Archive for May 2010
Took a Trip
Posted by: peg366 on: May 26, 2010
In Mi for a few days. Will be back on Friday.
Missing in Action
Posted by: peg366 on: May 20, 2010
I’ve been missing in action due to computer issues. Will be up and running full force after May 24 or so.
Nathan Bransford’s Email Newsletter
Posted by: peg366 on: May 11, 2010
I have been working on building my skills in regards to pitching, when I came across this in my email. Nathan’s way of putting what “Voice” is resonated with me. Be sure to sign up for this email newsletter. Nathan Bransford – Literary Agent From: noreply+feedproxy@google.com on behalf of Nathan Bransford – Literary Agent (nb@cbltd.com) [...]
Mike Shoulders’, We Know What We Are but Not What We May Become.
Posted by: peg366 on: May 10, 2010
I am getting to the point in my writing career where school visits/presentations are soon going to be happening. In this presentation, I was looking for the how-to-do a school visit aspect and what I got was a lot of fun. I found myself laughing at Speaker Mike Shoulders as I took in the info. From personally assisting with a [...]
Dori Butler’s Skype Presentation
Posted by: peg366 on: May 10, 2010
What do you get when you add a sick co-presenter (Sarah Prineas went home sick) and complete and utter computer malfunction together? You get soft-spoken veteran picture book author Dori Hillestad Butler giving it her best as she shared her Skype experience with fellow SCBWI members. The use of Skype is relatively new. During these financially tough [...]
More Tips from Iowa Spring SCBWI Conference.
Posted by: peg366 on: May 10, 2010
Lisa Graff, one of the speakers at the recent SCBWI conference, suggested when you are setting up your main characters in your novel, you should consider the following things. 1. Voice 2. Personality 3. Goals 4. Conflicts 5. Ways to overcome the conflicts 6. Emotional Arc 7. Narrative Arc 8. Setting
A Writing Tool to determine Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Stats.
Posted by: peg366 on: May 10, 2010
In the WORD processing program, you click on “Tools” then on “Word Count.” That will show the number of pages, words, characters, paragraphs and lines in your article or story. But to check the reading grade level, you have to FIRST set it up in the “Options.” Click “Tools,” then click “Options,” then click the [...]
Articles on How to Pitch to Editors.
Posted by: peg366 on: May 10, 2010
This past couple of days I’ve been researching how to pitch to an editor. I had the opportunity to talk to an editor at the Iowa spring SCBWI Conference and unfortunately I wasn’t prepared. I was very disappointed in myself and vowed that it would never happen again. This week I started reading different articles on how to [...]
Carol Gorman and Laura Arnold/Possible Mistakes. Part Two.
Posted by: peg366 on: May 6, 2010
Carol Gorman, author of 40 books for readers from first grade to adulthood, and Laura Arnold, editor at Harper Collins Children’s Books, shared the podium as presenters at Iowa’s Spring SCBWI Conference. Their presentation was titled: Avoiding the Pitfalls: An Editor and Writer Discuss Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them. Laura Arnold As I listened I [...]
More Advice from Lisa Graff.
Posted by: peg366 on: May 5, 2010
Lisa Graff’s advice is: With the competition being so strong, unpublished authors need to work hard to have their submission almost perfect to capture the attention of an editor. That means no typos, no bad grammer, and the writer must be honest and truthful.
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