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Swing by Kidlit Central

Posted on December 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Today at kidlit_central I offer up some bite-sized morsels of wisdom and guidance, courtesy of three talented literary agents.

Come check it out!

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No small thrill

Posted on November 18, 2008 | 25 Comments

Jon Bard, managing editor of Children’s Book Insider, showcases my interview with dynamo Laura Manivong at KidLit Central at his vlog:

Hey! There’s my little mouse dude, doing his Tom Cruise impersonation!

Completely unrelated sidebar: I passed John Green a note from Kelly Fineman yesterday. It felt a lot like Study Hall 1983. John even said, "I love Kelly" after he tried unsuccessfully to open my high school note-folding origami.

More on the nerdfighter tour later!

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Kidlit Central

Posted on September 4, 2008 | Leave a comment

Come visit me at kidlit_central where I spend Friday Fun Day testing Marshall McLuhan’s theory of page 69.

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another tool for your writer box

Posted on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

As my struggle with show vs tell continues…

Check out 101 Best Scenes Ever Written: A Romp Through Literature for Writers and Readers Alike by Barnaby Conrad. He includes books and screenplays, compares the written scene to what appears in movies and movie adaptations, and more. Sprinkled among the excerpts and analysis are anecdotes about the writers. Enjoy!

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Judy Freaking Blume just sent me an email

Posted on June 2, 2008 | 15 Comments

Yes, that’s right. THE Judy Freaking Blume, in my in box, thanking me for reading her books and telling me to not give up.

Holy cow. Judy Freaking Blume.

I must go wipe my eyes now.

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