I can’t believe my baby is 17 today. This one’s for you Miss Molly. Life With a Party Girl By Jean Reidy (originally published in FamilyFun August 2003) “Mom, if I have the ‘Winter Beach Bash’ birthday party, can my friends still sleep over?” Molly, my nine-year-old, asks. “Huh?” I’m studying the pantry shelves hoping… Read more »
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Scones and Sensibility Release Day!!
YIPPEE! IT’S FINALLY HERE. Join the adventures of middle-grade matchmaker Polly in this fun and funny new novel written by my darling critique buddy, Lindsay Eland. SCONES AND SENSIBILITY is available TODAY – just in time for those lucky girls on your Christmas list. Read about the sweet and talented author, Lindsay Jo Eland.Then read… Read more »
Agent Appreciation Day: Erin Murphy
Top 10 reasons why I love my agent: 10. She represents picture book authors.9. She’s a hands-on, editorial agent. Nothing goes out until it’s perfect.8. She loves my projects – not all, but most.7. She gently nudges me in the best direction for my career.6. She responds to my e-mails by the end of the… Read more »
Ho! Ho! Ho! Holiday Picture Book Peek – December 14th!
HO! HO! HO! Holiday Picture Book Peek Week Free critiques of select PB manuscripts – including those wretched rhymers (Yup, 3 of my upcoming PBs are written in verse! It begins December 14th, and I’ve changed up the format a bit. Here’s how it will work: Sign up for a critique by entering your PB… Read more »
Pay it Forward Friday – Bridget Zinn Auction
Bridget’s friends have done it again. Please check out the online auction – Bridget Kicks Cancer – for my fellow author and librarian Bridget Zinn. From the auction website: “All proceeds from this auction will go to Bridget Zinn and Barrett Dowell. Bridget is a 32-year-old author and librarian who was diagnosed with colon cancer… Read more »
I’m Pickled Tink …
… drunk with excitement, that is. I’ve got another cover.
Talking about Titles – More Links
A few more folks are talking about titles: Jill Corcoran, Literary Agent – your title is your billboard.Editorial Anonymous – a fabulous title can move you to the top of the slush. See my original post for more discussion on the importance of titles.
Shhhhh! I’m NaNoing.
Sorry it’s been a little quiet around the “Romp” lately. I’ve been NaNoing. I just hit 30K words and I think I’ve found my ideal daily word count – 2500/day. It keeps me in character for a few hours. It stretches me. It feels hard but doable. It knocks off a couple of short chapters,… Read more »
Pay it Forward Friday – FRED
I just read about FRED, Fathers Ready Every Day, yesterday in my local paper. As a project designed by Texas A&M, FRED’s goal is to encourage father-child involvement and daily rituals of bonding and learning between children and positive male role models. The website provides a reading log and other tools to get started. Pass… Read more »
A Thank You Gift for My Blog Followers
Since November is the month of Thanksgiving, I want to say thank you to my loyal followers with a: Private Picture Book Peek Week Coming November 2nd!A picture book manuscript critique contest for my blog followers only. To be eligible, you must be a member of my followers list in the sidebar of this blog.Enter… Read more »
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