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July 21, 2009
Golden Marmot Awards #6
Golden Marmot Award winners on Twitter are cheeky, wise, witty or profound (sometimes all at the same time), always in 140 characters or less. Warning: Some tweets may NOT be worksafe or appropriate for viewing by children.
Congrats to the recent winners:
After all this time, I still get a rush when I hit send on a completed story. Even when I have loads of deadlines still looming. #lovemywork
Does anyone have an extra can of Monday Repellant? (I use PayPal.)
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July 20, 2009
Woohoo! I've been tweeted by Guy Kawasaki!
I admit I'm somewhat of a Guy Kawasaki fangirl, so was pretty excited to discover that he tweeted a link to my interview with author Charles Ghigna this afternoon. [image error]
1000/500 Words A Day Challenge Check-In
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Summer cottage plans have wreaked havoc on my WIP wordcount, though I'm trying to stay focused on getting back on track and looking ahead rather than dwelling on the past week's failure. What about the rest of you?
Here are some feedback and productivity tips from last week…
Marwa:
Ok, no one is perfect. I didn't achieve the 1000 words a day every day, but I
Frank McCourt On Writing
Author Frank McCourt died yesterday in New York of meningitis at the age of 78. Best known for his Pulitizer-winning memoir, Angela's Ashes, McCourt taught high school for 30 years before retiring and writing the book.
I was hesitant about reading Angela's Ashes because of its depressing subject matter, but it got such reviews that I decided to try reading it…and was so glad I did. McCourt manages to tell his story with such humor and compassion that by the end, I felt uplifted rather than draine
Updated list of Twitter chats for writers
I've updated my list of Twitter chats for writers, for those interested. The page includes tips and tools for those new to Twitter chats.
July 18, 2009
SCBWI Countdown Comic #3
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You can see the series so far in my Countdown to the 2009 SCBWI Conference in L.A. image album.
Write Like A Pirate
From the archives, for your embeddable pleasure:
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July 17, 2009
The Gardening Writer
Congrats to Maggie Stiefvator for winning the most recent Cartoon Caption Contest (#7). Maggie is the author of a young adult urban fantasy about homicidal faeries, LAMENT (Flux '08), its sequel, BALLAD (Flux '09), and a forthcoming YA novel about werewolf nookie and first love, SHIVER (Scholastic, '09).
You can see the other caption suggestions here.
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July 15, 2009
SCBWI Conference Countdown #1
My comic for those attending this year's SCBWI Summer Conference in L.A.. For more info about the Society Of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, visit their main Web site.
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New Twitter chat for children's writers
@BonnieAdamson and @GregPincus are launching a new #kidlitchat on Twitter this evening. See Greg's blog post for more details.
"We hope that ANYONE with an interest in the craft and/or business side of writing for children, from board books through YA, will come join us."
For a list of other Twitter chats for writers as well as tips and resources for those are curious about attending a Twitter chat, please see Twitter Chats For Writers.
