"...Even if you can't see the pictures with your eyes, you can see them in your head." Ray Charles.
This video won't embed, but it'll make your day, Ray Charles singing Zippity Do Da from a 1978 Disney special.
http://youtu.be/vP7j7U5rPG0
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Y is for Yummy
Some of you may know that I got Invisalign braces a few weeks ago. Some of you might have even seen me whip them out to eat last weekend at NESCBWI. By the end of the conference I wasn't shy about taking them out. However, Monday, I got my elastics. Now my teeth are sore and my jaw aches.
I'm having a hard time eating yummy things:
Mmmmmm.....
I'm having a hard time eating yummy things:
Friday, April 27, 2012
X is for eXciting
Yes, I know it's a total cop-out.
But there are so many things to be excited about! And I couldn't come up with a good X word.
Kate Messner mentioned me on her blog, I participated in an amazing agent/author panel on Saturday at NESCBWI, and I met my agent last weekend for the first time.
Also have I mentioned that I'm the co chair of the NESCBWI Regional Conference in 2013???? Joyce Shor Johnson asked me to serve with her, and I'm honored to accept. (Okay, who wants to volunteer? We need you!)
I'm back at my computer today, outlining a nonfiction project, trying to generate word count for my novel, and unpack at the same time. But blissfully aware of the eXciting things in my life.
But there are so many things to be excited about! And I couldn't come up with a good X word.
Kate Messner mentioned me on her blog, I participated in an amazing agent/author panel on Saturday at NESCBWI, and I met my agent last weekend for the first time.
Also have I mentioned that I'm the co chair of the NESCBWI Regional Conference in 2013???? Joyce Shor Johnson asked me to serve with her, and I'm honored to accept. (Okay, who wants to volunteer? We need you!)
I'm back at my computer today, outlining a nonfiction project, trying to generate word count for my novel, and unpack at the same time. But blissfully aware of the eXciting things in my life.
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| This is me with my agent (Vickie Motter), and Chris Brodien-Jones & her agent Stephen Fraser, and Kate Messner & her agent Jennifer Laughren |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
W is for Workshop
As you progress in your writing, you might be asked to share your expertise! And YAY for you, if you are! Whether it's a school group, a group of neighborhood kids, a round table panel at a conference, or your crit group, it's all about sharing your knowledge.
I've got a list of resources on my banner--lots of good stuff there that I've collected over the years.
As far as workshops go, I'm building my repertoire. I'll be working with kids in Littleton, Massachusetts this summer in a kids writing club, presenting at the Chelmsford Public Library about nonfiction on July 18 at 10:30 a.m., and doing a workshop for adults who want to turn their writing hobby into a career on August 16 in Devens, Massachusetts at 6 p.m.
If you need more information about any of those, please let me know!
I've got a list of resources on my banner--lots of good stuff there that I've collected over the years.
As far as workshops go, I'm building my repertoire. I'll be working with kids in Littleton, Massachusetts this summer in a kids writing club, presenting at the Chelmsford Public Library about nonfiction on July 18 at 10:30 a.m., and doing a workshop for adults who want to turn their writing hobby into a career on August 16 in Devens, Massachusetts at 6 p.m.
If you need more information about any of those, please let me know!
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