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...>>2007 Free-tique Contest Winners will be announced tonight…
November 5, 2007Stay tuned for the results!
<<Continue Reading...>>Free-tique contest with Jennifer Jaeger of ABLA is now open!
October 11, 2007Free-tique contest with agent Jennifer Jaeger of Andrea Brown Literary Agency is open for Entries! Why do you want to enter? 1) It’s a chance to see how you stand among your competition FOR FREE. 2) If you pass Snoop’s muster, it’s another ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Looking for an agent? Get ready for a fun writing contest in October!
September 27, 2007Hi everyone, this is just your big heads up. Snoop, an esteemed literary agent, and I will be hosting a writing contest in October. So get your manuscripts ready! To keep up with updates an announcements regarding this contest, don’t ...
<<Continue Reading...>>congratulations to Tracy Holczer for this year’s SCBWI Sue Alexander Award win!
September 22, 2007IN WRITING NEWS: I’m sending a big shout out to tiquee Tracy Holczer for her Sue Alexander Award win with SCBWI! Congrats, Tracy! Snoop says: Whoot! Whoot!
<<Continue Reading...>>watch DEAL OR NO DEAL tonight: guest starring cynthea, tamarak and fdoone!
September 17, 2007If you’ve got TIVO or whatever, be sure to record the season premiere of Deal or No Deal on NBC tonight and get ready to put the thing on Pause or Slow-Mo. Chances are you might catch a glimpse ...
<<Continue Reading...>>PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE is listed in PM!
September 14, 2007IN WRITING NEWS: (K, the synopsis isn’t exactly spot on, but who cares?! Now I know what it feels like to be in Publisher’s Marketplace. Pretty dang cool, people.) CHILDREN’S: MIDDLE GRADE Cynthea Liu’s PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE, about a ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Q: What elements make for a good hook, particularly at a story’s outset?
August 30, 2007Q: What elements make for a good hook, particularly at a story’s outset? A: Hook is really hard to define. But here’s how I look at it (in terms of opening pages) It’s something that draws you in. It could be a first ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Q: I want to write for teens, but I’m much older than a teen…
August 30, 2007Q: I want to write for teens, but I’m much older than a teen and don’t really know if it’s something I can tackle without coming across as unauthentic. What’s the best way to learn how to write for the ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Q: If a publisher’s guidelines says to address all submissions to a general submissions editor…
August 30, 2007Q: If a publisher’s guidelines says to address all submissions to a general submissions editor (e.g., acquisitions editor or something similar) versus a specific person, is it acceptable to “break those rules†if I learn about an editor there who ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Q: How do I know if a literary agent is great?
August 30, 2007Q: How do I know if a literary agent is great? A: Great is a subjective word, but if you do your research by going to the places I suggest in my course, you’ll start to narrow down who might ...
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