I just got back from a whirlwind 10 days of being an writer, and just a writer. Since I normally balance being a writer with being a mother, wife, employee, and occasional (very occasional) bad plant mother, this was an unusual chance to me to soak in the creating and publishing world that I love so much.

First, I went to BEA, and I also got to ( Read more... )

On Thursday I head to NYC for my first-ever Book Expo America, which bills itself as the largest publishing event in North America. I can't wait to meet all the booksellers, librarians, publishing folk and writers who will be strolling the exhibit halls... and tell them all about CANDOR. :-)

If you'll be there too, you can find me at a couple of ( Read more... )

I'm packing my bags tonight for NY SCBWI. Can't wait to get my creative  batteries recharged and connect with my writing world in person. I hope I'll see lots of LJ friends there--keep an eye out for the redhead with the Debutantes tote bag.

I applied for the Fairy Godsisters' SCBWI Summer Conference grant yesterday, and it got me thinking about conferences. I am a big fan of SCBWI conferences. I've been to a number of the excellent SCBWI Florida and SCBWI MD/DE/WV ones, and this February I went to my first Winter SCBWI conference in NYC. Each one has a different vibe and focus. But I ( Read more... )