Hi! So I'm still on a conference "high" even though the national SCBWI conference ended on Monday. My author friends and I are so fired up to write new projects! Talk about inspiration! In the meantime, before I head into my writing batcave, I'd share some fun youtube video links which feature my novel GOOD ENOUGH... keep reading!

The first is a Readergirlz video I did with YA novelist Justina Chen Headley and YA blogger and bookstore expert Little Willow during the conference. I will be the featured Readergirlz author for the month of September '08. Stay tuned for more details on that. In this video, I play some of the pieces from GOOD ENOUGH. Thanks again for everything, Justina and Little Willow! Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQ6jQ_SrCY

(Above: A photo of me, Justina Chen Headley, and Little Willow!)

The second is an interview I did with the lovely Debba Haupert of GIRLFRIENDOLOGY during my book tour. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUM0ALUURjA

(Above: Debba Halpert and moi!)

The third is the infamous video from "The Two Coreys" in which I play backup to Corey Feldman singing a love song to his wife for Valentine's Day. My first-ever reality show appearance! The link is here at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmJE2UsuN0M

(Above: Paloma, moi, and Ana!)

Stay tuned for a huge Olympics-based blog tomorrow (August 8, 2008) from me. Why? I am an Olympics fanatic! I loooove watching the Olympics! And my first published book was about an Olympic Champion - gold medalist diver Dr. Sammy Lee. I'll be writing more about Dr. Sammy Lee as well as the Olympics in tomorrow's blog so stay tuned for that. Until then, for more information on my first picture book, SIXTEEN YEARS IN SIXTEEN SECONDS: THE SAMMY LEE STORY (Lee & Low Books '05), check out this link: http://www.leeandlow.com/books/109/hc/sixteen_years_in_sixteen_seconds_the_sammy_lee_story

In the meantime, I'm about to disappear into the writing batcave to finish my second YA novel and to start working on a couple new ideas I have for a middle grade novel, a one-act play, and an adult novel, not to mention a couple new picture book ideas, too! Let the writing and deadline stress begin!