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  1. Each book takes me a year to write, but I'm trying for two in 2010. Why I'm so busy! Egypt: spring '10. Camp Half-Blood new series: winter.
  2. My best advice for young writers: http://tinyurl.com/l6gbqt. My FAQ page: http://tinyurl.com/lka8qo answers most of your other questions.
  3. Back in the US and back to writing! Wow, the trip to Greece taught me so many myths I didn't know. Amazing how much there is.
  4. Greetings from windy Mykonos, Greece. Had a great day in Athens yesterday with mythology bee winner Julia and family. Check the blog 4 more.
  5. Sailing the Adriatic Sea at the moment, heading from Croatia toward Greece. Poseidon is keeping the seas smooth. No monsters so far.
  6. Greetings from Piazza San Marco in Venice. We're enjoying the winged lions (and the gelato). Tomorrow we sail for Greece.
  7. And off to Venice. Will tweet ya from Italy. Ciao!
  8. Greetings from London. Visited Egyptian gods at the British Museum yesterday, researching for the new book. Today, Cleopatra's Needle &more.
  9. RIP, Frank McCourt. Had the honor of meeting him at Texas Book Festival. Unassuming, nice guy. Former English teacher. Great storyteller.
  10. And here it is! The first trailer for the Lightning Thief movie: http://tinyurl.com/nh8r4q. Enjoy!
  11. Check out these interviews for 39 Clues book 5: http://www.the39clues.com/wherenext. Patrick Carman makes a great secret agent, doesn't he?
  12. Fun 39 Clues summer sweepstakes "Ride the Rails" from Scholastic & Amtrak. Enter online: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/39clues/amtrak/.
  13. Another short audio clip w/Chris Columbus talking about the Lightning Thief movie for those interested: http://tinyurl.com/n9k7sa.
  14. Becky is reading The Immortal Fire, third in Anne Ursu's trilogy. Looking for more Greek myth-based books? Ursu's 1st is The Shadow Thieves.
  15. In case you are curious what Chris Columbus has to say about the LT movie: http://bit.ly/kxAX5 .
  16. Check out sketches for the Japanese edition of 39 Clues: http://bit.ly/QogL3 . Dan as Ash Ketchum?
  17. Congrats to fellow Hyperion author Ally Carter, whose Gallagher Girls series debuted this week on the NYT series list. Check 'em out!
  18. Heading home from AZ. Approx. 1800 ppl last night in Mesa B&N event. Thx all and have a great summer reading!
  19. Lots of questions about future books. The little info I'm ready to share is on FAQ page: http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/contact/.
  20. This marks Percy Jackson's 100th week on the New York Times bestseller list. Seems like just yesterday it debuted. Time flies!