I was welcomed home from an amazing SCBWI writing retreat by this adorable pooch…and a 48-hour, internet-free power outage. Thus the delay in this post. Well, one delay. The bigger one was the world turning upside
Category: Writing Fiction
Writing fiction for adults, teens and kids. Topics include the building blocks of plot, character and setting. Next, tips on drafting, revision and editing. Also includes in-depth looks at verse novels, mysteries, and contemporary fiction.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT MAIN CHARACTER? SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville, WA The next class in this FREE series of writing workshops will be taught by the
I just watched a CNN documentary called “Being 13: Inside the Secret World of Teens.” Short form: Kids use their phones too much and often unwisely. While my first thought was that social media could not
After reading, and loving, DEVOTED in preparation for a writing retreat, something joggled in my brain and I pulled a title from my sorrily epic TBR pile: THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. What a read-beside pair! Both
In support of this year’s theme, “Get Away,” (and also because I’m preparing for a writing retreat) I am reading DEVOTED by Jennifer Matthieu, the story of a teen girl growing up in community of religious
Leaves falling from the trees and fleecy sweaters being pulled from the shelves signal to me the start of my very favorite writing season. There’s so much to learn and to celebrate. Here’s a great way
School has begun which, for me, means waiting in parking lots, carpool lanes, for soccer games to start and buses to arrive. So, my must-have car accessory is BOOKS! Right now, it’s these:
I’ll be doing a bit of speaking on both coasts. First, here in the PacNW, I’ll be helping the Woodinville Library kick off their amazing Second Saturdays writing program on September 12 with a seminar on Planning
I did not start off the summer intending to back away from social media but that’s what I’ve done. My accidental efforts were helped by three weeks visiting my parents who are lively quite solidly in