Barrie Summy may have a successful middle grade mystery series to keep her typing fingers busy, but she still has time to share the secrets of writing a good mystery. Today, she puts on the Guest Editor hat at DearEditor.com and answers a writer’s question about the wisdom of using red herrings in mysteries for […]
Copyright Info from a Pro
Hey, San Diego writers! Wondering about copyright and other related legal issues? My friend, Randy Morrison, a lawyer who is also an author, will present the basic concepts of copyright, give examples, and answer questions at the Dove Library in Carlsbad on March 26, 2011, 10:30-noon. The event is being hosted by Publishers & Writers […]
Give the gift of Prom
Got an old prom dress or bridesmaid gown in your closet? Please consider donating it to a special needs student. “A Night to Remember” is a full-scale, memory-making prom for specials needs students. Watch this video to see for yourself how much this event can mean to a young person. (But have tissues in hands, […]
Flying High with Kite Tales
I may have been grounded by the germs for the past two weeks (which accounts for my recent extended silence on this blog), but I still get to soar with kites thanks to SCBWI’s Tri-Regions of Southern California chapter. The chapter has included me in its 2011 Spring newsletter Kite Tales. If you’d like a […]
Stand Back, Dr. Seuss!
I love reading, and I love the kids in my sons’ kindergarten class. Today I enjoyed both at the same time as part of the Read Across America activities at our school. I read one of my favorite picture books of all time, If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian, and I brought in […]
Happy Read Across America Day!
Hey, Grown-ups! Grab a book, grab a kid, and grab a seat, because it’s STORY TIME!
Launching Your Book Virtually
With my book Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies pubbing in a few months, I’ve been considering the best way to launch it. In the online world, it’s called a “virtual book launch.” Then I get a question from a writer at DearEditor.com that asks about this very topic: Dear Editor . . . I’m […]
Cloudy, with a chance of fighter jets
I’m looking ahead at my weekend calendar, and I do believe I see a few planes swirling around the numbers. Saturday, February 12, is the kickoff for the Centennial of Naval Aviation with a big air show at NAS North Island on Coronado, which is just a lovely bridge-ride over the bay from Downtown San […]
Stage 2: Revisions
Perhaps it’s the editor in me, but I love revising. Filling up a blank page is tough . . . and sometimes startlingly ugly (both the process and the product). But that stage is behind me. Now, with Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies, I’m in Stage 2: Revisions. Today, about three minutes from now, […]
Done Is a Relative Term
I did it. I turned in the first draft of Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies last week. I celebrated with chocolate. I celebrated with a contest on DearEditor.com. I celebrated with a thorough house reorganization, top to bottom, closet to closet, dust bunny to dust bunny. And I celebrated with an uninterrupted weekend of […]
Soooooooo close…..
Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies update: 8 pages left to write, Monday deadline. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
One Chapter to Go!
Less than five months ago I signed the contract to write Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies. As of yesterday, I have one chapter left to write. Nearly 300 pages, done! It’s an exhilarating way to ring in the new year. It’s also the reason I haven’t updated my blog as frequently as I did […]
Time to Speak Up
I’m having one of those odd but divine weeks where a lot of neat things seem to be happening at once, with me merely sitting on my couch receiving them. For instance, each time I open my email, there’s a message from someone with good news. Invitations to speak at upcoming events, possible inclusion in […]
Newsflash: I Get to Talk About Nothing
Darcy Pattison let me say a few words about the wordless white space between scenes for her blog series about scenes in fiction. Check it out on “Fiction Notes: Scene 29 – Dear-Editor Talks About Scenes.”
Something About Mary
There are so many great things about working in the children’s book corner of the publishing world, but hovering at the top has to be its incredible sense of community. I’ve felt it since Day One of my journey from editorial assistant to editor to author, teacher, and freelance editor. It’s the force behind my […]
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