David Lubar (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} davidlubar) wrote,@ 2009-06-28 08:36:00 |
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Sundry Sunday
It just struck me that "various and sundry" is probably redundant. Speaking of which, I jotted down this sentence from an in-flight magazine last November, since it was such a nice example of sloppy writing. "Perhaps more than any other season, fall is the one we most associate with change." Take a moment to savor it. Can you taste the clash of "more" and "most"? (I should add that my own first drafts contain far greater horrors, and even my published works have phrases that make me shudder. But that will never stop me from mocking the gaffes of others.)
I just stumbled across a YALSA poster for the essential YA bookshelf. It's nice to be on it. I'd love to be in the room when Terry Trueman sees it, just to hear him say, "Hey -- I'm only on it once? What's wrong with these people?" (Just kidding, Terry. I add this since I know he will find this mention of his name. Especially if I make it easier by adding some keywords. Stuck in Neutral.) I was happy to see Rules of the Road on it, since that's my favoirite of Joan Bauer's books. The list has a nice mix of classics and newer works. The folks who did it put a lot of thought into it.
I'm off to Colorado Springs tomorrow for a couple events. Then, except for ALA, which will be a blast, I'm done with travel until September.
My next book, My Rotten Life, comes out August 4th. Be prepared for an onslaught of promotion. Speaking of which, I realized that I haven't done anything major to celebrate the release of my last couple books. I really should do something grand for this one. (Beside the thing I'm doing with the 10,000 people on August 11th, which doesn't really count as a book event. More about that later.) I'm open to suggestions.
It just struck me that "various and sundry" is probably redundant. Speaking of which, I jotted down this sentence from an in-flight magazine last November, since it was such a nice example of sloppy writing. "Perhaps more than any other season, fall is the one we most associate with change." Take a moment to savor it. Can you taste the clash of "more" and "most"? (I should add that my own first drafts contain far greater horrors, and even my published works have phrases that make me shudder. But that will never stop me from mocking the gaffes of others.)
I just stumbled across a YALSA poster for the essential YA bookshelf. It's nice to be on it. I'd love to be in the room when Terry Trueman sees it, just to hear him say, "Hey -- I'm only on it once? What's wrong with these people?" (Just kidding, Terry. I add this since I know he will find this mention of his name. Especially if I make it easier by adding some keywords. Stuck in Neutral.) I was happy to see Rules of the Road on it, since that's my favoirite of Joan Bauer's books. The list has a nice mix of classics and newer works. The folks who did it put a lot of thought into it.
I'm off to Colorado Springs tomorrow for a couple events. Then, except for ALA, which will be a blast, I'm done with travel until September.
My next book, My Rotten Life, comes out August 4th. Be prepared for an onslaught of promotion. Speaking of which, I realized that I haven't done anything major to celebrate the release of my last couple books. I really should do something grand for this one. (Beside the thing I'm doing with the 10,000 people on August 11th, which doesn't really count as a book event. More about that later.) I'm open to suggestions.
