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Request for Donations
So, I got myself appointed the Florida Writers Foundation Silent Auction Chairperson. The Silent Auction is an annual fundraiser for the FWF (which is the charity arm of the Florida Writers Association), a non profit 501 (c) 3 benefitting literacy.
The Silent Auction is held at the annual FWA Conference in Lake Mary, FL (October 22-24, 2010). ( Read more... ) -
SCBWI FL Mid-Year Workshop Part 1 + GIVEAWAY!
This conference was AMAZING. Words cannot express how amazing, but I shall humbly try.
My conference experience started with picking up Kathleen Duey from the airport (I KNOW, right?). I have said before that she is the single most inspiring person I have ever met, and she is even more so now. She is so genuinely nice, helpful, and just fun to ( Read more... ) -
Monday Mayhem (and vote now!)
While perusing my blogroll, I came across an absolute GEM from the amazing Carrie Harris, and I just HAD to share. This is so hilarious, I have no words.
I give you the Sleep Talkin' Man. (Sorry, embedding is disabled ( Read more... ) -
Friday Flashback
(What? It's totally still Friday ... for 1 and a half more hours ... and more than that where some of you live ... shut up.)
This post is inspired by Jessie Harrell's Friday Flashback post. Jessie is awesome, and you should check out her blog ( Read more... ) -
Seriously, Paramount?
I went to a movie recently and was excited to see a semi-preview for Avatar: The Last Airbender, the movie. If you aren't familiar with it, go here. My son started watching this show, and I found myself getting caught up in it. Great graphics, great story. I thought, Oooh, this oughta be great as a movie! The trailer was pretty generic, showing ( Read more... ) -
Review of TIMEKEEPER'S MOON ARC
Keeping in mind that I am not a professional reviewer, here we go.
This post will contain spoilers for the first book, The Farwalker's Quest. If you want to read that first, go do so. You can always come back! ;) Plus, the paperback just came out! Lucky you!
The Timekeeper's Moon is the sequel to Joni Sensel's The Farwalker's Quest. In it, Ariel ( Read more... ) -
SCBWI FL Conference Wrap Up!
Before I start, if you haven't attended a writing conference, find a way to do it. It is such an amazing experience, and you learn so much. It's worth the registration fee just to be around other serious writers and to be able to talk about writing with people who get it. If you're in FL or would like to come here :) the summer workshop is ( Read more... )
