The SCBWI Florida workshop in Orlando, FL consists of two days. Friday is a day of intensives that focus on a writer's craft in a particular genre. This year I decided to break out of my usual YA mold and stretch myself. I took the picture book intensive with Sylvie...
Writing Conferences
SCBWI Florida Conference
This past weekend I attended the SCBWI conference at Disney World in Orlando, FL. I had an amazing time and got to learn under brilliant editors and talented authors. Here's a short video clip of what I'm planning to share with you about the conference:
Summer Fun
I have 18 more school days left. 18!!!! And I can't deny that I'm just a teeny, tiny bit excited. Because I can't wait for summer to begin.I'm kicking off my summer by attending the Florida SCBWI Orlando Conference on June 16th at Disney. Here's the line up: Holiday...
SCBWI Florida’s Mid Year Workshop
First of all, it's time to announce the winner of Danyelle Leafty's serialized novel, THE FAIRY GODMOTHER DILEMMA. Congratulations to Melissa Higgins!!!!!! Please email your address to me at: farley dot christinaL at gmail dot com. Not too long ago I attended SCBWI...
Conferences- Why I Go
Conferences are a lot of money. Money that most of us don't have much of. But I can honestly say that the money I spent on my SCBWI conference was well worth it.Wow. I got to meet so many amazing writers, agents, and editors. I sucked in more information that I...
Agent and Editor Panels
AGENT PANEL- Psst! Wanna Know a Secret?Now for the agent and editor panels at the SCBWI conference. Wow. What a fantastic lineup and they were so open and willing to share their thoughts. I jotted down some notes below and hope they can be useful to you!The agent...
Bruce Hale- Warrior’s Mind, Writer’s Mind
Bruce Hale kicked off the SCBWI Miami conference and boy did he kick it off. Wow. Bruce is AMAZING! And not only is he a good speaker, he can write, sing and even dance. Oh, and he wears really cool hats too.He read his book, Snoring Beauty to us (so funny! I loved it...
SCBWI LA- Jay Asher
Jay Asher- No Bookmarks Allowed, How to inject suspense into any novel· You must make a page turner, don’t let your reader put your book down!· He read to us the best suspense book: The Monster at the End of this Book (Hilarious!)· Key to doing this:1. Fill the book...
SCBWI LA- Rachel Cohn- Embracing Your Inner Teen
Rachel Cohn- Embracing Your Inner Teen· Create an authentic voice· She writes for teens· A trust between teens and author- don’t break that trust· Remember yourself as you were as a teen- called this your inner teen· She brought out some props that she would put in...
SCBWI- Mark McVeigh: Synopsis
Mark McVeigh: SynopsisLOVED this editor from Aladdin (S&S). He was real and just fabulous.There are different types of synopsis:1. Summary of the novelMust include-Who: name of MC and secondary characterWhat: conflict that drives the bookWhy: Reason for the...