My three first graders started school last week, I finished up my launch month festivities for Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies, and my husband cycled across the Iowa. The Halversons have been busy. This weekend, we stepped back from the urgent Now and just puttered around the house. It’s been a glorious weekend of […]
Would You Buy a Book from This Cat?
Isn’t this the cutest ad for a book? The wonderful Joy Chu created it for my stop on her blog, The Got Story Countdown, today. This is the final stop on my Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies Blog Tour, and Joy got me talking about one of my fondest publishing memories: making 4 life-size […]
WYAFFD Blog Tour July 18 – 27
If you enjoyed the exclusive daily articles featured in the WYAFFD Virtual Book Launch, drop in on the 8-stop Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies Blog Tour July 18-27. It’ll be a fun tour, with me guest posting about craft and promotion, and with interviews, giveaways, and a grand finale FREE novel revision webinar. Full […]
Meet Wiley
Today is publication day for Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies. Huzzah! Friends and family have been sending me the most wonderful wishes and congratulations all week, making this event feel like one big party. And what is a party without guests? Meet Wiley, a surprise party guest sent to me by Barbara Fisch and […]
Kathi Appelt on “Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies”
A video for Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies? Yes! National Book Award Finalist Kathi Appelt created it for her blog in celebration of WYAFFD’s publication next week, and it’s just too good not to steal and post on mine. Check it out: Kathi Appelt on Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies Kathi Appelt has […]
June 29-July 30: Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies Virtual Launch
My 7-day Virtual Book Launch for WRITING YOUNG ADULT FICTION FOR DUMMIES kicks off today on DearEditor.com. I’m very excited! I’m also extremely grateful to a bunch of folks who are going above-and-beyond this week to make this launch extra fun for all by featuring interviews, podcasts, guest posts, and giveaways in support of this […]
It’s a real book!
Look what the UPS man just delivered! My sons were as excited as I was. “Where are they going to sell it, Mommy?” “In the bookstore.” “In the bookstore? Wowee!” The cutest fan club ever.
Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies Virtual Book Launch
Hello, all! My new book Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies hits stores July 5, and I’m hoping you can help me spread the word about my 7-day virtual book launch! From June 29-July 5 on my writers’ advice website DearEditor.com, I’m featuring daily “Free First Chapter Critique” giveaways, free downloads, excerpts from the book, […]
Video Tip: The Twist & Drop
Click over to Tina Nichols Coury’s blog Tales from the Rushmore Kid for a one-minute video tip from yours truly. The topic: Checking to see if your protagonist has completed a full character arc. Happy writing!
A Class for Picture Book Writers
San Diego picture book writers: I highly recommend UCSD Extension’s “Writing Children’s Picture Books” class. Former Harcourt Children’s Book Senior Editor Diane D’Andrade is teaching it, and she’s amazing. She was my first boss in the children’s book biz, and I—along with many bestselling and award-winning authors and illustrators—have learned so much from her. The […]
Free Webinar with Deborah – July 27
Please join me and author Katie Davis for a FREE webinar on July 27, 2011, 9:00-10:oo pm EST. We’ll be talking revision and writing craft and including a giveaway (or two). For full details or to sign up, visit our webinar information page.
Author “Blogsite” vs “Website”? Theresa Stanton Explains
I didn’t know such a thing as a “blogsite” existed until I went to my friend, web designer Theresa Stanton, with my idea for creating a writers’ advice website and said, “Can I do this?” I’d been trying to envision the soon-to-be-named DearEditor.com but I didn’t think a static website could do what I wanted […]
How NOT to Fly the Friendly Skies
I spent Saturday morning and afternoon talking to fifty writers about children’s books at SCBWI’s Cottonwood Revision Intensive Workshop. I spent Saturday night sitting with 100 children in a 737. As far as I was concerned, it was a lovely day all around. One gentleman did not share my opinion of the plane situation. When […]
Hunger Mountain
I’m honored to have an article featured in the summer 2011 issue of HUNGER MOUNTAIN, the Vermont College of Fine Arts’ wonderful journal of the arts. In “Where the Teens Are: 5 Ways to Freshen Up YA Fiction’s Favorite Settings,” I offer writers tips for making familiar teen fiction settings like school and the main […]
Me and My Cohorts in Anderson Valley Post
Anderson Valley Post, the local paper of Anderson Valley, California, ran an article featuring me and my wonderful co-faculty for the Cottonwood Intensive Revision Workshop. To read about author Charlie Price (who just won the 2011 Edgar Award for YA Mystery!!), author/illustrator Dr. Mira Reisberg, and myself, click on over to Anderson Valley Post.
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