Pardon my silence – been getting back into the swing of writing while doing interviews and writing correspondence and trying to reassure an editor I’m good with writing a character down from YA to MG. Fingers crossed… I may get a chance to work with a new editor and a new house. Wow.
Meanwhile, frantically trying to catch up with many things (including the Wicked Cool Overlooked Books celebration!), whilst guiding people through the wreck of our boiler. It’s always a bit stressful to try and get anything done with people wandering in and out of the house. Worse still, they’re still in the gape-and-point stage, and no one is actually doing anything.
Yes. Week three with no central heating or hot water. I am deeply grateful for my canning vessel, and all the small plastic bowls I have. It’s not easy to wash your hair that way, but standing in a bath pouring water over yourself does make at least cleanliness possible.
But, let’s talk about something else. Something… nicer.
Remember last August, when I blogged about one of my favorite vintage children’s books, and one of my favorite children’s authors, Sesyle Joslin Hine? The intrepid Joyce D., who wandered to my blog all the way from Cedar Rapids, Michigan, actually did a bit of sleuthing and managed to find the author’s daughter — who assures us that her mother is alive and well!!
You know we needed to make a fanpage for her (and possibly Joyce D.), right? My cunning plan is this: we all get on the fan page, find copies of her books and read them and love them and chat about them on her fansite. And then, we’ll contact her and give her the kudos due someone who wrote such charming, witty, entertaining books. If you’re on Facebook, please come along and join the fun. And thank-you again, Joyce D. and all the other awesome people who’ve joined the fanclub!
Cover from Dear Dragon… and Other Useful Letter Forms for Young Ladies and Gentlemen Engaged in Everyday Correspondence by Sesyle Joslin Hine.