Treasure from Raymond Cree Middle School

My mailbox overflowed with treasure yesterday-two Manilla envelopes stuffed with thank you letters from students at Raymond Cree Middle School. My heartfelt thanks to Language Arts teachers, Kristen Goerzen and Terri Green for forwarding the notes, and to all the students who wrote them. I look forward to my next visit at Raymond Cree!

~Ariella Moon

Spell Struck Contract!

It's official! I am now under contract with Astraea Press for my second book, Spell Struck, the sequel to Spell Check. I don't have a release date yet, but hope to have the book out by June so everyone can add Spell Struck to their summer reading.

~Ariella

Raymond Cree Middle School Rocks!

I walked Miss Gracie at dawn so I could arrive at Raymond Cree Middle School by 7:30AM. Over the course of six class periods, students packed the library to hear me speak. My big thanks to them and to the gracious teachers (and their essential timekeeping) and the super nice librarian (who snapped photos throughout the day and endured the same speech for six hours!)  Thanks, too, to Dr.Tracy Piper, Principal, for inviting me. Everyone was so nice, and I met lots of fun, imaginative students. Thank you! I can't believe I forgot to photograph the teachers and librarian!
Hugs to you all.
~Ariella

James Workman Middle School Hosted Ariella Moon

I just spent a fun morning at James Workman Middle School talking to more than sixty GATE students and their teachers. My thanks to super librarian, Angie Gallacher (pictured above), for inviting me. As a former GATE mom, it was great to be back among such bright, sweet students. Thanks for listening, and for asking great questions! Thank you GATE teachers, for letting me steal your students for awhile.

Big hugs!
Ariella Moon

Etiquette & Espionage

Ever love a book so much you didn't want it to end? I had to utilize tremendous self-control to make Gail Carriger's new steampunk, YA novel, Etiquette & Espionage last through two short plane flights and a long week-end at PantheaCon. Kudos to Garriger for breaking the New York Times' Hardback YA Bestseller Top Ten list. www.gailcarriger.com/ Fans of fabulous world building and light fun will love Etiquette & Espionage!
~Ariella Moon 

Only at PantheaCon...

Only at PantheaCon:
1. A seminar on Osiris, Set, and Horus gives the famous story from Set's point of view. 
2. People are reminded to take a daily shower.
3. You find yourself behind a woman with light blue hair that looks like cotton candy.
4.You can can learn new ways to foil demons and evil spirits. (I'm a shaman-these are important details!)
5. Pirate slippers are considered formal wear.
6. A woman in a wheelchair wearing an enormous witch's hat said,"I wake up every morning and say, I am a lucky woman."
7.You go to bed each night with joyous chants playing in your head.

~Ariella

Love Magic

February is the month to connect with Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love.
You'll find love spells on the Spells page of this blog and on my Ariella Moon website. To learn more about the Law of Attraction, Rules and Rituals for Love Magic, and more, please go to: http://www.ariellamoon.com/monthlymuse.html

Remember, love begins within!
~Ariella Moon