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Favorite Books: What Did You Read as a Child

Children’s Book Week has me thinking about my own childhood favorites.  I’m not sure how many were gold medalists of one kind or another but their impact has been lasting. The Boxcar Children.  I discovered this one when I was 11.  I had just moved to a new school but I was hardly alone.  A […]

Read Now, Read Forever: Children’s Book Week

This is Children’s Book Week.  This years slogan – Read Now, Read Forever. In my heart of hearts, I hope that they mean “read whatever now, read forever,” because getting my son to read actual books has been a 20 year slog.  When he was little, he loved to be read to.  I think we […]

Write a Novel: My Opening Scene

I’m trying to coerce myself into doing a bit of writing this week.  Just a little.  After all, the rewrite was turned in early in the week and I’m always happier when I’m writing. Way back when I had jury duty, I read a bit of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody.  I read […]

The Care and Keeping of a Writer

It seemed to make sense at the time.  At the beginning of the week, I was working on a requested rewrite with a deadline and helping my sister out as her husband is in the hospital after a bad accident.  Stress, stress and more stress.  What do you do to stay positive? What do you […]

Children’s Book Week

This year is the 100th anniversary of Children’s Book Week.  100 Years of encouraging every child to read.  The celebration is going on all year-long but the actual week is next week, April 29 – May 5, 2019. This is from Every Child A Reader’s web site: “Children’s Book Week originated in the belief that […]

Rewrites: What to do When Your Requested Rewrite Seems Enormous

Just over a week ago, I was finishing up a young adult nonfiction manuscript when my inbox pinged at me.  “Requested Rewrite.” I quickly popped it open to see how many comments I was dealing with because instead of a letter my editor comments throughout the Word Document.  There were 133 comments. Question: How do […]

Crystal Kite: Vote in the Second Round!

Round 2 voting for SCBWI’s Crystal Kite awards has begun and will continue through April 30, 5pm PDT.  If you are an SCBWI member, go to www.scbwi.org and log in.  Then go to your Member Home page. See the left navigation bar? Scroll to the bottom and click “Vote in the Crystal Kite Awards.”  Check […]

Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards: Finalists Announced

Pop Culture Classroom just announced the finalists for the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards.  Haven’t heard of this one before?  This is only the second year for the award. It was established to help the public become more aware of graphic literature as a legitimate form of literature as well as specific quality titles. Finalists: […]

Disappointment . . . When You Don’t Like A Breakaway Best Seller

Last night, I finished a book that’s been getting all kinds of press.  And by all kinds I mean an awful lot of good press.  Praise and accolades and more. Not only are reviewers covering it but the publisher also believed in it enough to take out advertising.  I have no clue what advertising costs […]

Super Heroes: Brainstorming Super Powers

Last week, I saw a write-up for Quest to Be the Best, Volume 1 of the graphic novel series Quincredible by Rodney Barnes.  Quinton West only weighs 100 lbs so after he gets caught in a meteor shower it takes a bit to realize that his super power is invulnerability. After all, what 100 lb guy […]