tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post116552554300532350..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): The Happy Season of EidChrisSolKwanZukkah ContinuesSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1165677269593290612006-12-09T07:14:00.000-08:002006-12-09T07:14:00.000-08:00oh, yes, they are difficult to judge. i tried to w...oh, yes, they are difficult to judge. i tried to write one in grad school once, too, and it was asstastic. but i do love this whole process, reading all these books, putting my mind to work on judging them. i hope i can do it next year, too!<BR/><BR/>cheers to everyone and good luck with the xmas spirit.4554 (and my one-year old adds that "4554"; we'll just have to figure its meaning out, won't we?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1165627101521244642006-12-08T17:18:00.000-08:002006-12-08T17:18:00.000-08:00Though there aren't nearly as many graphic novels,...Though there aren't nearly as many graphic novels, I'm in a similar place--frantically reading them as they come in, with occasional breaks to stress about things like Christmas cards (will they or won't they get sent?) and presents for people I'm seeing <I>before</I> the holidays. Argh!Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1165624410123535802006-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:002006-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:00Now that I am deep into YA Fiction, I am curious a...Now that I am deep into YA Fiction, I am curious about what else was nominated, and am making a list for the eventuality that I'll finish all of these novels someday and make it to reading what everybody else picked. Picture books are WAY HARD to judge -- not to mention to write, so I'm envying you that task not at all!<BR/><BR/>Cheers! Let's hope we find our spirit soonish...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1165599888901804442006-12-08T09:44:00.000-08:002006-12-08T09:44:00.000-08:00okay, so much to say: first, love that post title....okay, so much to say: first, love that post title. secondly, love that Bad Sex fiction award. i. had. no. idea. and Haddon?? i read that novel, and i might just have to link to that link from that review of mine. also, i am also heavy into cybil-reading. over 100 picture books were nominated -- though, of course, they don't take as long to read, so i'm not complaining. the holiday rush/craziness makes me crazy; i don't get into the spirit 'til the last minute because of it all. anyway, happy holidays to you, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com