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Highlights from the SCBWI Winter Conference
The beloved Lin Oliver and unforgettable Henry Winkler signed copies of their book. Super excited to get a pic with both of them. Henry was a surprise guest who gave a rousing speech to us that made me want to … Continue reading
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Posted in Conferences, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Arianne Lewin, Cheryl Klein, Chris Crutcher, editors, Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, revision, SCBWI Winter Conference, Tara Weikum
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Guest Post: Emmie Mears Talks About Barry Eisler’s Bottom Line
Today, the fabulous Emmie Mears is guest posting about a killer panel that I missed during the Writer’s Digest Conference. Because super nerd me lined up 50 minutes before Pitch Slam started. I’m a follower of her fantastic blog (which … Continue reading
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Jeff Gerke–The First Fifty Pages Workshop
Jeff Gerke’s panel on The First Fifty Pages was an intimate look into the mind of an editor. I was so impressed I bought his book,The First Fifty Pages, at the Writer’s Digest Conference and had him sign it. He … Continue reading
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Donald Maass– The 21st Century Novel Panel at WDC
The Writer’s Digest Conference had many mind stretching, craft expanding panels. I wish I could blog about each one, but I’d rather select three to share. And the awesome Emmie Mears has graciously agreed to Guest post about a panel … Continue reading
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Pitch Slam–One Writer’s experience
The Writer’s Digest Pitch Slam is a can’t be missed opportunity to get your work to agents. On Saturday morning, I had moths chewing through the wool of my stomach. Serious nerves. Anticipation nerves. So I lined up early. 50 … Continue reading
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The Bold and the Beautiful Gives Back Over the Holidays
Sometimes, TV shows teach us something. Not often, but it happens. Over the holidays, The Bold and Beautiful had their matriarch Stephanie Forrester spend two days interviewing real people who had aged out of the foster care system and were … Continue reading
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Writer’s Digest Conference in NYC Starts Today
I’m at the Writer’s Digest Conference in NYC today! I’ll be tweeting about it this weekend @Kourhei and blogging about my favorite panels next week. I’m super excited to be here again. Last year, I learned so much, met some … Continue reading
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Tagged craft panels, making conversation, pitching, requests, what to wear, Writer's Digest Conference
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Book Review: Caught by Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben is the Dalai Lama of Suspense. Seriously, every suspense lover should read Caught. It’s a gateway to phenomenal writing and enlightened reading. He hooked me with his first line, “I knew opening that red door would destroy my … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing book, Caught, excellent writing, Harlan Coben, Mystery, scary, Suspense, Thriller, unputdownable
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Guest Post: Joya Fields on The Importance of Social Networking
Thank you, Kourtney, for inviting me to your blog today to chat about social networking and why Twitter and Facebook are essential writing tools. It’s great to be here and fun to be talking about such an interesting topic. Published, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beneath the Surface, facebook, internet presence, Joya Fields, social networking, twitter, writing tools
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Conversations With Grandma
Yesterday, Grandma H picked me up for our weekly getabouting. Inevitably, we both have errands to run before we get to the lunching at IHOP. After I tell her what errands I need to run, she says, “I need to … Continue reading
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Tagged cremation, galavanting with grandma, grandma, IHOP, lemonade, straw, wig cap, wig head
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