9 yr old daughter Eliana now has YouTube, elianacooks. Posted her 1st cooking video. http://ping.fm/8KK44 Cutie pie!

All Madame Poulet book activities done - study guide, puppet script, story theater script, color shts, bkmarks, puppets & book trailer! Yay!

Produced 2nd bk trailer-Madame Poulet & Monsieur Roach. Yay! http://ping.fm/UpmHI

Putting Madame Poulet & Monsieur Roach Book Activities section on website (color sheets, puppets, bookmarks). Creating new trailer for book.

Posted 1st book trailer to YouTube for Cajun Cornbread Boy. 19 yr old daughter produced it! http://ping.fm/J3lfL

TIP: Authors, open an acct @ LibraryThing.com. U can trk which libraries carry ur books, connect w libraries & list events. Very cool site.

My hand's ready to fall off. Wrote thk u notes. Now working on book trailer for Cajun Cornbread Boy. THEN I'll do new book proposal, maybe..

When I woke up, my 9 yr old daughter was cleaning her rm - on her own! Now she's making me hot brkfst. I have such a perfect child!

Handwriting a million thk u notes today to my summer reading clients & working on a new book proposal. Oh & someone has to do laundry...

Productive day! Sent out newsletter, built blog, finished final MS edits, wrote bio, networked, marketed, bought new URL & even COOKED! LOL

New copy editor is AWESOME! I breezed thru edits of Scared Silly & sent MS bk to her tonite! Will go to production soon... Yay!

Just rec'd edited proofs of Scared Silly to review. Due by 7/31 so I must finish before I leave for Mexico on Mon! Can't wk on vacay!

Set up blog for friend who has cancer. Wanted to give her lasting gift. She'll be able to read my words of love & support & keep them w her.

Yay! July Story Connection Express newsletter sending now. Theme: "Reading Fun in the Sun." Subscribe @ http://ping.fm/IczOJ

Dianne's Facebook Contest Update: my 1000th friend recvs autographed copy of Cajun Cornbread Boy. If YOU referred that friend, you do too!

I am 100 ppl away fr having 1000 friends on Facebook! The 1000th friend will recv autographed copy of my book, The Cajun Cornbread Boy.

Ofc wk-executed book contract, sent new bio & pic to publisher, filled book order, now filing rcpts & following up w ALA contacts (so many!)

Who needs rm service when ur 9 yr old daughter brings u a hot brkfast in bed?!

Landed in New Orleans. Home sweet home!

@ St. Loius airport catching connecting flight home. Can't wait to sleep in my own bed tonite!

Leaving Chi Town today. So sad that I didn't get to see more of city! ALA kept me so busy! What a wonderful conference it has been!

Met Neil Gaiman (Newbery winner), Beth Krommes (Caldecott winner), Ashley Bryan (Laura Ingalls Wilder winner) & honor winners. All gracious!

Neil Gaiman's Newbery acceptance speech was phenomenal - funny, endearing & inspiring. Wow!

Going to Newbery/Caldecott banquet. Met Ann Rider, editor of the Caldecott book, The House in the Night, in taxi line. Very cool!

Going to Newbery Caldecott banquet. Met Q
Ann Rider, editor of the Caldecott winner.

Signing books @ ABC-Clio Libraries. Yay!