What are teens checking out? Do parents check out books with their teens? Do more teen girls use the library than teen boys? Look no further for these answers as fabulous teen librarian Melissa Wheelock is about to reveal all. Now starting her seventh year at her local public library, Melissa has always loved to […]
My Interview with Dorothy Dreyer
Aspiring author Dorothy Dreyer just interviewed me over on her blog We Do Write. In this tell all, I discuss the power of the dark side of “Little Red Riding Hood,” The Beast of Gévaudan, French history, oh, and time machines: Click here to read the interview
Is it Severus Wilde or Oscar Snape?
Couldn’t resist posting this. The resemblance is TOO mind-boggling! Snape has to be related to Wilde somehow, right?
What if Little Red Riding Hood had Really Lived?
That was the question that started it all. Back in January of 2010, I was very ill and knew I was going to be spending some hard time in bed and on the couch. I needed some type of artistic distraction besides writing to keep me sane, so I looked into finding cross-stitch patterns. After […]
Author Interview ~ Kelly Milner Halls: Queen of the Cryptids
In honor of the month of October and Halloween, my interview spotlight shines on the cryptid queen herself, Kelly Milner Halls. What is a cryptid, you ask? According to Wikipedia a cryptid “is a creature whose existence has been suggested but that is unrecognized by a scientific consensus, and whose existence is moreover often regarded […]
Author Interview: Middle Grade Funny Man John Bladek
Debut middle grade author John Bladek has devoted most of his life to pondering the eternal question, “What stinks?” However, constantly holding his nose prevented him from growing up. Despite the nose pinching he managed to earn a PhD in History so he could put Dr. in front of his name and pretend to be […]
Part II — Annette Pollert: It’s a Dirty Job, But You’ve Gotta Do It: Advice for Revising Your Middle-Grade or Teen Manuscript
This post is Part II of the highlights from the SCBWI conference in Spokane, Washington. I had the pleasure of attending the conference this past Saturday and as always I learned a ton. If you missed it, my previous post Part I discussed BookStop Literary agent Kendra Marcus‘ lecture on The Picture Book in 2010 […]
Kendra Marcus: The Picture Book in 2010 — Part One
I had a fabulous time at the SCBWI conference in Spokane, Washington this past Saturday and as always I learned a lot. I also took some short notes on BookStop Literary agent Kendra Marcus‘ and Simon Pulse editor Annette Pollert’s lectures. This will be divided into two posts. The first will discuss some of the […]
SCBWI Conference Spokane, Washington
I’m heading out to the SCBWI conference in Spokane, Washington this weekend where I will have the pleasure of Simon Pulse editor Annette Pollert critiquing my manuscript. Other speakers at the conference include: literary agent Kendra Brooks with Bookstop Literary, author/illustrator Teri Sloat, and picture book author Deb Lund. I will be taking some notes […]
Plot Musings: ‘Speak’ by Laurie Halse Anderson
SPOLIER ALERT! The following post includes spoiler warnings for Laurie Halse Anderson’s book, SPEAK. You have been warned. Once in a while that one book comes around that is exceptional. This is that book. I’ve been hearing about this novel for years but had put off reading it due to its subject matter. (I’m a […]
Breaking In: The Children’s Market
I happened to stumble upon children’s author Pam Calvert’s website and saw a helpful tab in her index called Cracking the Children’s Market Code. There are bunches of bulleted suggestions as to how to break into the market. The first being: “Get published–somewhere! Anywhere!” Culvert professed: “I started by editing a small running club newsletter. […]
Some Words on Word Counts
If you haven’t checked out Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to Literary Agents Blog, it is definitely worth a gander. Sambuchino is the editor of the Guide to Literary Agents, which has been published for 15 consecutive years by Writers Digest books, and his blog is filled with helpful information for writers. He wrote a great post […]
‘The Sound of Music’ = ‘Jane Eyre?’
Occasionally, I like to think about plot similarities between movies and books. Before I delve in to today’s topic, I’d like to note that this post contains spoiler warnings for both JANE EYRE and the movie THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which I will be referring to as TSOM. You have been warned. I am not […]
Query Letter Help
So, you just finished your 100 million word manuscript and are looking for agents to submit to. You hop on numerous agents’ websites, peruse their submission guidelines, and keep seeing the same dreaded words over and over again: “Agency X does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Please query our agency first.” “Oh God!” you scream, “anything […]
How to Write a Query Letter Using Screenwriting Techniques
Many of you know that you need a superb query letter to snag an agent. However, many writers think the query can be more stressful to write than the novel. How are you supposed to boil down your novel into a one page query? Well, let me show you how many screenwriters do it. “Screenwriters?” […]
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