I thought this was funny, and a good reminder that creativity is a fragile thing. Gird your loins, people! Gird your loins!See the rest.
8 ways to kill an idea
Book signing: Heather Brewer
Author Heather Brewer launches The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard.High school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire.Here's the invite from Suzanne at Secret Garden:This is the blood-chilling fourth installment in the popular series with over 250,000 copies... Continue Reading →
Buy a Greg Ruth print, benefit Haiti
Lida Enche sends word that Greg Ruth, who illustrates graphic novels and children's books, is selling prints to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. If you're interested, visit his Etsy shop.
What’s it like to have a novel on submission?
Most of us dream of the day we get an agent, thinking that will make it all better.Kiersten White, whose PARANORMALCY will come from HarperTeen in September, tells it like it is:I'm going to let you in on a secret, one that agented writers can't admit publicly for fear of shooting themselves in the foot,... Continue Reading →
A study of excellence: WHEN YOU REACH ME
The Story Sleuths--our own Meg Lippert, Allyson Valentine Schrier, and Heather Hedin Singh--analyzed Newbery Award winner WHEN YOU REACH ME in November.If you want to study what makes that book great, check out their lists of posts on the book.
Kids Heart Authors Day coming
Hey authors, here's a chance to sign books and take part in a terrific event. Contact Mary Harris using the address below if you're interested:Kids Heart Authors Day was such a huge success last year that we're going to do it again this year.Mitali Perkins initiated the program last year--her plan was that on (or... Continue Reading →
What happens when an editor falls in love
Nancy Mercado, an editor at Macmillan, explains:It’s been said before, but as an editor, sometimes you are reading a manuscript looking for a reason to say no. By far the best part of the job, however, is when a manuscript comes along and beckons you. It says, read a little bit more, come along with... Continue Reading →
George Shannon event at Adams Elementary School
He'll be reading from STORIES TO SOLVE: FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. He will also discuss his other books, including MORE STORIES TO SOLVE: Fifteen Folktales from Around the World, TOMORROW'S ALPHABET, WHITE IS FOR BLUEBERRY, and THE SECRET CHICKEN CLUB.It's at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at Adams Elementary School, 6110 28th Ave.... Continue Reading →
The Oregon Coast Children’s Book Writers Workshop
If you want to travel to Oregon for an intensive workshop with established authors, editors, and an agent, this one might be for you.The details from the organizers:From July 12-16 we present the eighth Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop in the exquisite Oregon coast town of Oceanside.The instructors for the workshop will include five... Continue Reading →
Books to benefit orphans in Africa
Here's an opportunity to help via our colleague, Michele Torrey:As many of you know, in 2007 I co-founded Orphans Africa (OA). Part of our mission is to educate some of the 2.5 million orphans in Tanzania, East Africa. On February 27, 2010, we are holding a benefit dinner and auction at the Liberty Theater in... Continue Reading →