To thank Rebecca Petruck for her support and writing instruction, I’m offering a copy of her debut novel, Steering Toward Normal as a giveaway on this blog. You’ll find my review of this middle grade book for boys and girls here and directions for entering the giveaway below.
In addition, Joyce Hostetter and I are giving away another copy of Steering Toward Normal in Talking Story, as well as an ARC of Linda Phillips’ debut novel-in-verse, CRAZY. You will find my review of this young adult book for girls here. By the way, Linda’s book received a Junior Library Guild Selection award–pre-release!
If you live in Charlotte and you want to learn some of the tricks of plotting your novel that I learned from Rebecca, she is giving a workshop in Charlotte on October 13 entitled, “Plot Your Novel and Other acts of Joy and Heartbreak.” Click here for more information.
Rebecca is joining Kami Kinard to teach an online class on writing a middle grade or young adult novel. Their class, “Crafting the Kidlit Novel” is sure to be jam-packed with information. As a participant in Kami’s popular Kidlit Summer School (co-directed by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen I can vouch that these instructors know their stuff!
And finally, I’m starting my Intermediate Fiction Writing class at Central Piedmont Community College next week. There are still a few spaces left if you are interested in developing your children’s or adult novel.
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If you want to win Steering Toward Normal, leave me a comment by Monday, September 22 at 9 AM. Please leave me your email address if I don’t already have it.
Carol,What a nice way to honor Rebecca's writing and mentoring skills. She has recommended some great novel revision exercises and you take to them like a duck in water.
Thanks, Linda. Quack, Quack! You're first in line to win her book!
Thanks for the kind words and promo of CRAZY, Carol, and I so enjoyed hearing about Rebecca's class and yours coming up.
OOOOO! I do! I do! I want a copy of Rebecca's book.Pick me! Pretty please.Jean
Thanks for stopping by, Jean & linda!
I hope you will enter my name in the book give away. Thanks!Gail
You're in, Gail. Thanks!
Carol,What a nice way to honor Rebecca's writing and mentoring skills. She has recommended some great novel revision exercises and you take to them like a duck in water.
Thanks, Linda. Quack, Quack! You're first in line to win her book!
Thanks for the kind words and promo of CRAZY, Carol, and I so enjoyed hearing about Rebecca's class and yours coming up.
OOOOO! I do! I do! I want a copy of Rebecca's book.Pick me! Pretty please.Jean
Thanks for stopping by, Jean & linda!
I hope you will enter my name in the book give away. Thanks!Gail
You're in, Gail. Thanks!