It’s been a busy last two years, but it all culminated last month in the presentation of my MFA in Writing for Children: While you don’t need an MFA to get published or work in publishing, I entered the MFA program to get back into an academic setting, to push my craft, and to satisfy… Read More »
In a recent Freakonomics Podcast, Steve Levitt said, “Enjoying what you do, loving what you do is such a completely unfair advantage to anyone you are competing with who does it for a job.” He goes on to explain that people who love what they do will think about it on their off-hours — on… Read More »
When it comes to rejection letters, “Anything other than ‘yes’ is ‘no.’” Right? Last night, I was doing my laundry, eating a caprese salad (minus the tomatoes, olive oil and fresh basil), and listening to iTunes shuffle through my library. John Mayer’s “Friends, Lovers, Or Nothing” started to play, and while he’s probably correct when it… Read More »
Agents and editors want characters that jump off the page… but what if your character prefers to stay home with a book? Juliet, the protagonist of my middle grade mystery Hot Ticket, is clearly an extrovert. She can’t stand that there is a mysterious ticket dispenser in John Jay Jr. High that is giving everybody… Read More »
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 »
