Great post to check out on KidLit.com about copywriting submissions and agent plagiarism.I found this through Twitter, where you can find many of our local authors, SCBWI fellow members, and several speakers from our April conference. You can find the SCBWI Western Washington here: http://twitter.com/scbwiwwa.
There be dragons (unfortunately for your manuscript)
Here's a post from the Swivet, a blog by literary agent Colleen Lindsay. It's written by Roseanne Wells (who's acquiring).Good advice abounds:My friend Jane* has a tendency to tell really boring stories. She inflicts you-had-to-be-there stories, I-find-this-to-be-funny-but-you-might-not stories, and this-is-interesting-but-not-well-told stories on us all the time.In college Jane started noticing that when she was telling... Continue Reading →
Hold on! The Fonz will hit Lake Forest Park, too
Jesse Joshua Watson, who illustrated the fantastic covers for the Hank Zipzer series, wrote to let me know that the Fonz AND Jesse (who is even cooler than Henry Winkler) will be doing a signing and presentation at Third Place Books at 4 p.m. on May 1. So if the Bainbridge event is tough to... Continue Reading →
Meet the Fonz!
You might want to let your inner Pinky and/or Leather Tuscadero know that Fonzie is coming to Bainbridge Island to talk about the latest in the book series he co-wrote with the SCBWI's beloved Lin Oliver. It's also the last book in the series, so if you've ever wanted to bask in the glow of... Continue Reading →
Secrets of Landing an Agent, Part I: The Author!
My friend Katherine Grace Bond, poet and YA author and teacher and terrific critiquer, recently heard the words that writers long to hear: "May I represent you?" *sound of crowd cheering!*That's right, Katherine is now represented by Sara Crowe of Harvey Klinger!So I invited Katherine to spill some of her secrets to landing an agent... Continue Reading →
Win a chat with an agent
Mark McVeigh, a former editor who's set up shop as an agent, is running a contest on his blog. Recruit 10 friends to follow him, and he'll have a 15-minute phone or Skype chat with you.Get the details here.
Good cause alert
Here's a Facebook support group for Bridget Zinn, who got cancer and a book deal in the same month. The book just sold and she's doing well with cancer treatments, many of which are not covered by insurance. There's going to be another auction. To learn more, go to the Facebook page.And, Adam Rex is... Continue Reading →