CA Retreat

I’m just back from a Novel Revision Retreat in San Rafael, CA. What a great time. I always learn so much from other writers.

My suite-mate wasn’t taking my class, but I watched her

SF Retreat

Extended Novel Revision Retreat
The San Francisco chapter of the SCBWI is hosting a Novel Revision Retreat on July 16-19, 2009, but there’s one twist. It will be an extended retreat, lasting one day longer than normal.
There’s never enough time! If you’ve attended a retreat, you’ve heard me say that over and over. Revising a novel [...]

Revisions Take Time

Take Time to Revise
Jim Danielson, who attended last weekend’s Illinois retreat, has also posted a picture of a shrunken manuscript.
Here are other links for the Shrunken Manuscript technique:

Instructions for the Shrunken Manuscript Technique
Shrunken manuscript v. Spreadsheet plotting

Intensive feedback, like you get in a weekend retreat, can be overwhelming and after a while, I know [...]

A Washington Voice Retreat

Western Washington SCBWI Retreat: Voice
The retreat was great. There were about 40-45 people there and they were split into two groups. Group A came to me, while Group B went to Patti Gauch, then we swapped for the same presentation again. I sorta knew how Patti would approach voice (and I might have done many [...]

Meet Me

I’ll be speaking a couple times this month. Stop by and say hello!
Say Hello

Weekend on the Water, Western Washington SCBWI Professional Retreat. This retreat, I’ll be teaching about Voice and Scenes.
Arkansas Curriculum Conference, Little Rock, AR. Geared toward teachers, I”ll be presenting PAPER LIGHTNING: Prewriting Activities to Spark Creativity to English Language Arts teachers and [...]

Hattie Big Sky

Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor book, HATTIE BIG SKY, says, “I didn’t know how to revise until. . .