Teaser Tuesday–First Teaser of my novel "Arrow of the Mist"

Okay, here’s the first teaser… Granda Luis halted and turned Dobbin to face his troop. The chilled air tugged at his cloak and swept through his winter white hair. His eyes glimmered from his face and the young trio drew their horses back a few steps. “We’ve a straight and narrow trail ahead. We’ll go… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday–First Teaser of my novel "Arrow of the Mist"

Buzzzzzzzzz

Three Awesome Events for the month of April: 1.) Attended the Donald Maass Breakout Novel Workshop–best money I ever spent!! The words Micro-Tension and Unique are forever engraved in my brain. I am an official Maassketeer, mouse ears and all ;-D 2.) SCBWI Spring Conference 2010 in Rocklin was great fun. The workshop on synopsis… Continue reading Buzzzzzzzzz

Writing Breakout Novel Workshop

Okay, so this April is a big month for me. I’m all set to go to Donald Maass’s week-long intensive in Oregon and then a week after I get back I attend the SCBWI Conference in Rocklin. Lots to look forward to!! (And more revisions to my ms I’m sure!!)

Contest Buzz

Okay, so two contests are buzzing about. One is AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD, follow link at: http://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-Novel-Award-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=332264011 Deadline for this is Jan. 25, 2010. The other is NOVEL BEGINNINGS CONTEST hosted by Mary Kole (agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency) for the first 500 words of a MG or YA novel. Deadline is Jan 31,… Continue reading Contest Buzz

Conference Buzz

The SCBWI conference this past Saturday in Oakland was a great learning experience. It was a real treat listening to Stephen Mooser, co-founder of SCBWI, speak about getting young readers to laugh. His books and ideas are fresh and inspiring. I had my “first page” read aloud by Sarah Shumway at HarperCollins, and my first… Continue reading Conference Buzz

Buzzzzy

Wow, 3 meetings this week with fellow writers. One with a newly forming group, the other with my YA Novel group, and the third with a writing buddy I’ve worked with for several years now. Definately feeling in “the flow” of it all. Also, attending the SCBWI Conference this Saturday in Oakland. As with any… Continue reading Buzzzzy

Adverbs & Adjectives

Current writing trends veer us away from the use of adverbs and adjectives with the notion that nouns and verbs are superior. I “get” this in regards to keeping the prose tight and succinct, but let us preview this beautiful sentence from F. Scott Fitsgerald: “Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips, the… Continue reading Adverbs & Adjectives

Writing Groups

Met with a handful of fellow SCBWI members at a writer’s “schmooze” today. Really nice to hear everyone’s experiences in the writing world. It seems most of the SCBWI members I have met write picture books, so it’s always a delight to find someone else writing for YA. Just started attending a local critique group… Continue reading Writing Groups

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