Deborah Halverson, editor, author, (and previous Writing on the Sidewalk spotlight star), gave a fantastic presentation at the San Diego October SCBWI meeting. Articulate and informative, Deborah gave the audience some concrete tools to use in writing for the young adult reader. Her presentation was a companion talk to go with her new craft book, [...]
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Thinking Like a Teen… according to Deborah Halverson
Posted in Blogs We Love, Writing information and tips, tagged Dear Editor blog, dear-editor.com, Deborah Halverson, Tips on writing for teens, Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies on October 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
New Printz Blog
Posted in A million and two reasons to procrastinate, Blogs We Love, tagged Calling Caldecott, Heavy Medal a Mock Newbery Blog, Printz Award, Someday My Printz Will Come on October 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There’s another blog to procrastinate with read! Someday My Printz Will Come hosted by School Library Journal and two librarians who have each served on the Printz selection committee. They will look at books they believe to be under consideration for the Printz Award. In other words, a great resource for new YA books to [...]
New Favorite Blog
Posted in Blogs We Love, tagged vcfa, VCFA faculty, write at your own risk on August 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I just got home from taking the oldest boy back to school. My brain and heart are both full and empty, so I am going to turn this over to a new blog, WRITE AT YOUR OWN RISK, hosted by the Vermont College of Fine Arts faculty. Check it out! I love the name and [...]
Why Blog?
Posted in Blogs We Love, Writing information and tips, tagged Blog tips, Why Blog on December 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today my Super Blog Buddy Sarah and I will be at the San Diego SCBWI chapter “Lessons Learned” meeting to share some information about blogs. While we don’t claim to be experts, we have learned some valuable lessons through trial and error in the past 15 months. Here are the notes for what we will [...]
Book-A-Day from Anita Silvey
Posted in Blogs We Love, tagged anita silvey, book recommendations, book-a-day on November 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
While enrolled at Vermont College of Fine Arts, I was lucky enough to hear Anita Silvey, a booky rock star. I became completely tongue-tied and goofy when I actually met her – not because she’s the least bit scary or intimidating – but because I was too in awe. She truly is a charming encyclopedia [...]
The Scoop
Posted in Blogs We Love, tagged bobby the brave sometimes, cheryl klein, lisa yee, researching the market on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the suggestions aspiring writers receive is research the market. This is not my favorite part of writing. Except that I suppose reading could be considered research… that part I love. But! Editor Cheryl Klein makes it easy to get to know her tastes and views on literature. Check out her blog, “Brooklyn Arden” – [...]
Good to be Back, and Reader KidZ
Posted in Blogs We Love, tagged reader kidZ on August 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
First of all, a huge thank you to my SBB for picking up my blog-slack while I was on vacation! And make sure to check out her beautiful beauties -I so love that mermaid – and you might even win her give-away. They are even better in person. She’s so amazing. We had a great [...]
Blogs We Love- Imagination Soup
Posted in Blogs We Love, tagged Imagination Soup, Melissa Taylor on June 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Would you like a to be a guest blogger?” I was recently asked this question by Imagination Soup editor Melissa Taylor. Imagination Soup is the blog that aims to provide parents with ideas to encourage their children to keep on learning and was recently awarded the Scholastic Books/Parent & Child Magazine 2010 Parent Blogging Awards [...]
Staring at a Blank Piece of Paper
Posted in Blogs We Love, Writing information and tips, tagged Creativity, Laurel Snyder, Spilling Ink on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just recently read a great blog post on the SpillingInk site. Guest blogger Laurel Snyder shares the BIG secret of creativity. Creativity isn’t as creative as you think. To be creative you need to put limitations on your project and then move beyond. Here is how Laurel describes it: … if I ask you [...]
