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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Sunshine and SCBWI

Hello there, Wednesday Warriors.  Welcome to another installment of What's Up Wednesday, a writerly blog hop created by Erin Fun and Jamie Marrow.  Click here to learn how you can play along.
We need a springy-er button...

What I've Been Reading:  This week I read two terrific MG books.  First, The Magician's Elephant, by Kate Dicamillo.  This story is told from a whole bunch of different character's perspectives and all the different story lines tie together neatly.  I was going to give it three stars because I kept getting tripped up by the flowery language, but then one scene totally made me cry, so I bumped it up to four!

Next, I read Freaky Fast Franky Joe by Lutricia Clifton.  I loved this book.  The story was so heartwarming, and the pacing was great.  It's about a trailer park kid who moves to the country with his dad and half sibs.  A really fun contemp MG.


What I'm Writing:  All I've really been writing this week are pitches for #pitmad, which is today, and so far no love for Braya (UNDER THE BLUE, MG Sci-fi).  I guess the day is not over yet, so I should keep my chin up.  

What Works for Me: I love going to my local SCBWI conference in the fall.  The speakers and classes are so helpful, and you get to meet some agents and editors in person.  I highly recommend if you have never gone before.  It is also a great place to meet other writers and potential CPs.

What Else I've Been Up To:  SUNSHINE ON MY FACE.  Yay for no more snow drifts.  At least not this week.  In Missouri, you are not really safe until June. 


6 comments:

  1. Yay for Spring! Best of luck with Pitmad - hope you get some requests, but there are always more contests/querying! :)

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  2. Hope the snow drifts stay gone... for the week at the very least!

    Best of luck with PitMad today!!!

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  3. Ooh, gotta get on twitter and retweet your pitches. Good luck with pitmad!

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  4. It's in the 60s here today. Yay! One day I really want to go to a conference. I've never been to one before. In April I'm going to a literary festival. I'm looking forward to that. Have a great week!

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  5. I'll have to check out THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT - I've read a couple other Kate Dicamillo books and enjoyed them (although they made me teary).

    Enjoy the nice weather!

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  6. I've gotta check out THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT - always on the look out for strange (and flowery) MG!

    Have a great week!

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