Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course, Updated in 2022
November 26, 2022Hello, WFCAT fans, The pooch crew has been hard at work on an update of the Crash Course that started it all! Strap on your helmet. Buckle up! Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course has been updated in 2022. ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet L.K. Madigan, novelist
September 30, 2009This week, we have L.K. Madigan. Lisa is married with one son, and two big black dogs. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where it’s green and gray. When she’s not reading, writing or playing with her family, she pursues hobbies ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Megan Crewe, young adult novelist
August 27, 2009This week, we have Megan Crewe. Megan lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two cats. She has worked with children and teens for several years, in rec centers and schools, and as a private tutor for children with ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Freetique Update: Still working through TAKE THE DARE subs!
August 26, 2009People who cashed in on the freetiquee bonuses from Take the Dare: Snoop and I are still chompin’ away. Thank you so much for you patience as we work through them all. In the meanwhile, enjoy some TV programming ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Kate Messner, middle grade novelist
August 20, 2009This week, we have the magnificent Kate Messner. Kate grew up in Western NY, graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Communication with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, and worked as a television news producer and reporter in Syracuse, ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Attn: Free-tique Winners from Take the Dare: Show You Care
July 10, 2009FYI: Snoop and I are working hard on processing payments and wrapping up the Take the Dare: Show You Care auction. If you cashed in on a Free-tique opportunity, you will be contacted as soon as the dust settles. In ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Mandy Hubbard, young adult novelist
June 4, 2009This week, we have Mandy Hubbard. Mandy grew up on a dairy farm outside Seattle, where she refused to wear high heels until homecoming and hated them so much she didn’t wear another pair for five years. A cowgirl at ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Sarah Rees Brennan, young adult novelist
June 1, 2009This week, we have Sarah Rees Brennan. Sarah was born and raised in Ireland by the sea, where her teachers valiantly tried to make her fluent in Irish (she wants you to know it’s not called Gaelic) but she chose ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Megan Frazer, young adult novelist
May 28, 2009This week, we have Megan Frazer, who studied English literature and creative writing at Columbia University. She lives with her husband in Maine, where she is a high school librarian. A little about, Secrets of Truth & Beauty: Secrets of Truth & ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Fran Cannon Slayton, middle grade novelist
May 15, 2009This week, we have the sensational Fran Cannon Slayton. Fran is a former child sex abuse prosecutor, a former legal publisher, and a stay-at-home mom. She has been known to sing in rock and roll bands, play trumpet, do an ...
<<Continue Reading...>>RLGL is officially over. And what a race it was!
May 4, 2009Nearly 230 entries. Three winners walked away with a free-tique! We topped out at 395 comments for the Library Lovin’ Challenge. Now how are Snoop and I going to get 605 more?! Stay tuned to find out ….
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