Julie Duffy is a writer and the host of StoryADay.org, a creative writing challenge held in May every year. — I’ve just finished up StoryADay May, in which a bunch of writers sat down every day and wrote, well, a story a day. It’s a real challenge and each year it teaches me something . . .
I’ve posted a cartoon caption challenge over on Writer Unboxed!
Ok, I gave up on the idea of staying offline in the mornings. Reason: Because of my Market Watch column for Writersmarket.com, I need to surf the Web for publishing industry info each morning. I tried to make notes of stuff that would be good tweet and blog post material . . .
To the left: my comic for Writer Unboxed this past weekend. You can see a bigger version by clicking on the comic and going to Writer Unboxed (a GREAT site for writers, by the way, if you haven’t already visited). I have found this pattern to be increasingly the norm for me . . .
(Above: I just got my very first NY Public Library card, yay!) Apologies for the lack of posts recently. I’m in NYC at the moment, and don’t have reliable Internet access where I’m staying. Visited Surtex and the National Stationery Show (I have a weakness for paper and office supplies) . . .
Jo Karaplis lives and breathes books. During the day, she works for a children’s publishing house in Toronto. In the evenings, she’s usually either reading a book or working on her own. Jo’s also a member of the Toronto Middle Grade/YA Writer Group (Torkidlit), which is how I met her. Jo’s website: http://www.joannakaraplis.com/ . . .
Above: Neil Gaiman and his kitty, Oz. Ok, so this blog has zero practical info, but how can you resist photos of writers and their feline friends? Check out Writers and Kitties.
Thanks to author Lois Peterson for inviting me as a guest to the Festival Of Trees event today. I had a ton of fun wandering around the event, seeing authors give workshops and talks, attending some of the awards ceremonies, chatting with other attendees. And WOW, I’ve never seen kids SO EXCITED . . .
Thanks to school librarian Lynda Shoup for the Stylish Blogger Award: Heh. The award immediately inspired the cartoon above. Apparently I’m supposed to tell you all 7-10 things about myself and then pass the award along to someone else. So here are some things about me that you may or may not know: . . .