By Tim | Published: July 29, 2010
“Eric Rohmann [Caldecott medalist] and Tim Davis [Greenville-based illustrator and AnAuthor World co-founder] see the world through a child’s eye.”
Thank you, Cindy Landrum, for your article in the July 30th edition of The Greenville Journal, raising awareness in the Greenville community about one of our biggest-ever contributions to the arts community of the Upstate—our Page [...]
By Tim | Published: July 29, 2010
Check out the pictures from the Second CampMyOwnBook after the break!
By Pam | Published: July 27, 2010
The answer is yes…and no.
Have you heard this one before? A participant in a writers’ conference shoves her manuscript under the bathroom stall door where an editor happens to be. Is it true? Yep! I know, because I was at that conference. At the first Romance Writers Conference in 1981, [...]
By Pam | Published: July 24, 2010
There are still a few spaces left for the second Camp MyOwnBook!
Date: July 26-30
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 noon
Ages: 6-12
Location: Michael’s (corner of Haywood and Laurens Roads)
Cost: Only $60 for one week
Camp MyOwnBook will teach the process of how stories ar written. Each child will illustrate his or her [...]
By Pam | Published: July 21, 2010
I’ve found these items to be useful to take to a writers’ conference:
1.) laptop — I can type faster than I can write, so using my laptop makes it easier to take notes. The downside is, of course, that your battery time is limited and when that time runs out, you have to [...]
By Pam | Published: July 16, 2010
I’ve been to all sorts of writers’ conferences over the years and thought I’d share my fashion experiences with you.
DO:
1) Wear something comfortable. You’ll be wearing it all day, and if it’s something that’s a little too tight or pinches, you’ll be miserable.
2) Wear something “professional.” You’ll be meeting professionals in [...]
By Pam | Published: July 6, 2010
I have been going to writers conferences since the mid 70s. Wow! That’s a really long time! Why, after 40 years, do I still go? Haven’t I learned it all by now?
Even though I have 40 published books (by Holiday House, Scholastic, Steck-Vaughn, Rigby, etc.), I think I can still [...]