Back in July, I won a prize from The Charis Project’s contest raising funds to help buy a truck to transport kids to school in Thailand. Through the amazing support of the blogosphere and twitterland, they raised enough money (and more!) to buy the truck. I was excited to pick from a selection of prizes like tribal weapons, jewelry, pottery, or… Read More
By far the best part of this conference has been meeting the people, hearing their stories about writing and publishing, and finding like-hearted souls that quickly became friends. Hearing about the trials and triumphs of fellow writers as they struggle with the writing process, and then struggle some more with publishing drama, is reassuring: I’m far from alone on this… Read More
There were more great workshops and keynote speeches that made me laugh and brought me to tears, and Linda Sue Park continued to amaze me with her brilliance, but the big hitter speech today came at the end of the day with Rubin Pfeffer’s talk about the future of publishing. Rubin challenged the SCBWI as a whole to not fear… Read More
The flashing heart necklace around my neck is pulsing with the rap beat from the Heart and Soul Dance three stories below, punctuated by shouts of hundreds of editors and agents and writers dancing, drinking, and generally making merry. Man, writers can party. Who knew? Day 2 was filled with more awesome, including passionate talks by Artistrator E. B. Lewis and… Read More
Wow. Just wow. There are so many amazing things that happened today, I can’t possibly blog about all of them. Luckily, I don’t have to. The amazing team at SCBWI is blogging the conference for you! It’s just like being there, minus the scramble for caffeine at the Lobby Starbucks and getting lost at the Century Mall while looking for… Read More
I’m here in Los Angeles, gazing out my window at the Avenue of the Stars. It’s a bit like returning home, since I attended UCLA and spent about five years roaming the streets of Santa Monica on my bike or riding the bus. I’m a little shocked to be staying at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, as that was… Read More