Alternative Covers and Life In General

Found this on the Netlibrary website today:


Yep, that's the cover for the downloadable version of A Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid. Audible.com shows the original cover, but for some reason, Netlibrary is using this one.

I'm not sure if I like this cover better than the old one. However, I do like that there's an "A" at the beginning of the title. If I ever get a high resolution pic of the cover, I'll post in on the website.

And speaking of my website, I've added a few more things on there (including a placeholder for My Life as a Rhombus). I'll still fleshing out a few areas, so don't be surprised if you see a few misspellings (I think I caught all the broken links, however). I'll let you guys know as soon as I have content up for Rhombus.

School is going well. I was worried about all the reading that I was going to have to do, but it's amazing how many books you can read when you turn off the television.

After talking with my advisor, we decided that I'd work on Righteous for at least part of the year. I'm still undecided on what I want to focus on later in the semester--I originally thought it'd be middle grade fiction, but after reading Bridge to Terabithia, I'm not so convinced that I'm a MG author.

But hell, some days, I'm not so convinced that I'm an author at all.

Pump Up the Volume

A number of people have come up to me and said, "I've been meaning to read your book, but I just can't seem to find the time." Well, thanks to the good folks at Recorded Books, you can now listen to the novel on the way to work.

I'm pleased to announce that A Red Polka Dot In A World Full of Plaid is now available on CD and cassette. And if you're looking at the price, don't have a heat attack - the audiobook is slated to be marketed to libraries, not end consumers. I'll be sure to announce if and when the novel will be available to end consumers for purchase or for rental (1). Or better yet, go to your local library and see if they'll order the audiobook. Of course, you can also purchase the audiobook yourself. But being that my own mother won't shell out the bones for the audiobook, it's probably a little much to ask you guys to do the same.

And as always, thanks to all the readers, writers, friends, family, and fans for all of the support. I wouldn't have gotten half as far as I have without you guys.

1: Update on 10-11-06 - It looks like you can rent the audiobook from Recorded Books.