Another great contest for kid-lit writers!

Fellow Southern Breeze SCBWI member, Shelli is hosting a pitch contest with agent Mary Kole as the judge. (They are even taking select picture book entries!)

Below is the link to the contest. My entry is in, and my fingers are crossed!

As the Publisher's Clearinghouse people say, "You can't win if you don't enter." Right?

http://faeriality.blogspot.com/2010/08/mary-koles-agent-pitch-contest.html

Tiki Bar is Open!

This is a great little contest for writers. The prize? A critique. And Stephanie has given me some solid advice over on the blue boards in the past.

Hopefully, I'll be one of her winners! Be sure and follow her blog for upcoming events.

http://storiesreademwritem.blogspot.com/2010/08/tiki-bar-is-open.html?showComment=1281819705158#c3096055894605652501

For my Picture Book writing friends...

Be sure to check out this article that outs the top PB agents. I'm hoping to have something fab to submit one day, too. :)

Best of luck!


http://writingforchildren.suite101.com/article.cfm/top-20-picture-book-agents-in--publishers-marketplace

WriteOnCon Ruled!

Woohoo! What a fabulous online conference! Loved it, and I didn't even have to leave the comfort of my mondo-chair (where my booty-print is forever etched in fabric).

Tons of info, fab live vlogs and interviews - I think my writer brain matter just doubled in size!

Loved the picture and the insight from this post as I contemplate a little magic...

http://writeoncon.com/2010/08/creating-new-mythologies/

My new goal - Turn this silly little voice I've been hearing into a perfectly polished MG manuscript by next year's conference!

Getting things critiqued = Anxiety attack

I guess you know you're a newbie when you have an anxiety attack over posting your story in a critique forum.

I know critiques are good. I know critiques are helpful. But critiques are... scary!

I guess I just don't want to get laughed off the board. But hey, there's always the "Delete Post" button, right? And I am a cyber-stranger to these folks.

Here's to getting advice and gaining confidence. I sure hope that's what happens with it. :)

Alabama Writer's Conclave

Super excited to be attending the Alabama Writer's Conclave conference this Saturday! I'm looking forward to attending Jo Kittinger's Children's Writing workshops, and meeting some new friends. :)

Now if we can only get our internet back up and running. Hun's wireless card is terribly slow, and I have to fight him for it - ugh!

www.alabamawritersconclave.org

The Auburn Writers Conference - WooHoo!

After years (and years) of pharmacy school, I vowed to never take another class. Never.

What is that old saying about never saying never? :)

I've just confirmed my registration for the October Auburn Writers Conference, and I couldn't be more excited! The conference schedule looks fab, and I love that it is all about writing for children. I'm also thrilled with my workshop assignments (no more medicinal chemistry class for me, hee hee).

This time I can't wait to get my learn on!

Check it out and join me if you can:

www.auburnwritersconference.org