Congratulations to Carrie Schmidt and Becky Scharnhorst who each won a copy of When We Were Alone from last weeks blog. ******** Two weeks ago I attended the fall SCBWI-Carolinas conference. In the next few posts I'll share some of my highlights with you. First up was the writing intensive with Vicki Selvaggio on Friday morning.… Continue reading Analyzing the Successes of the Past and Present for Creating Unique Stories of the Future: Intensive Workshop with Vicki Selvaggio
This is my sixth post from the 2015 Florida SCBWI young adult workshop with Erica Rand Silverman, an agent with Sterling Lord Literistic, and Jacquelyn Mitchard, author and editor-in-chief at Merit Press. Click here for Part I (Why Write Young Adult); Part II (Querying); Part III (Pitches); Part IV (Marketing Yourself and Your Work); and Part V (Building a Lasting Career). Jacqueline Mitchard facilitated this part of the workshop … Continue reading SCBWI Florida Workshop Part VI- Holden and Augustus: What We Mean When We Talk About Voice in YA
Betsy Thorpe and Carin Siegfried "Two Editors and a Comma" "Am I punctuating this correctly?" "Do I use quotes or italics when I write internal dialogue?" "How does point of view impact dialogue?" These are just a few of the questions which Betsy Thorpe and Carin Siegfried answered in their recent writing workshop. Here are… Continue reading Two Editors and a Comma: Dialogue Workshop