PAYA 2012: Now With 100% Less Hurricanes

It's almost that time of year again. 

PAYA!

No, not the fruit. 

The 35-author signing, auction, and workshop extravaganza! 

And this time, no hurricanes! 

I don't know about you, but I find a lack of natural disasters at my author events to be a plus. 

If you're anywhere near West Chester, PA, I'm hoping you can make it.  The event is tomorrow, August 25, from 12-4pm, with a writers' workshop (you must sign up ahead of time) from 10am-12pm. 

I'll be attending the workshop with the opening pages from my latest, still-in-its-infancy, herpetologically-friendly manuscript, Beautiful Medusa. 

My goal is not to injure myself.  Or anyone else.  Unlike, um, last time...

I hope to see some of you there! 

In other news, remember that amazing class I took with rock-star author/agent/dairy farmer Mandy Hubbard and how you all were sad you couldn't have taken it too?  Well, like the Poltergeist, it's back.  "Writing and Selling the Young Adult Novel" starts September 20 and you can sign up now.  I really can't recommend the class enough.  Do it!