Hello! I’m back from the SCBWI Summer Conference, and it literally took me a week to recover. What an amazing and intense weekend. The SCBWI pulled out all the stops for their 40th anniversary, inviting a legendary lineup of speakers. …
Going Fishing
For the next two weeks, I’m hunkering down and getting some projects finished. Instead of leaving the blog all quiet and empty and alone, I’m reposting some of my favorite posts about writing, starting with this one, originally published on …
Just Write
Have you promised yourself this is the year you finally write your novel? And are you sitting there wondering how exactly you go about writing the novel you’ve promised yourself you’re finally going to write? Have you bought books about …
SCBWI Recap #4: Agents View the Marketplace
Much like yesterday’s SCBWI recap, today’s also features a moderated panel. This panel was led by Lin Oliver, and she asked four agents to give us their views on today’s marketplace. The agents on the panel were Ginger Clark, Ken …
SCBWI Recap #3: Editor Panel – What Makes Editors Want to Choose Your Book
At the Summer 2010 SCBWI Conference, Krista Marino moderated a Q&A panel with editors Nick Eliopulos, Claudia Gabel, Brenda Murray and Jennifer Rees. Here are the questions asked, and the answers given. Which do you look for, voice or plot? JR: …