Hey, it’s National Grammar Day, the official holiday of writers everywhere! I’ll be celebrating by, uh, writing. And paying extra close attention to all things grammatical. But you know the very best way to mark the day? A little Schoolhouse Rock, of course… ***
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Happy National Grammar Day!
Posted in angele's posts, on writing, tv we love, tagged Conjunction Junction, National Grammar Day, Schoolhouse Rock on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
SCBWI Springmingle!
Posted in angele's posts, conferences we love, tagged SCBWI, Southern Breeze, Springmingle, writing conferences on February 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Every writer needs a little time away from her desk now and then, and that’s definitely true for the Red Eye Writers. All three of us (that would be Laura, Heather and Angele) will be at the SCBWI Southern Breeze chapter’s regional conference Springmingle in Atlanta this weekend. Maybe we’ll see you there?
Serendipity and Creative Philanthropy
Posted in advice we love, angele's posts, blogs we love, on writing, revisions, tagged Courtney Martin, creative philanthropy, middle grade, NaNoWriMo, New York Times, revision, serendipity, YA on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a sucker for serendipity – that instant magic of meeting the perfect person at the perfect time or stumbling across the most brilliant idea exactly when you need it most. I’m an even bigger devotee of creative, insanely personal philanthropy. I adore that flavor of giving that inspires us to snub simply sending a [...]
The Thrill of “The End”
Posted in angele's posts, on writing on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday marked the fifth time I’ve finished a book (two non-fiction and three novels, for those keeping score at home), and I’ve gotta say the scary yet totally exhilarating feeling that comes with writing those magic words “The End” just keeps getting better.
Welcome to Red Eye Writers
Posted in angele's posts, musings, tagged Angele McQuade, critique groups, Heather Whitaker, Laura Lascarso, Red Eye Writers, YA on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every Monday night, the Red Eye Writers hook up around a big ol’ wooden (and sometimes wobbly) table to chit chat, to critique, to commiserate, but most of all, to create. For those few (way too few!) hours a week, we write and write and write, each of us feeding off the collective inspiration (and, [...]