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Calling Students, Teachers, Readers, Writers and MORE!
California Writers Club, Mt. Diablo Branch http://mtdiablowriters.org/ Announces a FREE opportunity for students, educators and readers to meet published authors – - – and students, how to win...
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Books Kids Are Reading
We asked the kids at the workshop to share some of their favorite authors and titles with us. Here is their list: Walter Dean Myers The Warrior Series by Erin Hunter Rita Mae Brown Sarah Dessen Harry...
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What the New York Times Says About Reading Young Adult Books
I’ve read children’s books all of my life. So it’s affirming that the tide is turning and grownups are reading young adult books because they enjoy them. Although I do resent the line in the...
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What book would you use to swat a fly?
I picked up a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly and opened to the page where they asked authors questions about books. The quirky question that jumped out at me was: What book would you use to swat...
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American Library Association’s 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books 1990-2000
When I saw some of the titles on the list of censored books below, I just shook my head in amazement. Are you kidding me? I feel sorry for the children and adults who are trying to stop OTHERS from...
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Veronica Rossi: High Concept YA Fiction Today
Do you want to write young adult fiction? Interested in learning what the market for “high concept” is like in today’s young adult world? Discover the secrets behind this fascinating genre from the...
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High Concept Books with Veronica Rossi
On Saturday at the California Writers Club, Mt. Diablo Branch, we were treated to a highly entertaining talk by young adult novelist Veronica Rossi, whose book, Under the Never Sky, will be released in...
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Writing Advice from the Best: Authors and Editors
I attended the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Gate Conference at Pacific Grove’s Asilomar this past weekend where I soaked up the sun, strolled on the beach, and became...
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Publisher’s Weekly Article: The Children’s Industry
If you weren’t able to make the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator’s Summer Conference, read this article to get some of the highlights:...
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Writing Realistic Dialogue
“So, like you know Nick’s mom?” the teen’s pony tail swished behind her as she walked. “Yeah, like she’s blonde right?” said the girl in the middle of the three, her short-shorts hiking up oh, so far....
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