Author Archives: Pam

Have You Registered for a Class Yet?

 AnAuthor World’s Fall Class Schedule is now on the website!
We have an exciting variety of classes to offer writers and illustrators.  Pam is teaching “Writing for Magazines, Part 1 and Part 2,” “Writing the Short Story,” “Writing Memoirs,” “Marketing Your Work,” and “Characterization, Plot, and Structure.”  Tim is teaching “Writing and Illustrating Picture Books” and [...]

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Some Technical Problems

We have changed servers, and when we did, not all of our information got pulled over to the new server.  I’m working with Bryan to get everything back up and running.  I’ll be reposting our conference photos in the new few days.
I apologize if you’ve gone to our Fall class schedule and found it missing.  [...]

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Should You Take Your Manuscript to the Conference?

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, [...]

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Camp MyOwnBook — July 26-30

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 [...]

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What to Take to a Writers' Conference

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 [...]

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What to Wear to a Writers' Conference

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 [...]

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What I Love About Writers Conferences!

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 [...]

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Unbounded Imagination and Enthusiasm!

The first Camp MyOwnBook ended Friday, with mixed emotions. Everyone, campers and instructors, thoroughly enjoyed all the stories written during the week. But everyone, campers and instructors, were sad that the week was over. It flew by way too fast!
We had stories about Spot who kept getting lost. About Einstein and [...]

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Camp MyOwnBook update

We still have a few spaces available for next week. You can register on-line to hold your space. We’ve added paypal for your convenience, or you can bring a check with your child on Monday morning.
To register, put your cursor on the “EVENTS” button on the navigation bar at the top of this [...]

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Camp MyOwnBook

Camp MyOwnBook
Dates: June 21-25 and July 26-30
Times: 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 are written. Each child will illustrate his or her own stories and bind them [...]

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