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Utah adventure
(Pre-post entertainment. Are you following the results of the Top 100 YA Novels poll over at Persnickety Snark? Check it out!)What with all the new website hullaboo, things have been not quite as serene as normal, so I am way behind on telling you about the BYU Children’s Literature Symposium.(Thank you, by the way, for [...]
Video Sunday
I’m thinking of making Sunday into video day on my blog. What do you think?Here’s a video that was sent to me by Tony, who is a future English teacher (student teaching this fall) in Pennsylvania. He wrote this song based on SPEAK and the stories of some friends of his who were raped.If you [...]
First review of FORGE is in!!!
I know many of you have been wondering about the contents of FORGE. Sadly, you’ll have to wait 101 days until the 10/19 publication date to really sink your teeth into it.But Richie Partington of Richie’s Pick’s has posted the first review of it, for those who want an early taste.“07 July 2010 FORGE by [...]
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Friday Five Linkety Love for You
1. Thank you everyone for the kind words about my vloging* attempt. Based on the feedback, I’ll be doing lot more of this. In fact, I’ll be taking questions on my Twitter feed this afternoon, so if you have something you want me to answer on camera, let me know. I will try to post [...]
NCTE & ALAN recap – plus bookstore events
Whew! I spent yesterday snoring on the couch, recovering from the wonderful, high-energy weekend at the National Council of English Teachers Annual Conference. Thank you, thank you to everyone who stood in the long lines and who shared their stories of the impact my books have had on their students. You guys made me cry [...]
Philly-bound!
I revised all weekend. What about you? If you are working on NaNoWriMo or just putting pedal to the medal to finish a draft, you might want to read the Tips on Writer’s Block I wrote for the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program. Because of the intense revision schedule I’m on, I need to issue a [...]
Briefly looking up from page to enlist your help & tour schedule
Loooong day yesterday, loooonger day ahead today so I can turn in some overdue work. I had to bow out of my writer’s group meeting today to get everything done and that has me very cranky and peevish. Sidebar. Peevish. Has a good ring to it. Could almost be a faux-curse word, don’t you think? [...]
Book Trailer Contest Revision
Thank you to everyone who commented and emailed me about the book trailer contest deadline yesterday. You confirmed my hunch. I have two announcements. 1. To everyone who has submitted a book trailer as of today. Please email your mailing address to Officemouse AT writerlady DOT com as soon as possible. Your trailer is still [...]
Brand New Writerlady Dot Com
:: trumpet fanfare plays and cymbals crash:: Web God Theo Black has finished the major website overhaul at my website, Writerlady.com! All Hail The Theo! All Hail The Theo! All Hail The Theo! Yes, there are nit-picky things to clean up, and yes, there are still a few things to be added, including a page [...]
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WFMAD Day 25 – great books to read & vote for