Pages

▼

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Things to Do on the Day Your Book Launches

You know: it was kind of nice to get buried under the snow and be forced to stay inside. I'd been running around like mad to get everything working for the launch party--arranging cupcakes to be made, putting up posters, calling newspapers, sending invites, and one thing after another.

So when the snow came and said, "Nuh-huh," I was actually mostly okay with it. Instead of spending the day rolling my hair and stressing about being witty, I spent 70% of the day in my pajamas, ate terrible junk food with my husband, and played with my dog.

And then we made a snowman.


So of course I had to add a Gryffindor scarf and a Jayne hat, but then I found some red berries, and stuck them in the snowman's head, and suddenly it wasn't just a snowman...


IT'S AMY!!!!!!! Red hair: check. Made of ice: check. Short: check.


And lookit! She even likes to read!

The husband and I spent rather a lot of time trying to make it look like SnowAmy was actually reading, but her arms are made of tree branches (so she doesn't have opposable thumbs) and her body is made of snow (which is made of water, which is not healthful for books), so in the end, we gave up.


She's a GREAT listener, but I don't think she actually paid attention....her eyes sort of glazed over....
at

27 comments:

  1. Michelle January 12, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Love it! :)

    Can't wait to read your book. It looks AMAZING!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Miriam ForsterJanuary 12, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Awesome! Sounds like a perfect way to spend your launch day. :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. JanelleJanuary 12, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Beth, I learned about your book yesterday from another teacher's blog (http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/). I'm in the midst of snow day #3, so it was great to see a book recommendation. I read the first 111 pages that were available online yesterday, I got hooked, and I purchased the book on my Kindle so I could finish it.

    I really enjoyed reading your book! It gave me a lot to think about, and I will be purchasing a traditional copy as well to add to my sixth grade Earth science class library.

    Great work - and I'm glad you and your book enjoyed your snow day :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. BrittanyJanuary 12, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I like that snowman mouth. Fantastic! Hope you had a super marvelous day!

    ReplyDelete
  5. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Her eyes glazed over...
    *Snarple*
    :)
    You are having so much fun Beth!
    Thanks for sharing some of it with us.
    All the best,
    Rob

    ReplyDelete
  6. Tracey NeithercottJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    That's hysterical. I love how much fun you're having with this!

    ReplyDelete
  7. ShariJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    I LOVE the picture of her glazed-over eyes reading your book. You should enter that in your contest. Oh wait, you can't. Bummer. Anyway, fun pictures. I finally got your book last night and can't wait to read it!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Shannon O'DonnellJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Ha ha ha! You are too much fun! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Tricia J. O'BrienJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Best snowman (snowgirl) ever. So cute. I like that you made the best of an inconvenient snow day!

    ReplyDelete
  10. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Nice, I can't ever get MY snowmen to read. *grumble grumble* lol.

    So the book launch is definitely on Thursday? And are the roads bad?

    ReplyDelete
  11. Yat-YeeJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Love your attitude, Beth. Snow going to ruin my book launch, I'll play in it! You've brought the making lemonade out of lemons up a notch!

    ReplyDelete
  12. SuJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    That's a brilliant SnowAmy!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Misty WatersJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    OMG, I just laughed so hard! Brilliant. And I'm halfway thru your book! LOVE IT. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Kelsey (Dominique) RidgeJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    Snow FTW! We've got some here, and it's lovely. Enjoy your snow. :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Caroline Starr RoseJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    :)

    Great attitude, you.

    ReplyDelete
  16. lotusgirlJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Heehee. Love the Icy Amy.

    ReplyDelete
  17. KrispyJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    LOL, so cute! I love the red berries for hair.

    On another note, after that 111 pg excerpt, I don't know if I can hold out for the weekend to get AtU. I've conned Alz into picking it up for me if she goes to the mall today. EXCITED!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Anita SaxenaJanuary 12, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Love the snowman!

    ReplyDelete
  19. PisinatJanuary 12, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Haha, love it ! Amy is cute in snow ;)

    ReplyDelete
  20. Tales of WhimsyJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    How way cute and cool!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Kelly H-YJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Ha! That is awesome! Great snowman.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Lola SharpJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    So cute. 'Brilly'

    I'm gonna email you the photos in a few minutes.

    Lola-->out.

    ReplyDelete
  23. HardygirlJanuary 12, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    So cute!!!

    We've had the invasion of the Snowpeople here in Mississippi.

    I think it's a sign. A good one. Having to do with your book ....

    Can't wait to get my copy!

    sf

    ReplyDelete
  24. ____January 12, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    LoL! That's too cute!

    Okay, I'm finally accepting that I won't win a copy of AtU and going to buy my own tonight at the store! Enough is enough!

    Congrats, Beth, and thanks: you're such an inspiration to me!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Natalie AguirreJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Sounds like a great day. And congrats on the great review at Fantastic Book Review. http://www.fantasticbookreview.com/

    ReplyDelete
  26. Abby MinardJanuary 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Aw, so cute! Good luck with your party tomorrow!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Elana JohnsonJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Awesome! And now every time I read your book, I'm going to think of Amy as a snowman. Ha ha!

    ReplyDelete

Anonymous commenting disabled by request of the majority of my readers in a survey in order to help limit spam. ***Reminder: *NEVER* CLICK A LINK IN ANY OF THE COMMENTS UNLESS YOU ARE 100% SURE OF WHAT THE LINK IS.