To Market, to Market, To Market I Go Ever since Half-Truths launched in April, it has been non-stop publicity and marketing. I'd heard that the hard work happens after you write a book. Now I'm living it! Image by Tish Bouvier Fortunately, I have friends who are inviting me to their bookclubs; I'm joining the… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season… for Podcasts and Book Signings!
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won The Middle School Writing Toolkit from last week's blog. ******"May I ask, how do I even begin… Continue reading How Do I Find An Agent?
Congratulations to Jana Leah who won T is for Thor from last week's blog.Today I'm happy to share a new picture book by author/illustrator, Katia Wish. Raccoon's Perfect Snowman (Sleeping Bear Press, 2020) will delight the young reader in your life even as it communicates an important message.REVIEWRaccoon was very serious about building snowmen.He practiced rolling,… Continue reading Raccoon's Perfect Snowman: A Picture Book Review, A Giveaway, AND an Author Interview!
Congratulations to Barbara Younger who won Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie from last week's blog.**** In the last few weeks, I've featured picture books for young readers. Today, I'm happy to help launch Jolene Gutierrez's debut middle-grade nonfiction book, Bionic Beasts (Lerner Books, 2020) Since it's full of photographs, it's technically a picture book too--but this isn't a book… Continue reading Bionic Beasts by Jolene Gutiérrez: A Giveaway and A Mini-Author Interview
Congratulations to Gwen Porter who won the second copy of The Teachers March! from the bonus blog.*****Welcome back to my second conversation with Cat Michaels and Rosie Russell on their co-authoring journey. (If you missed the first post when they gave tips for successful collaboration, you'll find it here.) Today we'll talk about some of… Continue reading Bumps In the Road and Writing Roles: Part II of Co-Authoring Dialogue with Cat Michaels and Rosie Russell
Congratulations to Rosi Hollenbeck who won OUR WORLD: A First Book of Geography. (Psst, children's writers, if you haven't discovered Rosi's blog, you need to head on over there. She is my west coast counterpart with book reviews as well as links to other great writing blogs.) ****** I started chatting with Kirsten Larson, the… Continue reading Author Interview with Kirsten Larson + Another Opportunity to win WOOD, WIRE, & WINGS!
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
In some ways books are like babies: conceiving them and bringing them into the world requires a lot of effort. The mother (writer) does most of the work, but there’s usually a team that assists with the delivery. As the critique coordinator for the SCBWI Carolinas Charlotte group for over twenty years, I had the… Continue reading Extraordinary: A Review and an ARC Giveaway!
Congratulations to Deanna Klingel who won Christy Allen's book, Samantha Green and the Case of the Haunted Pumpkin. ************** As my faithful blog followers know, I enjoy giving away books, recommending well-written books, and sharing updates on my own WIP Half-Truths. But my favorite post is when I announce an author landing an agent or a… Continue reading You Heard it Here First- Introducing Miriam Franklin
Congratulations to Susan Light, a librarian at Christianburg High School in Virginia. She was randomly selected out of 20 participants (a record for my blog) and won the ARC of A Prisoner of Night and Fog. Thanks to all of you who tweeted and shared this giveaway and welcome to seven new followers. More giveaways to come… Continue reading Introducing Jocelyn Rish: SCBWI WIP Grant Winner!