Saturday morning of the NY SCBWI 2015 conference opened with Anthony Horowit z as our first keynote. Anthony Horowitz has written loads of books, specializing in mystery and suspense. He's well known for his Alex Rider series, the Diamond Brothers series, and The Power of Five Series. He's also commissioned to write the next James Bond book, so if you had any doubt regarding his ability to take you on an adventure, think again. As a presenter, he's entertaining with loads of energy. In other words, right up my alley! Writing Tips He shared with my side notes to get you thinking... 1. Test your ideas. Talk about them, think with them, share them with people you know and see if its a topic others are interested in. 2. Write with Authority, Knowledge, and Confidence. Your readers will know if you don't know what you're talking about. Become familiar with your topic through research and experience. **Don't jump off a train to see what it feels ...
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EXCITING NEWS!!! Harold extends EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE for his Editing without an Editor Workshop!!
SCBWI members, writing is a lonely business and just when you think you're ready to submit or you do submit, it's actually time to work with an editor. Here's an amazing opportunity for you. Harold Underdown, a well known and respected Editor and SCBWI member, extended the Early Bird Registration for his next workshop. CHECK IT OUT! Editing Without an Editor Lancaster, PA: July 19, 2014 at the Lancaster Public Library Do you have a children's or YA manuscript--picture book, novel, or nonfiction--that needs work? Do you wish you could learn techniques that would help you revise not only this manuscript, but future ones? Then come to the KBR "Editing without an Editor" workshop. Learn how to revise like an editor from a children's book editor. We have drawn on the methods we've used in editing manuscripts while working with publishers, with individual clients, and in the online Kid's Book Revisions class to create this comprehensive workshop. ...
Kit Grindstaff: AN AWARD, COMING FULL CIRCLE and WHY EVERY KIDLIT ... : I thought that once The Flame in the Mist ’ s debut year was over, my life would slip comfortably back into inner journeys, through...
It is with loads of happy thoughts and bursting enthusiasm to announce the 2014 Crystal Kite Winner for the Atlantic Region...SCBWI Eastern PA's own Kit Grindstaff !!!!!! *****CLAPPING, LOTS OF CLAPPING****** by Kim Briggs In March 2014, Kim interviewed Kit in for our SCBWI EPA Chapter's PA Proud Interview Segment. Check it out: PA Proud Interview with Kit Grindstaff SCBWI provides a number of awards each year to recognize and celebrate the hard work and achievements of their members. The Crystal Kite is a peer-nominated award to recognize great books from 15 SCBWI regional divisions around the world, ...And KIT GRINDSTAFF WON!!! ***HAPPY DANCE AGAIN*** Without further ado, here's Kit's The Flame in the Mist from the SCBWI Website. Author: Kit Grindstaff Publisher: Bantam Delacorte Dell (Random House Children’s Books) SYNOPSIS: The sun never shines in the land of Anglavia. Its people live within a constant mist created b...
Let Harold Underdown provide you with the tools you need to take your manuscript to the next level!! The man knows his STUFF!! Here's the link in case you want to go right to the site : http://www.kidsbookrevisions.com/editing-without-an-editor-lancaster-2014.htm Editing Without an Editor Lancaster, PA: July 19, 2014 at the Lancaster Public Library Do you have a children's or YA manuscript--picture book, novel, or nonfiction--that needs work? Do you wish you could learn techniques that would help you revise not only this manuscript, but future ones? Then come to the KBR "Editing without an Editor" workshop. Learn how to revise like an editor from a children's book editor. We have drawn on the methods we've used in editing manuscripts while working with publishers, with individual clients, and in the online Kid's Book Revisions class to create this comprehensive workshop. We begin by creating an overall framework, comparing "reader respon...
I met Kimberly Sabatini at the NY SCBWI Conference this year. She's fun, she's young, she loves life, and she's the author of the YA novel, Touching the Surface. You were a teacher, right? What came first, the teacher or the egg, er, I mean writer? The teacher came first, before the act of being a writer, but not before the desire to be one. The truth is, I never believed myself capable of being something so mysterious and wonderful as a legitimate writer. Contemplating a writing career was like asking if I wanted to grow up and be a unicorn tamer some day. It didn ’ t feel possible. But teaching was something very familiar—I’d spent my whole life in classrooms observing the job and the people who did it. I don’t mean it to sound as if I didn’t love being a teacher. I loved those kids like crazy and I was particularly good at working with kids with behavioral challenges, but I’m not sure I would have chosen that profession ...