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Hurrican season and current projects

First of all, happy hurricane season to you all! Even before the official June 1 start, we had a little bugger jump the gun: a tropical storm in the Atlantic that didn't make landfall. It's been quiet so far, nothing like two years ago when Hurricane Barry arrived in Florida June 2, as if it could read the freakin' calendar and didn't want to miss out on the party. But still, the weather report gets an extra special listen from now until November.

This is my third hurricane season in Florida. The first two have been relatively quiet, but there's something unnerving to that yearly ritual of going to Costco to buy supplies. Water, instant oatmeal, energy bars, canned goods, all sorts of electricity-free goodies to keep us alive should a Big One hit. It makes me realize how much we take for granted. Laundry machines for clothes. Clean safe water--hot when want it hot, cold when we want it cold. And of course, the biggie: a house to keep you safe from the big, bad world. I guess it's good to think about these things once a year.

In other, slightly less grim news, I am hard at work on the edits for my third novel. I don't like to talk about works in progress, it's very bad luck. So I'll post more about it when the pub date gets closer and my part of it is finished. But I will say this, I think it's got the best opening line of any of my books...

More later,

Tammar

I love Borders

So there I was, strolling through my local Border's, when what do I see??? Light Years on the top shelf of Best Books of 2008! How cool is that? I was totally blown away and yes, I'm a dork for taking a picture, but still. It was so exciting to see my little book up there I just couldn't resist.

More later,
Tammar

Happy New Years!

May 2009 bring you good health, good friends, and much joy. Happy New Year everyone!

Tammar

Holiday Gifts

In the shameless self-promotion department, which I really stink at--most people who know me don't even know that I write books--I thought I should mention that if you are giving (or end up receiving) one of my books as gift this holiday season and would like it signed, it easy! Just send me an email at tammarstein@hotmail.com and ask for a bookplate.

A bookplate is a little square sticker (mine is from Random House) that you can paste inside your book. Just send your address, who it should be made out to, and how many you'd like. Then presto, a signed book.

Happy shopping everyone!

More later,
Tammar

VOTE!!

I voted...how about you??? The lines weren't long and everything was run very efficiently. Thank you to all the poll workers putting in long hours to make sure democracy works.

I hardly slept last night thinking about the election. This one feels so important, we are on the cusp of a lot of major events. I hope, as a nation, we steer ourselves in the right direction. So don't get left out, make your rights as a thinking, caring American count. Vote.

More later,

Tammar

St. Pete Reading Festival part II.

Thanks for everyone who came to my talk on Saturday, it was a beautiful day in St. Pete, the kind that makes up for suffering through the horrible summer heat. Fall is like the rebate we get in the mail for sweating too much in the summer.

I had a great time talking about High Dive and answering questions. It was especially great to meet Allison who wore this awesome T-shirt she made for a class project. Pretty cool, huh? She got on A on it...

Tammar