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...>>RLGL: We love libraries: Round 1 Results, new racers may enter at any time
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<<Continue Reading...>>Red Light, Green Light: WE LOVE LIBRARIES free-tique contest
March 26, 2009ALL RLGL ROUNDS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED. Thanks for playing, everyone! If you miss any round, YOU CAN ENTER THE RACE AT ANY TIME. You never know how this will turn out. Also, the results of each round are posted anonymously ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Mark Fink, young adult novelist
March 19, 2009This week, we’re celebrating the fabuloso Mark Fink. Mark wrote and produced for television, doing shows for every major network, including Full House, Saved By The Bell, Growing Pains and many others. Snoop says, “KEWL!” Mark also created and produced the NBC ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Deborah Lytton, young adult novelist
March 12, 2009This week, we have a STAR and a debut author. Well, all of our debut authors are stars, but she’s really a star, like in movies and stuff! Deborah Lytton grew up in front of the camera as an actress ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet J.C. Phillipps, picture book author-illustrator
March 5, 2009This week, we have the phenomenal J. C. Phillipps, who goes by Julie in regular non-author life. Julie has degrees in theater and art. She never took courses in writing or illustration, but realized her playwriting experience and art background ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Q: What does high-concept fiction mean?
March 2, 2009A: When I think of high-concept fiction, I think of blockbuster-movie-kind-of-fiction. If you’ve got a “coming of age” story, where everyone is a regular human being that goes to a normal school, the girl breaks up with a bad ...
<<Continue Reading...>>First Great “Haul of China” winner announced, are you next?
February 28, 2009Heads up, everybody. The First Great Haul of China winner was announced at http://www.cynthealiu.com. One lucky contestant gets to take home a genuine Terra Cotta warrior souvenir straight from Xi’an, an autographed copy of THE GREAT CALL of China … ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Authors on the Verge: Meet Neesha Meminger, young adult novelist
February 26, 2009This week, we have the notable Neesha Meminger who was born in India, grew up in Canada, and currently divides her time between New York City and Toronto. Her first book SHINE, COCONUT MOON is due for release in March, ...
<<Continue Reading...>>After-Hours Free-tique Party to Celebrate THE GREAT CALL OF CHINA release
February 20, 2009Wow, guys, I just have to say WOW! This morning I woke up to all sorts of goodness in my inbox. tamarak made the light-bulb go off in my head this morning when she asked where the afterhours party was. And you ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Double luck, double fun, double tears! Snoop and I are terrible hosts!
February 19, 2009Hey everyone, Today my first book THE GREAT CALL OF CHINA is out, and you may have heard that Snoop and I are having a couple of parties to celebrate. http://www.cynthealiu.com (for everyone) http://taralazar.wordpress.com for tiquee addicts! (I mean, writers!) But Snoop and I ...
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