1 YEAR LATER

Technically, *almost* one year later. I got an email that someone had commented on a post of this blog, and as I approved it, I checked out the date of my last entry and saw it was almost one year old. Therefore it seemed appropriate to post a follow-up on my writing.

* ACDT is out for review by an agent

* 07338 hasn't made it past initial chapters just yet

* ToSR getting a thorough outlining in anticipation of submission critique by Bob Mayer. Took his novel writing workshop and will be taking his Warrior-Writer workshop in July, which is based on his Who Dares Wins: The Green Beret Way to Conquer Fear and Succeed book.

* VM, now SI, needs rework thanks to Bob Mayer's workshop and another 50,000 words

* will be launching a writing resource website on July 4th called Writer Shelves. Not much there at the moment, but you are welcome to stop by. Posts about writing, promoting writing, and some free ideas will go up every Tuesday and Friday after launch.

* no significant short story development, as time is spent on novels, posts for WritShel, or reading

Thank you, Deborah, for the comment that led me back here. I'm glad you found it helpful.

Children’s Authors’ Bootcamp

This weekend was dedicated to learning from the professionals the market and categories of children's literture, as well as covering the basics of the writing craft: POV, characters, plot, etc.

I feel very spoiled - this was a wonderful workshop taught by people who teach what they know, and have known for several years. The booklist to read before bootcamp included a selection from each of the different age categories, and were used in the course as practical examples of the writing basics being covered.

I highly recommend this class - well worth the time and money for begining writers and those interested in children's picture books, chapter books, middle grade books, and young adult fiction.