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Marketing Monday
I'm thrilled to be featured on Alison Pearce Stevens Marketing Monday
I enjoyed reading how the term "gate keepers" is a positive expression in publishing - not so in health care!
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Interview with Laura Watkinson
Laura Watkinson’s translation of Soldier Bear (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers) was recently awarded the Mildred L. Batchelder Award. The award is given by the American Library Association to an American publisher for the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United ( Read more... ) -
I died and lived to tell about it (A true tale posted for Halloween)
In kindergarten the Boogey Man became really real for me thanks to a man, a guitar and a fairy tale.
During my childhood it was common for parents (or any adult) to threaten kids with the Boogey Man. “Eat your vegetables or the Boogey Man will get you.” Sit up straight. Be nice to your sister. Wash your hands. Listen to your mother. Don’t talk back ( Read more... ) -
Win a copy of THE END OF THE LINE
I'm thrilled to be featured on Get Lost in a Story and interviewed by the amazing Maureen McGowan, author of Cinderella Ninja Warrior and Sleeping Beauty Vampire Slayer.
Check out the interview and learn more about the international contest (closes 3 November 2011)
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Why read aloud?
When you’re 9 there’s not much you have control over - meals, bedtime, homework, the long walk to and from school. It actually feels like your life is a big long stretch of doing what you are told, no matter what. And kids of 9 carry a huge burden. They have the hugest imagination of anyone. They wonder about everything ( Read more... ) -
My Greatest Adventure
My Greatest Adventure is posted on Writing it Out the blog of Beth Revis!
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Embarrassing
I’m thrilled to have a chance to post on the contemps a blog that spotlights contemporary fiction for teens written by some of my favorite YA authors!
The topic --- embarrassing moments!
I embarrass myself on a regular basis, so I thought it would be a breeze to pick a great story for this post. I was determined to come up with something from my ( Read more... ) -
Drugs, Ants and How Books Change Lives
I've posted my first blog post Drugs, Ants and How Books Change Lives on my new website, SeriousSubjects
