Today at Bookster Reviews, a guest post detailing my dream movie cast for Seraphina. Thanks for hosting, Cliona!

Of all the interview questions and guest posts I’ve done, this was the most challenging. I honestly hadn’t thought about this pressing issue very much! I imagine you readers are going to have differing opinions on this, and I’d love to hear them. Avid moviegoers will surely have better insight into the question than I do. So what do you think? Tell me where I picked wrong! Nothing’s set in stone.

Well, except for William Shatner, ha ha. I can broach no compromise there.

Today is a day of rest on the UK blog tour, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find another guest post, somewhere, for your amusement and edification.

Up at Everyday eBook today: The Evolution of Dragons.

Also, here’s a recap of the exciting Toronto Public Library event I did with Kelley Armstrong, from Michele at Just a Li’l Lost. Thanks, Michele! And thanks again to Small Print Toronto, Toronto Public Library, Kelley Armstrong, Random House Canada, Mabel’s Fables, and all the wonderful attendees whose enthusiasm made it such a fun evening!

I got some really lovely fan art that evening, too, which I plan to show you soon!

Seraphina made the #8 spot on the New York Times Bestseller list, Children’s Chapter Books division, for July 29th, 2012. I am still kind of reeling at this news.

How does that happen to a debut novel? Well, I’m sure each book has its own story to tell. The fine folks at Random House have been behind the book 100%, for which I am incredibly grateful. Thank you all so much. I also want to thank all the book bloggers, internet reviewers, and GoodReaders who read the ARC early on, liked the book, and spread the word.

YOU did this. All of you. Thank you so very much.

I do just want to add that if you look at the Picture Book list, who do you also see at #8? That’s right. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS. So, we meet again old friend! This book and mine are following each other around, it appears. It is the Summer of Dragons, some of them taco-loving, some… not. But it can’t possibly be a coincidence!!

Today’s UK blog tour post is a Q&A at Whispering Words. A big thanks to Sarah for hosting!

I have a different kind of Q&A up at Whispering Words Toronto: the Proust Questionnaire. They gave me a choice of formats, but I just couldn’t pass up something with “Proust” in the title. My editor and I have this ongoing comedy routine wherein he informs me that I am not Proust (and therefore should not be writing about madeleines all the time) and I insist that I am Proust, in fact. I think this questionnaire proves it once and for all.

Today’s guest post is a handy guide for your first trip to Seraphina’s homeland, Goredd. Thanks to Once Upon a Time for hosting!

I once did a comic strip along similar lines, although that was more about manners and dress. I should find that and post it sometime.

That means another blog post for you (yes, YOU!) before I force myself to lie in bed and pretend to sleep. I noticed that another guest post I wrote is up at Movellas.com. They asked me what advice I would give to new writers of fantasy, and I told them about one of my favourite concepts: The Weirdness Budget.

And now I really am going to bed. For serious!

Here’s day 2 of my British blog tour, at A Daydreamer’s Thoughts, about my long road to publication. I, uh, hope it doesn’t scare any aspiring writers off. I do kind of see myself as a weird outlier, in terms of how long it took. I don’t think most writers have quite such a bumpy road.

But still, bumps notwithstanding, it’s been scenic! And the journey is what really matters, after all.

And the first post is up. Many thanks to Read 2 Review for hosting me, and to the good folks at Random House Children’s Books UK for setting up the tour!

Here’s the banner for the rest of the tour:

I will be providing links to the guest posts as I can, but there’s a chance I’ll be a bit slow. I’m travelling the rest of this week and am not sure what kind of time I’ll have.

Mark your calendars! This Thursday, July 19th, I will be making a special guest appearance at the “I Didn’t Read the Book Club” with author Kelley Armstrong. The event runs from 6:30-8pm at the Northern District branch of the Toronto Public Library. It will feature some question-and-answer time, a little reading, a writing exercise for teens, and (I am given to understand) popcorn.

POPCORN. Yum.

They’d like people to pre-register, so here’s the place to do it. The program  is aimed at teens, but surely they won’t turn away grown-ups if you’re not too rowdy, ha ha.

I may be appearing one or two other places while I’m in town. I’ll let you know as soon as I know for sure.