Recently our family went into the countryside (about an hour and a half bus ride) to visit the traditional Korean pottery city, Icheon. If you've read Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, you know what I'm taking about.There's a festival held there once a year in the...
Sick, sick, and more sickness all around our home. It's been a tough week here at the Farleys but I think I'm coming out of the murky darkness of sick bay. And here I'd planned on getting so much writing stuff done. Like polishing my query and synopsis. Yeah,...
A friend of mine sent me this link called Artists for Literacy. Basically, its a site that lists songs inspired by a particular books. It's facinating. And terribly fun.Like did you know the novel Frankenstein inspired Bob Dylan to compose 'All Along the...
Oh, I’m so excited about my current WIP. I can actually see the end right now and WOW, does that feel GOOD. Okay, so it’s not the end as in ‘book being printed’ and all that. But it’s close to query stage. Yeah!I hope to spend the rest of this week, checking and...
The view from where we eat overlooks the mountainside and down into the section of Seoul called Yonhi Dong.The conversation this morning at breakfast kind of went like this:“Daddy,” Caleb said. “Are there any tigers in that forest?”“Not any longer,” Daddy said, “but...
Do you like to write? Do you love food? Check out this post I wrote over at the MiG Writers Blog: http://www.migwriters.com/2009/08/31/a-three-course-meal/I'd love to hear what foods you think go with your favorite books! PS This is Caleb with his favorite food-...
I will say no. I will say no. I will say no.Yes, it's true, I'm dying to write another book. I have all these ideas and the character is chatting away in my head. I love her already!Shhh! Don't tell my hubby because he made me promise I'd finish revisions and query...
Yep, that's right. Our school has closed for the H1N1 Virus. We had three cases show up on Friday in our British School so that division was closed. But by Tuesday, more cases popped up so the Korean government has closed us down.Just a few cases doesn't seem like...
It's amazing how many writers living or have visited Korea that I've met since having this blog. So I thought I'd make a blog post to all those who are near or coming to Seoul.We have an SCBWI chapter here in Korea that is still new and forming, but with some awesome...
This is a photo of us climbing the last series of steps before reaching the peak of Diamond Head Crater in Hawaii. It was a tough hike for little Luke, but we kept telling him it was worth it. "The view, Luke! Wait until you see the view!"Writing is a little like...