Lately the buzz word for pitches has become the Twitter Pitch. You may see agents asking for Twitter Pitches in contest or hey, on Twitter! So what is this? Basically, it's where you sum up the essence ofĀ your novel in 140 characters or 2o words. What are the benefits...
I'm so excited about my new website. This beautiful site was designed by Denise from Biondo Studios. I really had no idea what I wanted for a site so I told her I wanted it to be unique, haveĀ gold tones, and have a fantasy feel. I think she pulledĀ all those elements...
It's Valentine's Day and what better day to chat about writing romance in young adult books. One of the big areas that editors were asking for in the last three conferences I have been to is more romance in YA. I think it's important for us writers to remember that...
One of the best parts of going to conferences is meeting up with writing friends. Two years ago, my online crit group, The MiG Writers committed to each other that we'd all go to the SCBWI conference together. And we did! Above you'll see a picture of all the MiG...
The SCBWI NY conference was incredible. There just is no other word for it. The staff was helpful and I was impressed at how smoothly everything ran. They provided delicious breakfast breads and coffee (!!!!) each morning and the cocktail party was stunning and so...
Last weekend I went to New York City for the SCBWI conference. It was an amazing weekend. I'm just now able to start wrapping my head around everything that happened. As promised, I'm going to give you a recap of my weekend, but it's going to have to be in a number...
My big news is I'm super excited to be a part of the new Skyscape imprint at Amazon Children's Publishing. For more details, you can check here where it was announcedĀ on Publisher's Weekly.Tomorrow, I'll be flying out to New York City.Ā It's going to be a whirlwind...
PROPHECY by Ellen Oh has hit the shelves and it's time now to announce the winner of the hardcover I'm giving away!The winner is Ruth Schiffermann!Ruth, please email your address to farley dot christinaL at gmail dot com
This has been a BIG week in my world because amazing things are happening to my very dear writing friends. I am so excited to announce:Beth Revis'Ā releasedĀ SHADES OF EARTHĀ this week. Her final book in an incredible trilogy. And due to her amazing pre-order sales, as...
There is nothing that kills a story quicker than when it's set in the same old setting. Like the school cafeteria or the locker scene. Don't get me wrong, you can use those settings, but my challenge to myself if I'm going to use those settings is toĀ find something...