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...
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:
Today's highlighted book on Asian literature is a picture book,Ā THE EMPTY POT, by Demi. This is a beautifully crafted story about a Chinese emperor who must chooseĀ aĀ successor toĀ his throne. HeĀ gives every child a seedĀ with the proclamation to plant it. They must...
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.
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 YAĀ is about a Canadian girl whose family moves to...
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 controlā¦ Raine has always been a good girl. She...
I just can't handle how excited I am about this:And yes, when hubby and I went to New Zealand we totally backroaded it to try to find the Lord of the Rings movie set. Of course, we nearly ruined the rental, but it was worth the attempt.
First of all, I'd like to announce the winner for THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT CHARLIE. The autographed book and swag goes to....Andrea Mack!!!!!Today is Memorial Day here in the States. I am so thankful to all those who sacrificed to allow my family and I to live in...
Last Thursday I went to the book launch of THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING CHARLIE by Jenny Torres Sanchez. It was held at Barnes and Noble over by University of Central Florida and the place was packed. Here's the blurb from Amazon: Charlie is handed a crappy senior year....
Congratulations to the Bookshelf Muse on their release of the Emotion Thesaurus. They are doing a fun launch celebration by allowing others to show Random Act Of Kindness. I love how creative and inspirational they are.(And a side note, thank you Larissa for those...