I'm excited because I get to attend my first writing conference of the year. I plan to attend at least three more conferences this year as well --- and I'll be sure to tell you all about them. Springmingle '10 is sponsored by the Southern Breeze chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). The conference starts on Friday and ends on Sunday. Here are the faculty and keynote speakers: Jane Yolen, Author - Keynote Speaker … [Read more...]
Tortoise vs. Hare
February 22, 2010 Read Comments
Most writers with day jobs or any other responsibilities can relate to the issue of time. If you can fight off procrastination, fear of the blank page, and other phobias, time is really something that is in limited supply. One of my goals this year is to accept the limited time that I do have. And not feel bad about something that I can't change at this point in my life. Slow and steady like tortoise instead of fast and speedy like the hare. It will be slow going on this novel this … [Read more...]
Dystopian TBR List
February 19, 2010 Read Comments
The first book that I checked out of the library with my "big girl" card was the The Stand by Stephen King, so I can honestly say I've had a thing for dystopian fiction for a while now. Dystopian fiction is also a hot commodity in YA right now. Publisher's Weekly has an article Apocalypse Now that focuses on some of the books coming out in this genre. So I thought I would share my list of dystopian books that I'm either currently reading or putting on my To-Be-Read (TBR) … [Read more...]
