Congratulations to the following winners from last week's blog: Deborah Allmand, Jana Leah, and Carol Nelson won BEHIND THESE HANDS. Joyce Hostetter and Sandra Warren won RUN TO THE LIGHT. Danielle Hammelef and Connie Saunders won THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM It's amazing what you can learn through picture books. Ticktock Banneker's Clock is another engaging and… Continue reading Ticktock, Banneker's Clock: A Picture Book Review and Author Interview
Most of my faithful blog readers know that I've been working on a novel for many years. What you might not know is that novel started as a picture book. Although that is another story, I continue to love picture books. Recently, I've reviewed a number of nonfiction picture books including some biographies. It appears to be a growing… Continue reading Two Picture Book Workshops at SCBWI-C
It's been awhile since I've shared the books that I read while writing Half-Truths. Here are two more books that have helped me understand one of my characters, Lillian Harris. If you aren't familiar with Half-Truths, this is the pitch for my book: In the heavily segregated South, fifteen-year-old Kate Dinsmore's world is shaken when she… Continue reading Multi Racial Reads #20 and #21
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Vijaya Bodach's new novel, BOUND. Thanks to all of you for your comments the last three weeks; both Vijaya and I appreciated hearing from you. ******* Many of you have been following my blog for years and some of you are new readers. My "old" followers are familiar with… Continue reading Celebrate Black History Month With These Books
Last week I reviewed Vijaya Bocach's new YA book, BOUND. Vijaya graciously agreed to an author interview and since she had a lot of information for readers and writers, I've decided to run it for two weeks. We hope you enjoy it! AUTHOR INTERVIEW- Part I CAROL: I’m very curious about the inspiration for BOUND. Are they individuals… Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Bound: Author Interview Part I
Last week Donna Everhart, author of The Road to Bittersweet, relayed how she discovered her story, why she made Laci Stamper autistic, and why she included a traveling carnival. Thanks for coming back for this concluding post as we look behind the scenes of her writing process. QUESTION #1 CAROL Were you conscious of the themes… Continue reading Behind the Scenes with Donna Everhart- Part II
Congratulations to Joan Edwards who won RESTART from last week's giveaway. Thanks to almost five hundred people who read my second blog in this mini-series of posts about my WIP. That's a new record for a blog post about Half-Truths! In this post, Julian Daventry (the ring leader for these posts) challenged me and my fellow… Continue reading Shared WIP Tag III- The Story World
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Blood Brothers from my last blog. ******* Thanks to all of you for leaving comments two weeks ago on Part I. In Part II, I answer several thought-provoking questions about the Half-Truths cast. At the end you'll find a list of my blogging colleague's posts. Check them out--these are… Continue reading Shared WIP Tag- Part II: Meet My Cast of Characters
Congratulations to Linda Phillips who won the audio CD of "Indigo Girl" from last week's blog. ******** Recently I have met several young writers and bloggers. One of them who goes by the pen name of Julian Daventry, asked for volunteers to be part of her Shared-WIP four-part tag. Each blogger answers four sets of ten… Continue reading Shared WIP Blog Tag- Part I
Congratulations to Rosi Hollinbeck who won JUST AROUND MIDNIGHT from last week's blog. Check out her informative blog with lots of giveaways and writing helps. I enjoy books that pull me into a character's life and predicament from the opening chapter. By the time I turned the page into Chapter 2, I wanted to know how almost-14-year-old… Continue reading Twice Betrayed: A Review and a Critique Giveaway