Hi! A quick blog to let y'all know my latest events coming up to promote GOOD ENOUGH (HarperCollins '08). Let's start with a silly "insider joke" photo for http://readergirlz.com/of me and my writing "mojo"! Read on for more details...

I took the photo during my livechat after one Readergirlz asked me if I had any writing rituals, and I wrote about my "writing mojo" story. Yup, that's my writing mojo pictured below, it's trapped inside an empty jar of Grey Poupon mustard. My website creator Greg found my writing mojo when I complained that it was missing one day, and he captured it in this jar! Check out Mitali's blog and/or the Readergirlz chat forum here for more details on this silly story: http://groups.myspace.com/readergirlz

Much THANKS and GRATITUDE for www.readergirlz.com for hosting
me as the September author of the month! I had a blast doing their live
chat last week. If you'd like to read some of the highlights, check out
Mitali Perkins' (Readergirlz Diva and YA author) blog at this link: http://www.mitaliblog.com/

In other news, I'll be in Chicago this week. I'm one of the panelists at the 5th Annual Andersons Bookstore Young Adult Literature Conference being held in Naperville, IL on Sat. September 28th from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select. Call toll-free (800) 728-0708 for reservations. For more info and if you want to enroll and attend, go to their website here: http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/youngadultliteratureconference.php

I'll also be doing several school presentations and visits while in Chicago/Naperville, so I'm looking forward to this trip, as well as hanging out with some family and friends!

I've got a busy fall with more events, so check out my NEWS page here: http://paulayoo.com/news

Some of the events include library speaking events, writing workshops, and the annual Texas Book Festival. I'll blog more details as we get closer to the events, but you can check out my fall book tour itinerary here: http://paulayoo.com/content/good-enough-events-fall-tour-update-92208

That's it for now - I have to start packing for my Chicago trip! I'll try to blog while live on the road, so stay tuned for new blogs later this week!