Author of BELOW THE SURFACE (Orca '23) -- Editor at Dead Reckoning Editorial -- D&D hero, X-wing pilot, aviation aficionado, and taller than expected (she/her)
Question to parents of 8-12 year olds. In the Christmas holidays would you prefer to book activities for your kids that are:
(*By ‘flexible’ I mean that if the covid situation requires it, the activity will still go ahead, but online instead.)
8 days to Halloween! 🎃🦇
If you're into non-horror (but slightly creepy) sci-fi ft. tactical dressup, long nights, and a villain called Banshee...guess what dropped this week 👀
AURORA RISING x UNCHARTED
When a con artist steals a fake artifact and stumbles over a bloody cover-up, she and her crew become the most wanted thieves in the cluster overnight. Hunted by former friends and new enemies, they search for the truth of a missing hero. #PitMad#SF#YA
I get the nicest rejections. "Very well-written prose, premise is a lot of fun... Characters didn't grab me as hard as I'd have liked." I always get this one, despite tons of research & work to address it. ...Is there something wrong with me?? I love my boos :( #amquerying
The first hour of the #SCBWIBigFiveOh PAL intensive was a whirlwind! Loved the lowdown on royalties from @authorblogger -- thanks! Picked up a lot of new info. If you didn't catch it live, watch the recording!
@miriamhcraig Unhelpful answer: I make Rob do it because he loves researching that stuff.
Helpful answer: my first go-to is always The Wirecutter. They test *everything* across multiple parameters and come up with a top 3 (best overall, bargain pick, and an alternate)
One week left to vote in the Crystal Kites! There are really lovely books in the Canada division this year--so hard to choose just one! #SCBWI21CK#scbwicrystalkites
I was a mentor in the process that produced this INCREDIBLE book and can tell you that it is a gamechanger. Trans youth talking about being trans youth NOW.
Give these amazing kids a boost?
It's. Finally. Here.
The queer disaster adventure of your wildest nightmares has a COVER! And my girls are in ✨technicolor✨!
Thanks to artist Sanjay Charlton and cover designer Jake Slavik for bringing Requiem to life!
CoSL releases 10/19 and is PREORDERABLE—links in thread!
most depressing take-away from the mock acquisition meeting: no matter who you are, you need to be seen engaging with the community online -- even as an unpubbed writer. Argh! Social media does *not* come naturally to this millennial :b #NY21SCBWI