I spent Thursday at the NYS English Council Conference in Albany, giving presentations on historical fiction and revision, chatting with other writers on a children’s literature panel, and signing copies of Spitfire and Champlain and the Silent One. The fabulous Merritt Bookstore handled book sales for the conference & took terrific care of the authors – [...]
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Nine Things from NYSRA
I spent Thursday and Friday at the NYS Reading Association Conference in Saratoga Springs. Here’s a roundup of the highlights…1. The Authors Progressive Banquet was fun and stress-free. I didn’t even spill anything. I was a little concerned about how the logistics would work, because the authors start the evening at one table and then [...]
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Confession…
I have a bad habit with book festivals and book fairs. I know that when I’m participating in one, I should spend the weeks leading up to it preparing my presentation and choosing my readings and things like that. What I tend to do instead is get sidetracked by all the other authors participating and [...]
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Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller
“My heart is singing for joy this morning.”-Anne Sullivan to Sophia Hopkins, March 1887So begins one of the chapters in Sarah Miller‘s debut novel Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, and her quote from Annie Sullivan describes just how I felt when I finished this magical book.Last spring, I issued an invitation to authors of historical [...]
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An Invitation
Last weekend at NE SCBWI, I learned more about the Class of 2k7, the group of talented debut authors who got together to promote their books. It got me thinking about how writers can work together to promote reading and books. During my morning run today, I realized that I have a great opportunity this [...]
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