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 »
Pay it Forward Fridays
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 »
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 »
Pay it Forward Friday: David Macinnis Gill and his Halloween Teen Read
Yesterday I stopped by the website of one of my crit buddies, David Macinnis Gill. It had been a while since I’d visited and I was blown away with the “busy-ness” of it all. I adore “busy” websites because they give me that amusement park feel. Maybe that’s not a fair comparison, because some amusement… Read more »
Pay it Forward Friday – a Day Early: Spoonfuls of Stories
Cheerios is putting a favorite picture book in their cereal boxes. What a wonderful idea!!Vote for your favorite “Spoonfuls of Stories” picture book today.
Pay it Forward Friday: Deb Cushman and WRITER SITES
Deb Cushman fired up her blog, Writer Sites, just a few months ago as “A place where Deb Cushman organizes her favorite writer websites and blogs!” And it’s one of my favorite feeds. I was instantly drawn to Deb’s mission because a) I’m always on the lookout for new writing resources and b) I started… Read more »
Pay it Forward Friday: Mary Bartek
Mary Bartek, one of my oldest (meaning going back a long time with no reference to age because we don’t talk about age in our crit group) writing buddies published her award-winning FUNERALS AND FLY FISHING in 2004. And now 5 years later, this fun book has been released again in paperback. And it has… Read more »
Pay It Forward Friday – Elizabeth Dulemba
Darcy Pattison’s Random Acts of Publicity Week left me inspired with the power of the simple promotional push. So I’m adding to my blog “Pay It Forward Fridays.” When I can, I’ll be highlighting books, events and other news in the life of one of my fellow writers. This week it’s: Elizabeth Dulemba’s Blog Tour… Read more »
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