hmmm…time to pick what sessions I want to attend at the SCBWI LA conference this coming August so that the fabulous, amazingly organized and charming Patricia Wiles can schedule RAs/ARAs working assignments. Sheeze, first I have to get my own manuscript consultation in the mail, finish the  planning for the SCBWI Carolinas conference, one wedding,…
Author: teresafannin
critique etiquette…
because of a very generous Christmas gift from an amazing critique partner, I received a critique from Writer’s Ink’s Judy Enderle on my Middle Grade Adventure/SciFi STOLEN MIND. It was an excellent reminder of what makes a good critique. Just the way I was taught, if that is the right word, by a fantastic children’s…
serendipity and fortunetelling
Serendipity. Let that roll around your tongue for a while. It’s a great word. And it has a lot to do with writing. Encarta defines it: a natural gift for making useful discoveries by accident. Synonyms would be destiny, karma, fate, which are all great words. I like to think that it falls more towards…