Hello dear blog readers! I need your help. Brenda over at Brenda Drake Writes…under the influence of coffee is hosting a SHOW ME THE VOICE contest that I’m participating in. I’ve posted the first 250 words of my manuscript, THE COLOR TRANSPARENT, and according to contest rules I need to collect critiques for the next […]
First Line Contest
What makes your manuscript stand out? We know how important that first line is for hooking an agent, editor, and reader. Now show us some great beginnings! Open to picture book, chapter book, middle grade or young adult. Deadline: Midnight April 2, 2011. First Prize: A query critique by agent Mary Kole (Andrea Brown Literary […]
books read in 2010
In 2010, I read over 50 books. I think that’s a little low for me, but 2010 I had a lot of required reading for my college classes that I didn’t count, and they just sucked away my reading time. Not that I’m complaining . . . but it does add up. And as I’ve […]
book review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Revis, Beth. Across the Universe. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, 2011. Similar Books: FEED by M.T. Anderson; FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley; TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee; PLANET OF THE APES by Pierre Boulle Click here for Book Club Questions I am silent as death. It is the silence that drives me mad. […]
Natural Disasters in Japan
**UPDATE** Author Maureen Johnson did a post on donations for Shelter Boxes in Japan. Go check it out, and see how you can help! http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/2011/03/11/shelterbox-in-japan/ I can’t tell you how I felt when I turned on the TV this morning and see this: Read the news article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598 The weirdest part? This is exactly […]
Chersti Nieveen 