What I've Been Up To: Crooked & Wide

I've been MIA online for the last couple of weeks (okay, months).

Why? Because I've been working on a couple of rounds of revisions for my YA contemporary novel, and when I'm revising I tend to go into hermit mode. And when, like now,  I'm waiting to hear back from my agent about whether we need more revisions (I think we're getting pretty close to sending it out, so fingers crossed!) I tend to channel my inner mime as well.

But I have been busy, with Wild Fables (we just released a new one!) and with another project I finally launched this week: a new blog.

I know, I already have a blog I'm neglecting. I don't need another, right? ;-)

But Type a Little Faster focuses on writing and publishing, and I felt like I needed an outlet for the other stuff I'm working on, the non-book stuff that would be wholly out of place here. I've been practicing with Illustrator, but creating a bunch of random art for my hard drive is less fun, and less motivating, than having a reason to create.

So I gave myself a reason. The new blog is a place I can share artwork, and is also a way to force myself to keep creating on a regular basis, as opposed to just when I feel like it. And it's a place I can be silly! You'll see if you visit. Regular features include dispatches from my cat, a diary written by a goose, and limericks about animals to accompany my artwork. Also, a goat who quotes.

See? Too silly for this blog :-)

To be clear, I'm not abandoning this site--it's my author blog, and I'll still be posting here when there's writing news or a book to recommend or such. But if you like animals and silliness and poetry, head to Crooked & Wide.

Have an awesome Friday, everyone!