I adore Jennifer Cruisie...she's funny, incredibly intelligent, and always has good advice for writers on her blog. She has a great piece up now on how to process a critique. Here's the top: The first thing to remember about reading critiques is don’t argue. For the first twenty-four hours, assume everybody’s point is valid. This... Continue Reading →
Seattle Bookfest: Sunday schedule
And here's the schedule of Sunday's events on the Secret Garden Books children's stage. PANEL: Beyond Twilight [Sun 10:00am] Colleen Conway, Peggy Lindgrin, Deanna Meyerhoff, Chris SutterlandHave you devoured all the Twilight books and now want a new series or author to call your new favorite? Are you not finished with Vampires and other Paranormals... Continue Reading →
Winter SCBWI Conference in NYC!
The 11th Annual SCBWI International Winter Conference will take place January 29-31st at the Hyatt Grand Central in New York City. The schedule is complete and registration will go live next week! Conference info is already on line, though. Check it out.
Gail Carson Levine on POV
She has an excellent post on the topic, going into some detail about her struggles with finding the right POV in Fairest.I have a chapter about point of view (POV) in Writing Magic. I define it there, but, briefly, the two main POVs are first person and third. In first person, the narrator is a... Continue Reading →
Seattle Bookfest: Saturday schedule
I snagged this directly from the Bookfest site. Look how many familiar names and faces you can see in this lineup, coordinated by Secret Garden Books in Ballard!A Day at the Market [Sat 11:00] Sara AndersonThe fish mongers, buskers, farmers, and dumpster divers of the Pike Place Market are artist Sara Anderson's family and she... Continue Reading →
Bound with Jaime Temairik Hedquist
Don't you wish you could talk books with Jaime T. every day?Guess what! You can!She is far too modest to have sent along word that she's doing this, but it's high time to let everyone know that Jaime is blogging for the MSN Entertainment Superfan team. Her blog, BOUND, is all about books.You can find... Continue Reading →
I.N.K. – Interesting nonfiction for kids
Here's a blog for the nonfiction writers among us. Called I.N.K., it offers with research techniques, fact-polishing suggestions, and writing tips that will help you connect your stories with kids. It also has suggestions for photo and illustration integration, along with market research that will help you focus your efforts in new territory. Go to... Continue Reading →
Patricia Lee Gauch: a class act
Carole Estby Dagg sent along this anecdote and I had to share: Anyone who attended last fall’s Weekend on the Water knows what an inspiring teacher Patricia Lee Gauch is. I received evidence yesterday that she is also one of the most conscientious editors on the planet. Three years after submitting a query and chapter... Continue Reading →
FTC Guidlines “Not aimed at individual bloggers,” reports PW
Freaked out about the new FTC guidelines for review and placement of products (i.e. book-blogging)? Sue Corbett of Publisher's Weeky reports on Mary Engle's address to the Kidlit Blogger Conference (follow that roundup over at MotherReader):The Federal Trade Commission, which set the blogging world aflame two weeks ago with new guidelines governing truth-in-cyberspace-advertising, “never intended... Continue Reading →
SCARY-WEEN at Secret Garden Books
It's SCARY-WEEN at Secret Garden!The Secret Garden Bookshop invites teens and tweens to come, if they dare, to its’ first annual eve of All Hallows Eve party with authors of new books on Paranormal Themes:Heather Davis: NEVER CRY WEREWOLF (Harper Teen, $16.99)Kevin Emerson: the OLIVER NOCTURNE series (Scholastic, $5.99)Liz Gallagher: THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE (Wendy... Continue Reading →