Three generous and talented Nashville authors – Victoria Schwab, Amanda Morgan and Myra McEntire – have joined forces to help flood ravaged Nashville, Tennessee. In Victoria Schwab’s own words: So if you haven’t heard, Nashville, TN is in a MAJOR crisis. On May 1st and 2nd, Nashville, Tennessee received a record amount of rain—nearly 13.5… Read more »
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Bowling and Pigeons and Dead Pets
Little kids have a lot to say. In fact, during my school visits, I wouldn’t need to do much talking at all. I could simply introduce myself and my suitcase of “uncomfy clothes” and the kids would take it from there – most likely talking about neither. Recently a precocious kindergartner treated me to a… Read more »
Congratulations to all the Colorado Book Awards Finalists
2010 COLORADO BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS Anthology/Collection Broken Links Mended Lives: A selection of short stories by members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Janet Lane, Susan Mackay Smith and Jeanne C. Stein, editors, RMFW Press A Dozen on Denver: Stories, Rocky Mountain News, editor, Fulcrum Publishing Beats At Naropa: An Anthology, Anne Waldman and Laura Wright,… Read more »
By Jove! Win a Signed Copy of TOO PURPLY!
In honor of the London Book Fair, April 19th-21st, I’m giving away a free autographed copy of TOO PURPLY! (the U.K. edition of my book). Simply comment on this blog post anytime from now though April 21st to enter. Anonymous comments must include your full name. The winner will be selected by random drawing on… Read more »
Reach Out and Read and The Children’s Hospital
Today I visited and read with several of the special children and lovely families served by The Children’s Hospital in Colorado, and I can see that this will be a perfect partnership. Before any of my books hit the shelves, I designated Children’s to receive a portion of my author proceeds on the sales of… Read more »
Autographed Copies of TOO PURPLEY! at the following locations
Barnes & Noble728 North Waukegan Road Deerfield, IL 60015 Borders49 S. Waukegan Road Deerfield, IL 60015
Hail to the Hashtag!
I’ve been Twittering for a while. But as for it’s features, efficiencies and value, I’ve been sold on it slowly. TweetDeck satisfied my CPA column craving, allowing me to categorize and organize those I follow into a tidy format. That tool alone boosted my Twitter presence considerably. But hashtags were always a bit of a… Read more »
Ann M. Martin on Middle Grade writing and her return to The BSC
Ann talks about the journal her mom kept for her since birth, why she chose to write a prequel to The Baby-sitters Club, and the important themes for middle grade stories.
Critiquing out of your Genre
A few months ago, one of my critique buddies, Judith, asked for recommendations for books on writing middle grade novels so that she could more thoughtfully critique middle grade manuscripts. While I was appreciative of her dedication to her critiques, I was hesitant to steer her to my favorite titles for fear that I’d lose… Read more »
Signed copies of TOO PURPLEY! in these stores now!
I’ve been traveling in the Midwest and Northwest these past two weeks and stopped in to sign TOO PURPLEY! stock at the following bookstores: Barnes & Noble (Near the Notre Dame Campus)6501 North Grape RoadMishawaka, IN 46545574-247-0864 Borders (Near the Notre Dame Campus)4230 Grape Road Mishawaka, IN 46545 Barnes & Noble2619 Miamisburg-Centerville RdDayton, OH 45459937-433-0750… Read more »
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