Where are the big personalities of yesteryear? This group of designers is kinda bland, so far. Where’s the remarkable splashy character of an Austin Scarlett? Or the opinionated edge of Laura Bennett? The megalomania of Santino? Or even the overpowering charm of Daniel V?
*sigh*
It’s interesting to me that the more entertaining characters are the ones [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Oh, Project Runway
Posted in Pop culture, Writing on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite things
Posted in Books, Family on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
about this past holiday weekend (in addition to PIE, of course, because we like pie, mmm, pie) was this:
My brother’s new book!
He gave us a copy and I’ve already started reading it and mmm, it’s good like pie. If you’re interested in American Lit. maybe you want a copy too?
So, how’s your mom?
Posted in Family on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A good friend asked me today.
Here’s how–
Yesterday: “Brrrr! it’s so cold here! My, it’s cold! We were all saying as we got off the airplane it sure is cold here!”
It was in the fifties, but she’s older, so I turn up the heat in the house, of course.
An hour later I get more, “oooo it’s [...]
Thanks for playing
Posted in Conferences, Publishing on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
That was fun! And minabirdwriter guessed my Least Favorite Thing when she wrote
the editors/agents who look at you like you might carry an infectious disease…
YES! I hate it when I’m walking, in a corridor, in a parking lot, in a newly emptied room and an agent or editor enters the same space, sees me, and [...]
See if you can guess
Posted in Conferences on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What my Least Favorite Thing about Conferences is. Go on, take a guess! It’ll be fun.
Or tell me what *your* Least Favorite thing is. You can even log out and post anonymously if you feel reluctant to appear cranky. Because we all know that children’s writers are made of sunshine and snickerdoodles, right?
A new LJ to read!
Posted in Books, Friends, LiveJournal on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know Susan from the yellow board? Or Quzi from Verla’s? She’s a fabulous writer of fantasy and science fiction for teens and middle graders. Also, she knows a ton about this crazy business.
She FINALLY started posting to her LJ, which is over hereabouts YAY!
Her first book, a science fiction novel, is forthcoming [...]
Editor Andrew Karre– The Final Conflict
Posted in Conferences, Editors on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I think I need to elaborate on Andrew Karre’s statement, “If a YA book isn’t in first person, I want to know why.”
It was in the context of defining teen literature, what makes it for teens. He asked a very thought-provoking question for my own genre interests when he said he always asks of a [...]
We interrupt
Posted in Books, Friends on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Your regularly scheduled conference notes to say . . .
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Editor Andrew Karre, Episode Two
Posted in Conferences, Editors on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yes kids! It’s another chapter in The Neverending Conference Notes.
What follows are notes from the rest of Andrew Karre’s keynote and some from his breakout session on how to write for teens, all smooshed together.
In the general session, someone asked him what marketing efforts does a publisher expect from an author? He answered that you [...]
Editor Andrew Karre, part one
Posted in Conferences, Editors on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More SCBWI Michigan notes! Gah. Apparently my LJ is now all conference notes all the time. But I have to write up the ones from Andrew Karre’s talks because he was fab.
He opened his keynote by saying you should shift your focus from getting published to publishing well. When you submit, think beyond acquisitions. You [...]
