• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs (to 1/10)
  • The Sleeper & the Spindle, by Neil Gaiman (to 1/11)
  • The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield (1/12)
  • Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand (1/13)
  • The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, by Leslye Walton
  • Brian's Winter, by Gary Paulsen
  • Tolstoy & The Purple Chair, by Nina Sankovitch (to 1/23)
  • Valour and Vanity, by Mary Robinette Kowal (to 1/26)
  • Voyage on the Great Titanic, the Diary of Margaret Ann Brody (Dear America series), by Ellen Emerson White (1/26)
  • Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling (to 1/27)
  • Death of a Village, by M.C. Beaton (to 1/30)
jan 10 2015 ∞
dec 27 2015 +
  • A Feast for Crows (Game of Thrones #4) by George R.R. Martin
  • A Dance With Dragons (Game of Thrones #5) by George R.R. Martin
  • Hatching Magic, by Ann Downer
  • Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys
  • City of Truth, by James Morrow (to 1/19/2014)
  • The Dogs of Winter, by Bobbie Pyron (1/20)
  • Burning Girls, by Veronica Schanoes (1/20)
  • Bork Reveals the Real Deal About the Facts of Life (for Boys Only!) by Terri Shearer Trenchard
  • Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
  • Peak, by Roland Smith
  • Hild, by Nicola Griffith (end 3/2)
  • Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Forge, by Laurie Halse Anderson (end 3/10...
jan 19 2014 ∞
dec 31 2014 +

Professional Activities

  • Complete Stargate SG1 book proposal and submit to publisher.
  • Finish writing Ice Worm story.
  • Finish NaNoWriMo.
  • Complete detailed outline of Journeys Far book.
  • Complete writing of Journeys Far book.
  • Submit new profile and publication information for Noble Fusion website.
  • Attend Nebula Awards weekend 2010.
  • Send a manuscript or proposal to 3 agents.
  • Put content on new FB page for NFPW At-Large Contest.
  • Attend NFPW 2010 national conference.
  • Attend NFPW 2011 national conference.
  • Attend 3 other writing- or publishing-related conferences, workshops, or conventions.
    • Reading
mar 6 2010 ∞
jul 23 2011 +
  • Susan Cooper Dark Is Rising series
  • Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083, by Andrea White DONE
  • City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
  • Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula LeGuin
  • Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi DONE
  • Maze Runner, by James Dashner
  • Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow DONE
  • The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
  • Pathfinder, by Orson Scott Card
  • Maximum Ride series, by James Patterson
  • Gone, by Michael Grant
  • Uglies series, by Scott Westerfeld
  • Life as We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
  • The Giver, by Lois Lowry DONE
  • City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau
  • The Supernaturalist, by Eoin Colfer
  • The Always War, by Margaret Peterson Hadd...
jul 3 2014 ∞
dec 19 2015 +
  • Day 100: Saturday, June 19, 2010
  • Day 200: Monday, September 27, 2010
  • Day 300: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
  • Day 400: Friday, April 15, 2011
  • Day 500: Sunday, July 24, 2011
  • Day 600: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
  • Day 700: Thursday, February 9, 2012
  • Day 800: Saturday, May 19, 2012
  • Day 900: Monday, August 27, 2012
  • Day 1000: Dec. 5?
may 13 2011 ∞
nov 23 2012 +
  • Mansfield, Missouri house
  • Little House on the Prairie site in Kansas
  • Little House in the Big Woods site and town of Pepin, Wisconsin
  • Burr Oak, Iowa, Masters Hotel site
  • Spring Valley, MN, church where Wilders belonged when Laura, Almanzo, and Rose stayed with them.
  • De Smet, SD: LIW Visitor Center, Ma & Pa's homestead site, Ma & Pa's house in town, the Surveyor's Cottage & De Smet's first schoolhouse, Laura & Almanzo's homestead site & tree claim site, town cemetery where most of the Ingalls family is buried.
  • Keystone, SD, where Carrie Ingalls lived as an adult.
sep 2 2011 ∞
nov 16 2014 +

UPDATED LIST FOR 2014

  • JAN 14: Between Shades of Gray, by Ruth Sepetys
  • FEB 11: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel, by Robin Sloan
  • MAR 18: The Casual Vacancy, by JK Rowling
  • APR 15: The 13 Clocks, by James Thurber
  • MAY 20: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua
  • JUN 17: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender
  • JUL 15: The Judgment of Paris, by Ross King
  • AUG 19: The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
  • SEP 16: The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
  • OCT 21: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce
  • NOV 18: Room, by Emma Donoghue
  • DEC 9: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, ...
nov 30 2010 ∞
sep 18 2014 +