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June's Fantastic Writing Goals!

New month and new set of writing goals. I'll be road-tripping from Horsham, Victoria to Darwin, Northern Territory in the middle of the month. We're taking seven days to get up there, spending at least five days in Darwin and then heading home. I won't be in much of a mood to write on driving [...:]

It's Contest Time!!

Yee-haw! It's contest time here at Red and Yellow Socks!! I've never hosted a contest before so this will probably be the easiest contest there is–for all of us!
Key Publications is a small publisher that doesn't have the promotional backing like a larger publisher would have. Basically any marketing and promoting for their books come [...:]

The Vicious Dead

Me? Zombies? Yeah. I don't think so. But I was wrong. Dead wrong. (Ha–sorry, that was bad!) Key Publications Network was hosting a short story contest. The catch was the stories had to be about zombies. What did I know about zombies? One afternoon I scribbled in my notebook: Write from the zombies point-of-view. So [...:]

The Vicious Dead

Me? Zombies? Yeah. I don't think so. But I was wrong. Dead wrong. (Ha–sorry, that was bad!) Key Publications Network was hosting a short story contest. The catch was the stories had to be about zombies. What did I know about zombies? One afternoon I scribbled in my notebook: Write from the zombies point-of-view. So [...]

Getting to Know Nazarea Andrews

Getting to Know: Nazarea Andrews
Nazarea Andrews is the author of Faith's Friendship (Key Publications, January 2010). She is a member of Key Publications Network (KPN*) and an advocate on helping writers discover their true potential through support. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Nazarea about writing and publishing Faith's Friendship and the perks [...:]

"Murder, She Wrote", Mom and me.

On this day we celebrate our moms. The days leading up to Mother's Day are not the best for me. I start getting crabby. I have a
short fuse. I hate the commercials and card aisles at the stores all promoting Mother's Day. I repeatedly tell them that I don't have a mom as if they [...:]

"Murder, She Wrote", Mom and me.

On this day we celebrate our moms. The days leading up to Mother's Day are not the best for me. I start getting crabby. I have a short fuse. I hate the commercials and card aisles at the stores all promoting Mother's Day. I repeatedly tell them that I don't have a mom as if [...:]

What's New, Scooby Doo?

What's been happening in the Land of Red and Yellow Socks? Not much. I set myself some writing goals last week and made them with flying colors. Woo hoo! This week started out well, but my brain has taken over my creative side and the writing has stalled. I will reach my goals this week. [...:]

Getting to Know Erin Millar

Erin Millar, 22, has been writing since the first grade. Throughout her life she has found writing to be her passion as well as coping mechanism. She's a graduate of Ohio Northern University's Creative Writing program, an Irish Dancer, avid reader and currently writes freelance as the Columbus Theater Examiner on Examiner.com. Erin is in [...:]

Getting to Know Michelle Sussman

Getting to Know Michelle Sussman
This week's "Getting to Know" features the writer, Michelle Sussman.  I met Michelle through networking on Facebook. We attended the same SCBWI-IL* (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Illinois Chapter) conference, even sat at the same table at lunch without knowing it! Michelle writes about balancing life as a writer, [...:]