Join us for a day of hands-on workshops and an inspiring closing keynote! Registration for the 2014 Children’s Writers of the Hudson Valley Conference is now open. In order to assure a truly hands-on experience, participation is limited to 50 people. Registrants must chose either the novel-writing track with Stacey Barney or the picture book track… Read More »
Happy New Year, my quacktastic blog readers! My friend shared with me one of her resolutions for the new year, and I liked it so much that I decided to do it, too. Behold, the Gratitude Jar: It’s so easy as a writer to compare yourself to others: – who got an agent/book deal/etc. first… Read More »
One of the benefits of being a writer is that you can work from anywhere, right? But that’s not 100% true, is it? Your environment affects your ability to write. When the kitchen is too messy, I can’t sit at my desk and write. When there’s too much clutter on my desk, I can’t focus… Read More »
Writing is time intensive, and so what and/or whom you spend your time on becomes that much more precious. So as the summer winds down and we all go back to work, school, etc., it seems a good time to stop and think about what and who is important in these coming months. But first,… Read More »
As part of my MFA program, I’m currently working with a mentor on a fantasy YA novel. One thing about semester deadlines, is that it forces me (somewhat of a pantser) to really think about where the novel is going and how I’m going to get there. So to simplify the drafting process, I’ve laid… Read More »
