Category Archives: Writing

Four Agents’ Views on the Current Market-SCBWI panel

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Kourtney

  At the Winter SCBWI Conference in New York, I attended a panel where four agents (Ginger Knowlton, Regina Brooks, Chris Richman, and Ken Wright) shared their views on the current market. Here are some of the main points I … Continue reading →

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The Business of Being a Writer: Reblog of Jessica Negron’s Post

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kourtney

Jessica Negron did such an amazing job capturing everything that Dan Blank talked about during his Writer’s Digest Conference workshop, that I decided to do a reblog today. You can read her in-depth summary of his talk about  Becoming an Author … Continue reading →

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Long Overdue Blog Awards Post

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Kourtney

I am incredibly grateful for all these blog awards from my fellow bloggers. I was delighted when they popped up in the blog comments while in New York for conferences. I couldn’t blog about them from my Ipad though, which … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the SCBWI Winter Conference

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Kourtney

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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Guest Post: Emmie Mears Talks About Barry Eisler’s Bottom Line

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kourtney

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

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kourtney

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

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Kourtney

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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Guest Post: Joya Fields on The Importance of Social Networking

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kourtney

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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Kreativ Blogger Award

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Kourtney

Yesterday, the fabulous and talented JM McDowell passed on to me the Kreativ Blogger award. Thanks so much JM!  She’s someone whose heart goes into her blog and you should definitely check it out! I’d have given her  this award again, … Continue reading →

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Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Kourtney

A ginormous thank you to Marc Schuster for presenting me with the Versatile Blogger Award! I love filling my blog with tidbits from my life. It’s even more wonderful to know someone is enjoying reading it. In the tradition of this award, … Continue reading →

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