This comes from Kiki Hamilton, who's organizing events for SCBWI folk who live south of Seattle.We will be holding our monthly SCBWI-South Sound meeting at Barnes and Noble in Olympia at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2.This is a casual get-together without a speaker, where we discuss what we’re working on as well as what’s... Continue Reading →
What makes a good romance
Greenwillow Books editor Martha Mihalick has a thoughtful blog post on the art of romance:I’m a sucker for a good romantic storyline. In books, movies, tv shows, songs . . . whatever. But what makes a romance plot thread a good one? I mean, I know it when I see it, but I’ve been letting... Continue Reading →
Get a bad review?
Jay Asher, one of the keynote speakers at our annual conference, has great advice on how we can handle the reviews of our published work:After Thirteen Reasons Why came out, it took me a looooong time to get comfortable with the idea that not everyone was going to appreciate my book the way I thought... Continue Reading →
The ebook platform for kids?
GalleyCat had this fascinating item about the Nintendo DS (a new version of it, anyway). The thing to note here is that this particular toy is the iPhone/Holy Grail/fetish object of the 5-and-up set. It could have huge implications for children's books:Retailing for $189.99 and coming in both burgundy and bronze editions, the Nintendo DSi... Continue Reading →
Eagle Harbor Books turns 40
I'll skip the midlife crisis jokes and get straight to the important stuff: they're having a party tomorrow. Go if you can!
Page Ahead turns 20–and gives away its 2,000,000th book!
From the inbox:Dear SCBWI Western Washington,Thank you for all your support to inspire a love of reading in Washington's kids in need. We appreciate your enthusiasm, and would like to invite you to join us in celebration of a milestone--we're giving away our 2,000,000th book! On Friday, March 12th at Van Asselt Elementary, we'll have... Continue Reading →
Simon & Schuster: how to promote yourself online
Simon & Schuster explains how to set up a blog, what you can do on social networking sites, the differences between the book-related social networking sites like GoodReads and Shelfari, and how you can get your pretty face on YouTube.Check it out here.
Daily eye candy
Check out the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. There's a virtual tour (you'll find the link on the left).
Catch Maus?
Art Spiegelman's coming to Puyallup next week. Details on Ticketmaster.Thanks to Joni Sensel for the link.
Quote of the day: Neil Gaiman
"Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong."