What is it about fall that makes the days speed by? I feel like I’ve been playing catch-up all week. And speaking of catching up, it’s been a while since I did a roundup of useful writing links, and my Google reader is bursting with starred items just waiting to be shared with you all. [...]
Now that WriteOnCon is over, my Google Reader is stuffed full of starred items! If you missed the conference, here’s a handy WriteOnCon roundup from the lovely ladies at Adventures in Children’s Publishing. And if your mind hasn’t already exploded from information overload, here are some other writing links you might find useful: -The Spectacle [...]
Last week I wrote about going through a post-revision crash. And this week I’ve actually been writing something new! It’s been a while since I started something completely from scratch. Mostly I’ve been working on revisions or revamps of older projects. But on Wednesday I had the sudden desire to work on a funny MG [...]
Thanks so much to everyone who entered my Celebration Giveaway. I got lots of great suggestions for funny books, and now my reading list is downright ludicrous. Okay, on to the winners. According to random.org, they are: Medeia Sharif and Rebecca T. Congrats to both of you! I’ll be emailing you shortly with further instructions. [...]
A while back, someone (maybe Andrea?) suggested that every Friday post have a picture of our black lab, Emma. If I wasn’t always misplacing my camera, that might work. Instead, I think I’ll have to settle for including a puppy pic or two in my link round-up posts. Sound good? Then here we go. Here’s [...]
Thanks to everyone who commented on Wednesday’s post. It was great to hear your advice and encouragement, and to know that I’m not all alone in the muck! A couple of you said a change of scenery might help me get unstuck. Well what do you know? The husband and I are actually heading to [...]
I was planning on doing a world-building post today, but I don’t quite have all my thoughts in order yet, so it will have to wait until Friday. In the meantime, here are some writing links you might find useful. -Gail Carson Levine looks at writing un-sappy romance -Janice Hardy examines describing emotion in first [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have heard me mention that my husband and I are looking to adopt a dog. Yes, it will be fun to have a furry friend to play catch with, but I’m also looking forward to having a writing mascot/muse. Several of my friends have told me how [...]
Remember those rabbit battle cries last week? Well, they seem to be helping. I’ve been making some progress with my revision, cutting and rearranging and adding. And as a reward, I’ve been allowing myself some time with the new draft (since shiny, new things are always more fun). I’m still struggling with the outline, but [...]
I’m buried in grading final papers right now, so this is going to be a quick post. I did have a few things I wanted to share with you all. 1. I’m going to NESCBWI this weekend! I was on the waiting list, but I got an email yesterday telling me that I’m in. If [...]
