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Month: December 2008
SCBWI Pictures
My family at Santa Monica Pier Paint the Town Red was the dress up theme Lexi, Cindy and Me! What a crowd! Legend Arthur Levine
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...
SCBWI LA- Bruce Coville
Okay, so the summer is long past but I've taken notes that I'd love to share with other writers. And what a conference! Not only were there so many talented editors and agents there, but I got to meet other incredible writers.My manuscript critique with Steven Malk...
I’m Blogging!
It's time for me to join the blogging community. With the encouragement and nudge of my writing friends, I'm taking a step and I'm finding it incredibly addictive!