Welcome home to all the lucky people who got to attend the International SCBWI conference in Los Angeles this past week. I’m looking forward to hearing all about it! Meanwhile, as our local chapter’s Regional Advisor, Assistant Regional Advisor, and Illustrator Coordinator were living it up in California, Dotti Enderle stayed home and took care …
Good news! The fall SCBWI-Houston conference is open for registration! Saturday will feature a keynote by Bruce Coville, First Look Writing and Art pages, an Illustrator Breakout session, a Nonfiction Breakout, a 3-minute window to pitch to an editor or agent of your choice, Portfolio Showcase, Conference Bookstore, and Silent Auction, all followed by dinner and …
This weekend I get to spend three days at a writing workshop studying THE EMOTIONAL CRAFT OF FICTION with literary agent and writing coach Donald Maass! I signed up for this workshop so long ago I can’t believe it’s finally here. I’ve recently completed a solid draft of my WIP, so this workshop is just …