Member: jchines

Hello! Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your books! Loved the Stepsister Scheme! And after reading Goblin Quest, went out and immediately bought the next two books! Oops, too many exclamation points....but hey, I'm a fan! You're on my shortlist of books-worth-buying-authors. Thank you for being so darn talented! :)

posted by alexia561 at 9:39 pm (EST) on Jun 18, 2009

Hi, just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the Stepsister Scheme, and I'm looking forward to reading more of your work:)
Rubbah

posted by Rubbah at 12:46 pm (EST) on May 17, 2009

It was great meeting you last weekend at the Ann Arbor Borders signing. I just finished Goblin Quest last night and will definitely be picking up the next two in the trilogy. A book hasn't made me so happy to read in a while, so thanks! Cheers!

posted by PhoenixTerran at 9:46 am (EST) on Feb 13, 2009

Where is Heaven

Where is heaven? you ask me, my child,
- the sages tell us it is beyond the limits of birth and death,
unswayed by the rhythm of day and night;
it is not of the earth.
But your poet knows that its eternal hunger is for time and space,
and it strives evermore to be born in the fruitful dust.
Heaven is fulfilled in your sweet body, my child,
in your palpitating heart.
The sea is beating its drums in joy,
the flowers are a-tiptoe to kiss you.
For heaven is born in you,
in the arms of the mother-dust.

~ A poem by Rabindranath Tagore

posted by theoldman at 11:50 am (EST) on Jan 8, 2009

Just dropping by for a quick hello. I've really enjoyed your participation in the Kerrytown Book Fest panels over the last couple of years. I finally got around to ordering a copy of Goblin Quest and it showed up in my mail yesterday. I'm really looking forward to starting it--I'll have to have you sign it next time I see you. Cheers--Happy Reading! (And writing!)

posted by PhoenixTerran at 9:50 am (EST) on Oct 2, 2008

Just finished an enjoyable browse through your reviews -- I now have several (more) interlibrary loan requests in process. (Darn it!) If the characters proves as engaging as advertised I may have to add to my book budget. Thanks for sharing, and I hope you'll consider reviewing some of the other titles in your catalog!

posted by fssunnysd at 12:16 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2008

Thanks for chillin' at our group! come hang out more!

posted by Sonkissed at 3:25 pm (EST) on Mar 13, 2007

Definitely something new. The story is self contained, and there's no need for a sequel. Shelf Monks, perhaps?

I just have (at the moment) nothing to say.

posted by ShelfMonkey at 7:26 pm (EST) on Dec 21, 2006

Nice to meet another author. I'm afraid I've never read yours (although I am friends with Ed Greenwood's sister), but I've seen them on the shelves, and I'll put one on my list.

You're right, the rush is awesome. I also got my first blurb (provided he likes the book) from Eric McCormack, a Canadian author who's one of my heroes. I know the book will never sell much, and the mere fact that I got an established and respected publisher at all is a miracle (check out my review of the 'novel' Minnow Trap to understand my feelings on self-publishing *shudder).

Now, the real question becomes - why don't I have any ideas for a second novel? Am I a one-trick pony? Yeesh.

posted by ShelfMonkey at 10:28 am (EST) on Dec 21, 2006