The first AACBWI conference was a true success. I met so many talented writers and illustrators. The only bad thing about the conference is that it was just only one day! Author Eleanora E. Tate was wonderful in her keynote speech where she shared her Tate Tips. My favorite was “Write What You Care About.” She shared her knowledge on writing and how she developed her characters for her novels. F1rst Pages CEO Eileen Robinson asked conference attendees to think about their writing … [Read more...]
AACBWI Conference Inspiration
April 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
I’m still flying high on the inspiration I received from the AACBWI conference. I’m always motivated by being around other writers. It fills me up with so much energy and confirms that writing for kids and teens is what I want to do. I had the pleasure of doing the welcome speech for the conference. Here’s an excerpt from my speech: The reason that all of us are here is because we all share the same passion: writing and illustrating for children. But we also share something more—we … [Read more...]
Extreme Green
April 24, 2009 Read Comments
Everyone here is buzzing about the Mega Millions lottery jackpot. It is a LOT of money. I never play though--usually I don't remember until I see the drawing on TV. I do like to play those scratch off tickets sometimes, but I've never won more than $20. Recently, my mother met the woman who actually won a $1 million dollars playing the scratch off game, EXTREME GREEN. That's definitely more than $20. The woman didn't quit her job though. I think I would have taken some time off --like a LOT … [Read more...]
Traveling to the AACBWI Conference
April 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
I've packed my bags and now I'm ready to head out to Charlotte. I've never been there but the weather is supposed to be GORGEOUS. I can't wait to meet all of the speakers, editors, writers, and illustrators. It's going to be a great experience. We'll be doing status updates via Twitter. If you have any questions for any of the faculty, give us a tweet and we'll see if we can answer any of your questions. I'll try to do blog updates while in Charlotte but next week I'll definitely give … [Read more...]
