You may know from past posts that I teach at this wonderful writing conference down in beautiful La Jolla, California, in late October. This year the keynote speaker is none other than the fabulous Heather Graham. I love Heather, not only is she an incredibly prolific author, but she’s alsoRead More →
When I was first published, I spoke at the annual SCBWI conference. After one of my talks, someone came up and was pleading for help. They wanted private tutoring, help with their publishing journey. My schedule then was so intense with tours, school visits, conference appearances and writing the nextRead More →
Gillian G., a very talented illustrator, did these while watching our panel. I can’t believe someone can do that — amazing. Her link is at the end. I purposely left off any reference to Callie’s hair color so readers could imagine themselves in her shoes. But I intentionally wanted toRead More →
I am in the writing cave, working on a new, secret project that I’m excited about. It’s not a Starters book, but something new. However, I was asked to be on the “Tense and Sensibility” Panel, “Ways to Tackle Tragedy in Young Adult Literature” at BinderconLA. With a title likeRead More →
View from my room, early morning. This was the first year at the Hyatt, and they couldn’t have been nicer. Love getting a welcome tray of wine, water, fruit and trail mix when I arrive. Service was outstanding. Writer Kimberly Unger, a long-time conference attendee, now blossoming into a wonderfulRead More →
For all those thriller fans out there, I’ll be at the Thrillerfest Conference in Manhattan again from July 8 – July 12. This photo above is from last year’s YA panel with the incredibly funny R.L. Stine as our panel master. This year they deemed me panel master (no smallRead More →
Barnes & Noble is having a Discovery Day this Friday, Nov 22. The Marina branch asked me to appear at 5 pm for an hour. I know that is rush hour, so if you are planning on coming, you might want to come earlier and sit and have coffee orRead More →
The staff of the Milton Library I will be in the Boston area speaking and signing at the Milton Public Library from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, in the Keys Auditorium. I’ll show a presentation of images from the European tour and other fun things aboutRead More →
My post on the League this week is rewriting tips and tricks. Take a look and say hi in the comments. http://leaguewriters.blogspot.com/2013/04/editing-tips-tricks.htmlRead More →
So maybe you’re using the holiday weekend to think about how to get published. First of all, be sure your manuscript is ready. I mean it’s at the point where your writing group and beta readers have given you all the notes they can and are now saying, this isRead More →
