Have you attended a Twitter pitch party yet? Well, on June 24 one is coming especially for you Picture Book folks! On June 24, from 8am–8pm EST (that's 5am to 5pm for us), agents and editors will be trolling their Twitter feeds for pitches that make them want to "Favorite" your 140-character pitch. If your... Continue Reading →
Follow Along at the #SCBWIWWA Annual Conference
Hip Hip Hooray! Today is opening day for our 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference!! For those of you who are joining us we have a rich & full day of programming! Make sure you check your schedules for information about the day! If you are missing the conference (and we're missing you!)... Continue Reading →
Twitter interview of Greg Pincus
I'm interviewing our favorite social media expert as part of the faculty preview for the #scbwi LA conference. To follow along, you might check out http://tweetchat.com. Type scbwi as the hashtag you're following. (You'll need a Twitter account to log in. Surely you have one of those by now!)
Twitter-iffic Stuff!
I don't mean to keep honking the Twitter horn, but if you aren't on Twitter, you're missing out! So many interesting people, articles, and chats! I was following #askagent chat last night, because Elizabeth Law of Egmont Press (who was at our April SCBWI conference in Redmond) was chiming in.Here's a question from a writer... Continue Reading →
Should You Copyright Your Submissions?
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.
Twitter: the go-to buzz-builder for authors?
You'll no doubt remember the great information Lisa Schroeder shared with us in December about life as a novelist. She posted last week about how Twitter helped her launch CHASING BROOKLYN. If you're still thinking about joining the fray, this will probably make you take the leap.While you're getting started, you can find Lisa here:... Continue Reading →
Get ready for October with social media guru Greg Pincus
You can start getting to know our October guest speaker before his airplane even lands at SeaTac... he's definitely not hard to find online! Here are a few places to look:his social media blog, The Happy Accident,his children's literature blog, GottaBook,and on Twitter at GregPincus.In September, Greg will be offering a series of FREE webcasts... Continue Reading →
Jolie’s tweets from last night’s meeting
The good news is, Jolie tweeted last night's meeting with Elana Roth, marking all her posts with the #Chinook hash tag.The bad news is, that is also the hash tag that people use when discussing a certain type of military helicopter. Still, to get a quick recap of Elana's points about plot (and some German... Continue Reading →
Anatomy of compelling tweets
Deb Ridpath Ohi is awarding "Golden Marmots" to agents, editors, and authors who hit the bullseye with their tweets. If you're wondering how to do this well, check the Golden Marmots for inspiration (and you can nominate people, too).
#Kidlit chat transcripts
If you've missed these industry-related "chats" on Twitter (and yes, I am using air quotes here because actual chats using actual chat room technology are a better experience, people), you will love the transcripts Greg Pincus is posting on his site.Here's the link.Notice how the transcripts are getting longer as these things catch on. Apparently... Continue Reading →