIN MATHER‘s “THE FEAST NEARBY.” The blogs for this month included a two-part Q&A with Robin (links here: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=899 and http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=912) and we also featured a special recipe from Robin (link here: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=946).

Folks interested in participating in our signed book giveaway contest had to either post a comment on these blogs or email to request that their names be included for the drawing.

Well, after a month of nail-biting suspense, I now present to you… not one, not two, not three… but FIVE winners! Woo hoo! Robin has generously offered five signed copies of her latest book, “THE FEAST NEARBY” (TenSpeed 2011) to five lucky winners! Wow, Robin, thank you for your generosity.

(Keep reading after the jump to find out if you won!)

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September 23, 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: A Special Recipe from “The Feast Nearby”‘s ROBIN MATHER!

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

The Feast Nearby by Robin Mather

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! In our final blog celebrating author/cook ROBIN MATHER’s latest book, “THE FEAST NEARBY” (Ten Speed Press 2011), we feature a special recipe from her book.

Many thanks again to Robin for participating this month is such a fun Q&A and for her thoughtful answers on the importance of fresh, local food as a way to sustain not just our bodies but our souls in these trying economic times. You can read her two-part Q&A blog at these links:

Robin Mather Q&A Pt. 1: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=899

Robin Mather Q&A Pt. 2: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=912

For more info on Robin, go here: http://thefeastnearby.com/

BOOK CONTEST REMINDER: Robin is giving away a signed copy of her book! To participate in our contest, please post a comment on one of these blogs or email me at paula at paulayoo dot com to have your name included in the drawing. Winners will be announced on September 30, 2011, so stay tuned!

(Keep reading after the jump for Robin’s recipe!)
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September 16, 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: Meet “The Feast Nearby”‘s Robin Mather! Pt. 2

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

The Feast Nearby by Robin Mather

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! For the month of September, we’ll be celebrating “THE FEAST NEARBY,” the latest book release by my friend, ROBIN MATHER. Today’s blog features Part 2 of our Q&A with Robin. (You can read Part 1 of the Q&A here: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=899)

ROBIN MATHER is a veteran food columnist and journalist, as well as a non-fiction book author. I met her when we both wrote for The Detroit News back in the early ’90s. Her food column at the News always made me hungry! She often used food as a metaphor to discuss larger life issues. That tradition continues with her latest book, THE FEAST NEARBY: How I lost my job, buried a marriage, and found my way by keeping chickens, foraging, preserving, bartering, and eating locally (all on forty dollars a week) (Ten Speed Press ’11). For more info, go here: http://thefeastnearby.com/

Part 2 of our two-part Q&A is posted today. Stay tuned for a special recipe from Robin Mather for our Foodie Friday blog to be posted on Fri. 9/23. Many thanks to Robin for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us every FOODIE FRIDAY for the month of September! :)

During the month of September, I’ll also be hosting a book giveaway contest where you have the chance to win a signed copy of Robin’s book! You can participate simply by letting me know via our COMMENTS section or by emailing me at paula at paulayoo dot com with your contact info. I will collect a list of names and pick a winner at random and announce the winner on Friday 9/30. The contest is open between now and Thursday 9/29/11. So join in on the fun! :)

(Keep reading after the jump for Part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Robin)!

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September 9, 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: Meet “The Feast Nearby”‘s Robin Mather! Pt. 1

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

The Feast Nearby by Robin Mather

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! For the month of September, we’ll be celebrating “THE FEAST NEARBY,” the latest book release by my friend, ROBIN MATHER.

ROBIN MATHER is a veteran food columnist and journalist, as well as a non-fiction book author. I met her when we both wrote for The Detroit News back in the early ’90s. Her food column at the News always made me hungry! She often used food as a metaphor to discuss larger life issues. That tradition continues with her latest book, THE FEAST NEARBY: How I lost my job, buried a marriage, and found my way by keeping chickens, foraging, preserving, bartering, and eating locally (all on forty dollars a week) (Ten Speed Press ’11). For more info, go here: http://thefeastnearby.com/

Part 1 of our two-part Q&A is posted today. Part Two of our Q&A will be posted next Friday 9/16. And stay tuned for a special recipe from Robin Mather for our Foodie Friday blog to be posted on Fri. 9/23. Many thanks to Robin for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us every FOODIE FRIDAY for the month of September! :)

During the month of September, I’ll also be hosting a book giveaway contest where you have the chance to win a signed copy of Robin’s book! You can participate simply by letting me know via our COMMENTS section or by emailing me at paula at paulayoo dot com with your contact info. I will collect a list of names and pick a winner at random and announce the winner on Friday 9/30. The contest is open between now and Thursday 9/29/11. So join in on the fun! :)

(Keep reading after the jump for Part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Robin)!

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September 2, 2011

Foodie Friday: 710 Grille in San Pedro

Filed under: Food — Tags: , , , , — paulayoo @ 8:45 am

710 Grille in San Pedro, CA (photo courtesy of http://spbxb.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/bite-by-bite-710-grille/)

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! Given the recent heatwave in Los Angeles, I thought it would be appropriate to have a HOT blog about the hottest hot wing sauce EVER.

For this week’s MUSIC MONDAY, I blogged about my King Crimson tribute band The Great Deceivers’ last gig in San Pedro. (The link is here: http://paulayoo.com/blog/?p=801) After our gig, we stopped by the 710 Grille which was walking distance from Alva’s Showroom. I was curious about it because they had a big sign on their window saying that they were featured on Food Network. (710 Grille is located on 710 S. Weymouth Ave., San Pedro, CA. For more info go here: http://www.710grille.com/)

 

Turns out they were featured on the show, “OUTRAGEOUS FOOD,” in April 2011 for their famous hot wings. (The link is here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/outrageous-food/the-ring-of-fire-hot-wings/index.html) So of course we had to check it out!

(Keep reading after the jump to find out if we tried their hot sauce or not…)

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