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Monthly Archives: August 2011
#LA11SCBWI – The PJ Party
Ever wonder just what happens at the Saturday night PJ party at SCBWI’s LA conference? Do you assume that we introverted writers/illustrators can’t cut loose and be wild and crazy? Au contraire, and I have proof:
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#LA11SCBWI – The Art of the Deal (Agent/Editor Workshop)
Next up in my #LA11SCBWI wrap-up is The Art of the Deal, a fascinating workshop about how a book is acquired, presented by Brenda Bowen (agent with Sanford J Greenburger Associates, on the right) and Alessandra Balzer (VP & co-publisher … Continue reading
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Tagged advance, agent, alessandra balzer, author, Brenda Bowen, contract, deal, editor, harpercollins, literary, offer, publisher, royalty, sanford j greenburger
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#LA11SCBWI – Day 2 Judy Blume!
The bad news is that John Green had to have emergency gall bladder surgery and couldn’t be here for his workshop. The good news is we got Judy Blume instead. The surprise interview with Judy Blume was so fabulous, it … Continue reading
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Tagged #LA11SCBWI, are you there god its me margaret, inspiration, judy blume, SCBWI, writer, writing
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#LA11SCBWI – Day 1
To start with, that’s a heck of a ballroom, isn’t it? And that image only captures half of it. Hard not to feel intimidated. After registering and scrambling around for something for breakfast (the Starbucks line was monumentally long), I … Continue reading
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Tagged #LA11SCBWI, beach lane, bruce coville, delacorte, dial, dutton, hot hot roti, jerry pickney, scholastic, TANKBORN, woolbur, writing
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SCBWILA11 – Day 0
Or is that Day -1? Not much of import to report. On Twitter, I’ve seen much exclaiming over luminaries at the faculty dinner, but since I’m not faculty and not yet a luminary, I’ve only met the regular folk so … Continue reading
Rent-a-Cat
I’m heading down to L.A. tomorrow to attend the international summer conference of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators). Although I’ve been to three regionals since I joined the organization last October, this is my first time attending … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, cats, conference, hotel, kitties, kitty, los angeles, SCBWI
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