Revision update: Got three chapters done today. On chapter 26 of 30. My goal was to finish by tomorrow and I don’t think that will happen. Sigh. But I’ll finish it next week. This is my fifth and final post from the awesome Houston SCBWI conference. If you missed my earlier reports, Simon & Schuster…
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Revision update: Still on chapter 22 of 30, thanks to a car that needed an alignment and wheel balancing (why do these things take so long), laundry and some others. Don’t you hate the way the nitty gritty of life gets in the way of your writing? 🙂 I’ve got eight chapters to do this…
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Revision update: On chapter 22 of 30. I’m taking a pause in my Houston SCBWI conference coverage for a little Olympics wisdom. Check back in tomorrow for National Geographic Children’s Books editor-in-chief Nancy Feresten. We all know the Olympics are great for that ‘WOW! People can do that?’ factor. I must admit, I tear up…
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Revision update: On chapter 18 of 30. Getting a little behind my goal, so tomorrow, I’ve got to step up my game. In my third report from the Houston SCBWI conference, Simon & Schuster editor Alexandra Cooper talks about submitting to an editor, including herself. If you missed my earlier reports, Scholastic editor and author…
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Revision update: On chapter 16 of 30. Still on track for end of February finish. In my second report from the Houston SCBWI conference, Scholastic editor Lisa Ann Sandell talks about making your query letter package stand out. Lisa is also a writer, with four books published. If you missed my first report from the…
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Revision update: On chapter 14 out of 30. I still think I can make my end of February goal. In my first post about the Houston SCBWI conference, I’m featuring some tips from Balzer & Bray editor Ruta Rimas. Energetic, knowledgeable and obviously passionate about books, Ruta advised authors to read books by the authors…
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Revision update: Working on a change to chapter 2 after my 10-page critique at the Houston SCBWI conference, then back to chapter 12. Still on track to be finished by the end of the month. I’m holding off my coverage of the Houston SCBWI conference til tomorrow because I was doing some blog surfing yesterday…
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Revision update: Nothing done yesterday as I was at the Houston SCBWI conference (brilliant, more about that tomorrow), but this morning I had a revision idea and have started to work that up. Thanks to all those who entered questions for ghostwriter Laura Cross’ interview. It went so well, I’m doing another one. On Friday,…
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Revision update: Halfway through chapter 10 of 29. Goal: To be finished by the end of the month. Today, I’m thrilled to have an interview with Newbury Honor winner Kirby Larson. I met Kirby at the Austin SCBWI conference, where she gave an awesome talk about her journey from unpublished writer to her current success…
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Revision update: Moving along smoothly. Having been at it for a couple days now, I’m enjoying being back in the story with the characters. On chapter 8 out of 29. Doing this revision, I’m going through the stacks of notes from critique group sessions and my own notes on the print out of the entire…
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