Vonna | November 30, 2009
A frequent topic of conversation among my writing friends is the title of our works in progress. Sometimes a title jumps right out, but other times it can be a struggle to find something catchy that is a good fit for the manuscript. I did a little research this week to see who else has [...]
Vonna | November 23, 2009
Sorting through the abundance of advice on what agents and editors are looking for can be confusing, contradictory and disheartening. Sometimes the advice comes across as rules, but we (I) need to remember that most of this advice should be thought of as guidelines rather than rules.
The bit of advice that had me worrying this [...]
Vonna | November 16, 2009
The problem with sentiment is that I never know when it will strike. Often I don’t realize I am in a sentimental mood until there is an inciting incident. If I knew ahead of time, I could arm myself against it, steel my will to pack away those Transformers, Megazords and Bionicles.
Like many kids who [...]
Vonna | November 9, 2009
Today I want to say thank you to all the wonderful people who work so hard to put together the SCBWI conferences.
I’ve been on the periphery of this undertaking a few times now and know that it takes a lot of work to make one of these events successful. Any big event requiring meeting facilities, [...]
Vonna | November 2, 2009
I am deep into the revisions on my current book and I am once again thanking my lucky stars for having made an outline.
The first time I wrote a full length novel, I did not use an outline. It did not even occur to me to do so. Like many who are writing their first [...]
