Some Packing Tips for Conferences
So, I’m writing this post pre-conference because I know how tired I’ll be when I get back on Sunday evening, but surprisingly…I’m tired now too. Ya know–from all that packing and the dirty rotten cold...
View ArticleThe NY12SCBWI Conference-Part 1
I’m going to start my conference blog a little unusually. I’m going to begin with John Green and his newest YA novel THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. I’d decided that I wanted to read this on audiobook and I’m...
View ArticleThe NY12SCBWI Conference-Part 2
One of my favorite parts of the conference is Lin Oliver‘s stats and joke during the welcome. I’ve come to look forward to them. So with out much ado…the 13th Annual New York Conference stats… *1,148...
View ArticleFan-girl Heads to the SCBWI Poconos Mt. Retreat
I’m heading off the the Eastern PA SCBWI Pocono Mountain Retreat today!!!! So much fun–I love this conference. I’ve been going for years. It’s an intimate conference that has a professional, yet homey...
View ArticleShort, Sweet and SCBWI
I’m leaving tomorrow for SCBWI LA…SQUEE!!!! The conference is sold out again and I can’t wait to go hang with the tribe! As you might have suspected, I’m keeping this short and sweet because I have a...
View ArticleStarting with the Bloopers from LA12SCBWI and a Pre-order of TOUCHING THE...
***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!!!!*** Had an absolute BLAST at SCBWI LA 2012!!! Duh! I can’t imagine having a bad time with my crazy, wonderful tribe. I’ll start blogging on Wednesday but I thought,...
View ArticleTHe 41st Annual SCBWI Summer Conference in LA–Part 2–Saturday
It’s Saturday. The alarm seems to go off earlier and by alarm I mean my roommate poking me with her finger. The Starbucks line seems longer and the excitement seems bigger. Maybe it’s the caffeine or...
View ArticleA Great SCBWI Conference is Like A Spoon Full of Sugar
My brain is spinning and I am exhausted, but it was another amazing NY SCBWI Conference. Notes are coming, but in the meantime you should know that a great SCBWI Conference is like a spoon full of...
View ArticleHeading to the New England SCBWI Conference!!!!
This morning I’m headed to the NESCBWI Conference!!! (It’s Daddy Party Weekend!!!) This is my first time attending a New England event, but I always here people raving about them. So excited to...
View ArticleThe Truth About Sleep Away Camp and How to Find Me Quicker than a Little Unidog
Today I’m cross-posting over at YA Outside the Lines and talking about The Truth About Sleep Away Camp. There may be 80′s permed hair for your amusement! Just a reminder, you still have time to enter...
View ArticleThe Eastern NY SCBWI Conference 2013–Sail Into Inspiration
Just this past weekend (September 21-22) I got the chance to sail into inspiration at the Eastern NY SCBWI Regional Conference. It was a fabulous event for multiple reasons… *This is my local...
View ArticleThe 2014 NY SCBWI Conference–Part 2
Part 2 of my SCBWI conference recap–let’s pick up where I left off. I’ve had a yummy lunch at the food court in Grand Central and I’ve dug into the chocolate stash in my bag. If you didn’t want to...
View ArticleThe 2014 NY SCBWI Conference–Part 3
We are on the 2014 NY SCBWI conference recap homestretch!!!! But just like with attendance at a conference, even though you’re sad to have it come to an end, you should also be feeling those itchy...
View ArticleArt Stimulates Art: Dancing with my Writer Sistahs
Things I did besides finishing my packing for SCBWI LA… -I got my hair done. -Made homemade soup and zucchini crabbiless crab cakes for dinner. -Read to the boys for an hour. -And of course I caught up...
View ArticleThe 2015 SCBWI NY Winter Conference Part 1
I dropped the boys at school. I brought the puppy to Canine Kindergarten. And then I made the great escape… I was off to the 2015 SCBWI NY Winter Conference. I was giddy by the time I sat my butt on...
View ArticleSilver Bay Falling Leaves Eastern Upstate NY SCBWI Retreat 2017
Hello dear readers! It’s been so long since we’ve chatted. I’ve missed you. But as we’ve discussed–I have no intention of filling up your inbox with random chatter. Although I am super capable of doing...
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