With 2014 now officially in swing, I’ve been thinking a lot about where I’d like to go in my writing life this year. The word that comes to mind for me is “sustainability.” My biggest challenge seems to be sticking with my writing projects long enough to get something finished. Another way to look at […]
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The Thursday Blinterview: Lynda Rutledge
Even though Lynda Rutledge’s book launch party for Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam) was on April 30 at BookPeople, I’m declaring her my author of the month for May. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Bass, Texas, yet, get thee to your nearest bookstore and snag a copy. Lynda’s […]
Words of Wisdom From the Agent Savant
Love this YA Rebels interview with the wonderful agent (savant) Laurie McLean of Larsen-Pomada Literary. Laurie is one of the smartest people I know and one of the most astute players in publishing. And no, Laurie doesn’t QUITE look like that! P.S. Laurie will be in Austin June 22-24 for the Writers’ League of Texas […]
A Writerly Weekend in Houston
Big weekend in Houston. Started off with my “The Path to Publishing” class at Rice University’s Glasscock School on Saturday. Excellent group of students with lots of great energy, promising book ideas, and thoughtful questions. Sometimes I wonder if I get more out of the class than my students do — I always walk away […]
My New Writing Mantra
Leave it to agent Mary Kole at KidLit.com to write one sentence that immediately claimed writing-mantra status for me: ” ‘Can’t’ ” is a four-letter word in fiction, when uttered by both character and writer.” (Boy, those quotes and apostrophe look WEIRD in blogtype!) I don’t know how many times I’ve said, “I CAN’T” when […]
Coming March 3: The Path to Publishing
Look out, Houston! ‘m going to be teaching “The Path to Publishing” at Rice University’s Glasscock School on Saturday, March 3. Here’s a quick preview on the school’s blog: We asked Cyndi a few questions about what she sees happening among would-be authors these days: What are the common misunderstandings people have about the publishing […]