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Happy Eclipse Day!

Go get that Fire Nation!

I apologize for not posting last week. I was preparing to travel back to Pennsylvania for a couple weeks, and the preparations were more intense than I planned for. I also didn't have much to say, so I wasn't sure how to craft a post.

But I have a good one today, and a great one coming around the bend, so that's good!

Writing is going well. I'm a bit stalled on a WIP, since what I thought the book was when I started it may not be what it really is. I need to figure out if I want it to skew funny and ridiculous, or go more serious and realistic, or try to walk the fine line between the two. Personally, I think I'll be learning the highwire.

 
One fun story: I'm back in my home town with all these people who know me. They have bought Under Locker and Key and given it to their kids. So, when I went to church yesterday, a few people came up to ask me how the writing is going. That was cool, but the highlight was walking behind a group of boys and then hearing them whisper, "Under Locker and Key" and seeing them glance back at me.

I felt like a rock star. For just a few seconds.

Today I watched the eclipse. We didn't get totality out here, but I have eclipse glasses so I could see the 80% moon coverage. It was wild. The light got a touch dimmer (even though we didn't have totality) and the air got cooler. I also enjoyed seeing the spots of light under trees turn into crescents.

 I also thought it was neat that the whole country united in peering at the sky today. It reminded me of the movies about the Space Race and how everyone was excited to see the astronauts go up, enter orbit, go to the moon, etc. I love seeing the country excited and united in something so pure and good, like celebrating the moon passing in front of the sun.

I really like space and science. A few of my WIPs deal with science in some way. Maybe, one day, I'll write a story set in space. Maybe there'll be an eclipse.

I hope you all enjoyed the day! Here are last week's and this week's debuts:

Middle Grade:
Kristi Wientge - Karma Khullar's Mustache (8/15)
Darcey Rosenblatt - Lost Boys (8/22)
Melissa Roske - Kat Greene Comes Clean (8/22)

Young Adult:
Lana Popovic - Wicked Like a Wildfire (8/15)