Bits and bobs: August 2017

Books and resources for talking with kids about race, from middle grade author Olugbimisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Katherine Pryor will be teaching a free class on writing children's books at the Mount Vernon Library on September 12th at 6:30. Writing a complete and compelling story in less than 1,000 words is no easy feat. Modern picture books... Continue Reading →

Northern Network Meeting this WEDNESDAY!

Northern Network of Western Washington SCBWI Special Guest Speaker! MaryAnn Kohl: Agent, Author and Publisher    MaryAnn Kohl has done it all. From writing over 25 books, self-publishing and marketing, and now being an agent for non-fiction activity books for children, parents, and teachers, she is speaking about the agent’s role in facilitating your non-fiction... Continue Reading →

Meeting recap: Dynamic duo!

Last Wednesday, our lucky meeting attendees luxuriated in the wealth of information and expertise of our presenters, G.G. Silverman and Holman Wang. It was one of those evenings where everyone walked out breathing, "Wow!" G.G. Silverman put us through the paces of self-publishing. G.G. Silverman condensed years of tireless research, experience, diligence, and intelligence into... Continue Reading →

G.G. Silverman: Three truths, one lie

Don't be afraid!  G.G. Silverman is going to take the fear out of marketing your self-published work.  Already an accomplished author (Vegan Teenage Zombie Huntress, anthologized short stories, and many more publications), a one-woman marketing/branding/advertising specialist, and instructor at Sanford-Brown College, G.G. is going to be our first speaker at next Wednesday's monthly meeting. And... Continue Reading →

Seattle Writes! season kickoff

WHAT: Seattle Writes! Kickoff event WHEN: Sunday, August 19 at 6:30pm WHERE: Seattle Public Library, Central Branch, Microsoft Auditorium COST: Free! Thanks to Linda Johns for pointing out this upcoming freebie! SPL is hosting this event in honor of their Seattle Writes! season of events, and this is a goodie, no matter what your genre:... Continue Reading →

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