Congratulations to Joyce Hostetter who won the autographed copy of "The Great Call of China" on last week's post. Trust me, her winning was independent of this post! A Bible Lesson The ancient Israelites had a problem. In a battle with their enemies the Amalekites, Moses and Aaron noticed that whenever Moses held up his hand,… Continue reading Aaron Moments: A Tribute to Friendship
My friend and role model, Joyce Hostetter, tagged me last week in a work-in-progress meme called, "The Next Big Thing." You can read about Joyce's WIP here, and since I've had the privilege of reading parts of it, I can tell you that it will be great! Now it's my turn to answer eight questions… Continue reading My Next Big Thing
If you have taken a writing class with me, than you have heard me extol the virtues of the red pencil as your best friend. One of the themes of Teaching the Story is that revision happens on many levels. Writers must be ready to delete their "word treasures," rewrite sentences, add or remove paragraphs,… Continue reading In Which I Take My Own Advice
I thought I'd share some of what I learned this past weekend at the SCBWI-Carolinas conference. 1. I'm not as close to having a finished manuscript as I'd thought (more on this in a future blog). Mary Cate Castelanni 2. From Mary Cate Castellani, editor at Walker Books: A book's definition of either Middle Grade… Continue reading 8 Takeaways and 1 Giveaway