Peg366's Blog

I really wanted to write today but friends over for a cookout stayed longer than I thought they would. Now I am so tired from four days of chronic pain. Hopefully will be back on track tomorrow.

If You Give Fans Some Cheer This article originally appeared in PW’s Children’s Bookshelf. Sign up now! By Claire Kirch — Publishers Weekly, 8/27/2009 12:30:00 PM Laura Numeroff, author of the bestselling If You Give… series, is trying to spread some cheer during these challenging times by bringing people together—publishers, as well as parents and [...]

As a critique group moderator, I sometimes send my groups an exercise to spark their creativity. In the exercise, I select three words at random and make a first line or paragraph of a story using those three words. Here is an example of one for a young adult story/submission starter. The three words that I selected were: Startled, [...]

 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What thousand words would you come up with for this beauty? Each writer who chose to write something about a picture like this writes from their experiences. Use what you know, and if you can’t then just imagine what can be going on. Something as simple as [...]

Can you think of a story that could be made from this simple graphic? Ask yourself the five w’s? What about this one?   This simple coyote has a devilish grin that might be a great story starter. Let your imagination run wild. Need another one to get the creative juices rolling?  How about this one? Who is this [...]

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                       Good Avro, Jackeroo and Jilleroos. Throw out your swag and stay a while.  Tucker is almost ready. Fill up your billy and sit back and enjoy the barbie. A new (pretend) Aussie. What did I just say?  Basically, I invited the cowboys and cowgirls to throw out their bedroll, fill up their tin can with their tea [...]

Disclaimer: Other than the satisfaction of seeing someone be appreciated for her talents, I am in no way compensated. As a writer and a critique group moderator, it is my sincere hope that I can use my skills to foster the growth of other aspiring writers. One of my critique group member has had a [...]

This summer was a hectic one with me having to take every little moment I could steal to write. As a result, now that school for the kids is back in session, I am struggling to write for longer periods of time. It is like I am having to reprogram myself.  Do other writers have [...]

This is from the email newsletter put out by Publisher’s Weekly. I love browsing through it to see what is new in terms of books. Click on the link to  read the rest of the article. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article   Q & A with Loren Long This article originally appeared in PW’s Children’s Bookshelf. Sign up now! By Sally Lodge [...]