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This Lullaby en francais! Tres joli, no?  That is literally all the French I know. And I probably even still got it wrong. I never could get that masculine/feminine thing straight. Is a book male or female? Oh, well. Still, it is pretty, and also the first of my books to be translated into French. The only bummer is that they had to change Remy and Dexter to Julie and Damien, because apparently the original names just would not work in translation. Which I agreed to, as I learned long ago to pick my snits (as my dad would say) with foreign editions, because they always involve changes, whether you like it or not. So I've okayed title changes, and name changes (although I hate to see it done) and of course changes in the language so things make sense. The one thing I would not agree to was when, years ago, a foreign publisher wanted to change an entire ENDING to one of my books, as they had decided it just would not be "believable" to their readers. (Who I guess were far superior to all the other readers who read and loved the book and the ending. And no, I'm not going to say which book it was, or what language. That's the picking the snits thing.) Anyway, I said forget it, and eventually it was published as it was. Or so they told me. Hmmmm. Maybe I need to hire a translator, just to be sure? In other news, a couple of days ago my friend of list here on LiveJournal hit 2000 people. It might have gone down again by now, especially if someone got sick of me, but still, this is a bit of a milestone and, I figured, worth commemorating. When I started this journal back on August 16, 2001 (how can it really be that long?) the only people who read it were my cousins, who were also the only people I was convinced read my books. Fast forward to now, and about 1995 other people are reading as well, and that's just the people who are on LiveJournal. I know who a few of you are, because you tell me you read this page, but many of you are a mystery. Which is just fine. But if you'd LIKE to identify yourself, please feel free. I'm curious! And thanks for reading, at any rate. have a good day, everyone! |
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On January 10th, 2007 02:26 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented: another reader - My name is LAuren and I'm from New York. I started reading this blog in 2003. My favorite books of yours are someone like you and keeping the moon, but i like all of them. And i read your journal every day~ |
Hi, Sarah! My name is Jenny Han, I'm 26, and I love your books and your blog! I especially like reading about deviled eggs and Chapel Hill. Makes me miss the place. I am very much lookin forward to some March madness! Tarheels up in the house! P.S. Have you seen this UNC commerical yet? HILARIOUS. |
On January 10th, 2007 03:38 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented: Live reader I'm reading it and even went back to read it from the beginning!!! Polly who posts here occasionally and is a huge fan! |
On January 10th, 2007 04:36 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented: Hey. I read your journal here almost everyday. I don't have a livejournal so I can't add you to my friends, but I thought I'd introduce myself anyway. I'm Elizabeth, I'm 15 (aparently the youngest one to read this), and I found this in, like, September of last year when doing a book report on one of your books. My favorite books of yours are The Truth About Forever, and Just Listen. I hope to be a YA writer sometime in my life, and I think you are completely awsome. Anyway, have a great day!! ~Elizabeth |
On January 10th, 2007 04:40 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented: Well, I've been around long enough that I may have already introduced myself in a similar previous post (and I also wrote you a letter once), but I'll do so again ... my name is Sarah, and I am a university student in Canada. I have been reading your books for 8 or so years and your livejournal for 4 or 5. It has been really great reading your journal entries every morning ... a great connection to the "outside" world, and always a good start to my day! Thank you for that. Also, the french cover is SO cute! I love it. |
i'm liz, a 20 year old art student from minneapolis. i'm going to school to major in photography, but i also take a lot of printmaking classes. i started reading because i read taryn hipp's lj ( _mymy) and she really likes your books, which i then checked out. also, one of my roomates owns "how to deal", which i have since watched multiple times.also, now i keep reading your lj because of all the pop culture talk. i've recently become obsessed with the office, along with my four other roomates and i've been a longtime fan of the girlmore girls. i'm rooting for lorelai & luke. really random comment, but i was jut in minneapolis visiting my friend (u of m archetecture student - wow i can't spell). and you like the office and gilmore girls which is just like, two of the many shows i love (the office right now is my favorite obsession) |
