As I mentioned last week, this is the second post in a two-part series on the variety of stages writers go through when producing a book. Thanks to Jean Hall who said that she is "always in the middle of creation or revision of picture books." Julian Daventry said, "I'm about to start editing my… Continue reading Four Writers and Four Writing Stages–Part II
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won The Pursuit of Italy from last week's blog. She definitely is my all time highest winner! ********* This week I am happy to share publishing news from a dear and long-time friend, Jean Hall. Take it away Jean! Jean and I at a writing retreat. April, 2011 AGENT QUESTIONS… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Jean Hall's Dream Comes True!
Today I have a special post as part of the Writers Persevere event that authors Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are running for the next few days to celebrate their newest book, The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma. This book looks at the difficult experiences embedded in our character’s backstory which… Continue reading The Emotional Wound Thesaurus + Three Stories of Perseverance
Congratulations to Joan Edwards who won a critique from Gayle Krause from last week's blog. ******* You pick up a book at the library or bookstore and start reading it. Maybe it catches your interest, maybe it doesn't. But one thing is for sure, if you're not a writer, you have no idea how much… Continue reading Re-Vision
Some of you will remember my interview with one of my writing students, Sydney Kirsch, which I posted at the beginning of November. Please welcome her back for Part II. Carol: How did you fit NaNoWriMo into your homeschool curriculum? Sydney: Being in high school, I do have a lot of work to do on a regular… Continue reading A Lover of Words: Sydney Kirsch, NaNoWriMo Teen–Part II
Congratulations to Clara Clark for winning Sandra Warren's book, WE BOUGHT A WWII BOMBER. ******* As many of you know, one of the things I enjoy about blogging is sharing other author's news. This week I am happy to introduce Dorothy Price who endeavored to break into the picture book market for years. I first… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Introducing Dorothy Price's Debut Picture Book and a Giveaway
To Kathy Wiechman's Ohio, SCBWI, and Facebook friends, this two-part series will come as no surprise. But since many of my readers are from North and South Carolina, I can safely say this will be news to many of you. I hope everyone will enjoy hearing how Kathy, like Jo Hackl, persisted on her path… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Kathy Wiechman's Path to the Grateful American Book Prize- Part I
My apologies if you received an email on Saturday evening with a link to an old blog post--blogger error! Rory's Promise was given away 5 months ago. I'm sorry for the confusion. Last week Jo Hackl, long-time member of SCBWI-Carolinas, shared the pitch and background of her debut novel, Smack Dab in the Middle of… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Jo Hackl's Path to Publication – Part II
Congratulations to Melodye Shore who won a copy of Leigh Sauerwein's book, River Music on last week's blog. I had originally planned to post another book giveaway this week, but this post practically wrote itself and I couldn't resist sharing it. Stay tuned--more giveaways coming soon! ********* "I had no idea how hard a game… Continue reading On Golf and Writing: Not so Strange Bedfellows
Here is the second part of my interview with North Carolina poet, Grace Ocasio. Click here if you missed Part I. Photo of Grace by Edwin Ocasio Carol: How did you pick your publisher? Grace: I found BlazeVOX in a list of small presses and was glad to see that it was open to submissions throughout the year. I… Continue reading Introducing Grace Ocasio: Poet and Performer Part II