Remember last month when I mentioned that SCBWI Blueboard member Dianna Winget’s MG novel A MILLION WAYS HOME won the Mark Twain Readers Award from the Missouri Association of School Libraries? I’ve heard more good news; it has also won the 2017 William Allen White Award in Kansas! These awards mean more kids will get to …
I’ve just spent six days/nights in the glorious Texas Hill Country at a lovely lakeside cabin with no television. Wildflowers all over the place! During that time, the temperatures ranged from 44 to 94 degrees, with frequent strong winds and a smattering of rain. Beautiful! I spied lots of deer, turkey, hawks, and doves (and …
We’ve got five new conferences, one retreat, and three new workshops for young writers to mention this week, plus a lot of local author events. But before we get started… One of my twitter followers, Dawn Husted, has started an indie publishing podcast, Indie Tidbits. I’ve subscribed to her podcast and listened to it while I worked out this …