I'm thrilled to share with you the interview I did we my local critique partner, Larissa Hardesty. We met a while back through Verla Kay's Blueboards. When I moved back to the States, I hitched a ride with Jessica Souders and her down to the SCBWI conference in Miami....
Month: June 2012
Writing Conferences- How to Know Which Ones to Attend?
Today I'm pleased to post my interview with Sarah Nicolas who attended the SCBWI Orlando, FL conference with me. She is a young adult writer who is famous for her youtube channel, YARebels. In this interview she shares about her best conference experience. Sarah is...
Danette Haworth Shares Her Insights
At the SCBWI conference here in Orlando, FL, I was able to chat with the very talented Danette Haworth. She is the middle grade author of the VIOLET RAINES ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, THE SUMMER OF MOONLIGHT SECRETS, JACK AND ME, and her upcoming book that will be...
SCBWI Florida- Picture Book Intensive
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...
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:
Asian Literature- THE EMPTY POT
Today's highlighted book on Asian literature is a picture book, THE EMPTY POT, by Demi. This is a beautifully crafted story about a Chinese emperor who must choose a successor to his throne. He gives every child a seed with the proclamation to plant it. They must...
Congratulations to the Winner of SURRENDER!
Thank you to everyone who entered to win the advanced reader copy of SURRENDER! The winner is:Monica Gutierrez!!!!!I'll be emailing you Monica and I hope you enjoy.
Congratulations to Susan Laidlaw!
Big congrats to Susan Laidlaw, one of my writing buddies from the MiG Writers. Her book, INFIDEL IN PARADISE, is to be published by Tundra Books! She even has a release date, which will be on Feb. 12, 2013. Her YA is about a Canadian girl whose family moves to...
Win the ARC of Surrender by Elana Johnson
I was very fortunate to receive an ARC of Elana Johnson's latest book, SURRENDER. This is the non-stop action packed sequel to POSSESSION.Here's the blurb from Amazon:Forbidden love, intoxicating power, and the terror of control… Raine has always been a good girl. She...