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...>>Status Updates: When and How To Do It
June 28, 2006Do you know the difference between a status query and a status update? It goes something like this: Status Query: You’re asking about the status of your manuscript. You hope information will come back. Status Update: You’re notifying someone about the status ...
<<Continue Reading...>>mid-afternoon COFFEE with cynthea: topic? status updates
June 28, 2006This is a rush job, so pardon the more than usual typos, etc., The topic today is STATUS UPDATES. When to bug editors and agents…. http://www.cynthealiu.com/2006/06/28/112/status-updates-when-and-how-to-do-it/ Now I must get cracking on some more work.  SNOOP SAYS: Excuse me. *tap, tap* EXCUSE ME!!!!!!! When ...
<<Continue Reading...>>holy moly: am I allergic to caffeine?!
June 27, 2006I've just made a brilliant discovery. I drink Diet Dr. Pepper. I break out into hives. I drink coffee. More hives. I guzzle more DDP. MORE HIVES!!! For the last week, I've been suffering from this problem. Now I've finally ...
<<Continue Reading...>>mid-day coffee with Cynthea: topic? mechanics
June 27, 2006Hey-ro! A new article is up! Are you a serial "when/as/ing" killer? Do you know how to spot the five-million variants of an echo? Today's topic is mechanics! Whoopee! http://www.cynthealiu.com/2006/06/27/105/revision-9-1-1-writing-mechanics/ SNOOP SAYS Echo this: FEED ME!!!!!
<<Continue Reading...>>Revision 9-1-1: Writing Mechanics
June 27, 2006I decided to classify this post so it applies to both PBs and longer works. If you’ve been following my Revision 9-1-1 articles, you’ve read a lot about “big” issues which crop up in manuscripts I’ve reviewed. But what’s contained ...
<<Continue Reading...>>free-tique traffic cop round open until 9pm CST
June 26, 2006DOORS ARE CLOSED!!!!!!!! ALL RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RETURNED. If you haven't gotten yours, send me an email and let me know. Your sub may have gotten lost in the shuffle. Thanks! Alright everybody, you've been waiting a long time for ...
<<Continue Reading...>>mid-day coffee with Cynthea: topic? Setting and description
June 26, 2006Hey everyone, A few things: I've figured out how to reply to comments posted at http://www.cynthealiu.com . YAY! Snoop has some new photos on LJ and the website. Please oooh and ahhhh. In a few moments, I will announce a Traffic Cop round. ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Revision 9-1-1 For Novels: Setting and Description
June 26, 2006I decided I would not only talk about setting but also description. Or maybe they are one in the same. Some people say setting can be as important as a character in your book. It really depends on the story, ...
<<Continue Reading...>>I smell a free-tique TRAFFIC COP round coming…
June 25, 2006I just completed a first draft of another manuscript. I am caught up on my critique partners' manuscripts, too. I smell a free-tique round coming up tomorrow, do you? Stay tuned… SNOOP SAYS: It's about time! Will you bring me a pair ...
<<Continue Reading...>>more on rhyme
June 24, 2006Dori Chaconas, author of picture books and easy readers, has just written a great article about rhythm and rhyme for picture book texts. . Also visit a guest article by Kelly R. Fineman featured on this ...
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