Wouldn’t life be great if it was easy to make the “right” choices? If you had everything you needed and everyone was always happy? If crime was non-existent and the streets litter-free? That’s life in the town of Candor, from the book CANDOR by first-time novelist Pam Bachorz. The catch? Your thoughts aren’t your own. [...]
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Big Sur: Reflections
Posted in conferences we love, laura's posts, tagged Andrea Brown Literary, Big Sur, Caryn Wiseman, critiquing, Henry Miller Foundation, writers conference on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Heather and I recently travelled to Monterey, California to attend the Big Sur Writer’s workshop, sponsored by Andrea Brown Literary and The Henry Miller Foundation. It was an action-packed weekend of revision, critiquing and networking. As a testament to the experience, I went there thinking my latest manuscript was near done. I left with ideas [...]
A CURSE DARK AS GOLD by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Posted in angele's posts, books we love, editors we love, on writing, publishers we love, revisions, writers we love, tagged A Curse Dark as Gold, Arthur A. Levine Books, Cheryl Klein, critique, Elizabeth Bunce, Netflix, Oscars, revision, SCBWI, Springmingle, Star Crossed, Stirwaters, YA on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago, I read with great interest author Elizabeth Bunce‘s posts on the SCBWI discussion boards about selling A Curse Dark as Gold to Arthur A. Levine Books. When her book was published in 2008, I put it on my “to read” list…where it kept company with the dozens already there. See where this is going [...]
A Must-have for Steampunk Fans
Posted in heather's posts, stuff we love, tagged antique keyboard, computer, custom, imac, Leviathan, mod, retro, Scott Westerfeld, steampunk, writing on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Steampunk meets imac – Has Scott Westerfeld seen this? What a great way to finish writing the Leviathan trilogy. Want one yourself? Check out Old Time Computer to get the lowdown on these handcrafted covers and antique keyboards.
How Not to Write
Posted in advice we love, angele's posts, blogs we love, on writing, writers we love, tagged Cornell, J. Robert Lennon, Rhian Ellis, Ward Six, writing mistakes on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With Heather and Laura away on an extra-cool writerly trip (the lucky ducks!) and my fingers seriously stuck to the keyboard as I finish post-Springmingle-critique revisions, today seems like an excellent day to peek at another writing blog. I highly suggest Ward Six, online home of two of my favorite writer friends, Rhian Ellis and [...]
SCWBI Springmingle: Top 10
Posted in conferences we love, laura's posts, tagged Atlanta, Cheryl Klein, children's writers, conference, Hotlanta, Josh Adams, Little Shop of Books, PURE, SCWBI, Springmingle, Terra McVoy, The Bookshelf on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here are my top ten reasons to love the Red Eye Writers adventure to the 2010 SCWBI Springmingle conference in Hotlanta, in chronological order. 1. Visiting TWO independent bookstores in one day–The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA and Little Shop of Stories in Atlanta. 2. Meeting Terra McVoy, author of PURE, at the Little Shop of Stories, and [...]
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 »
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… ***
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 [...]
STORY OF A GIRL by Sara Zarr
Posted in books we love, laura's posts on January 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What a great book! STORY OF A GIRL chronicles the summer of rising junior Deanna Lambert who was caught by her father in the back of Tommy’s Buick. Tommy, 17, was a friend of her older brother’s. Deanna didn’t love him, she’s not even sure that she even liked him, but the story of their escapades got around town so that [...]
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