I have a new post up on the Kidlitartists.com blog with tips for introverts who are attending the upcoming SCBWI Summer Conference in LA, but the post has useful info for any introvert nervous about networking.
I had a fabulous time at nErDcamp. What a wonderful community! As author Ruth Spiro said, sometimes making a new friend is like meeting an old friend. Like many other authors attending, I am paying my own way. Thank you SO much to Colby and Alaina Sharp and the rest of the Nerdy . . .
(modified from an earlier post) The SCBWI Winter Conference starts in a couple of days! Even if you’re not attending, you can follow the livetweet action via the hashtag #NY16SCBWI on Twitter. If you’re a conference newbie who is nervous, I encourage you to browse my SCBWI Conference Newbie comics. I created these when . . .
Registration opens tomorrow for the SCBWI Winter Conference! You can follow the pre-conference excitement virtually via the #NY16SCBWI hashtag on Twitter as well as the SCBWI conference blog. Do read Jennifer Laughran’s recent “Ask The Agent” post about SCBWI-NYC. I’m excited about rooming with my friend Hazel Mitchell again this year. Hazel’s also my agency sister! Both of . . .
Guest post by Chuck Sambuchino UPDATED March 16, 2017: please note that the info in this 2015 post is now outdated. Do your research online for updated info. Thanks – Debbie I once joked that debut picture books are the one of the most difficult things to get published—perhaps second only . . .
In my recent survey, I asked those of you working with agents to answer a few questions about how you got your agent. First off, thank you SO MUCH to those who took the time to respond in order to help others in the community. These include: Hayley Chewins, Julie . . .
(Updated version of a post I made earlier this year before the SCBWI-NYC conference) I’m leaving this week for the SCBWI Summer Conference! If you haven’t yet registered, you’re out of luck….the conference is sold out. However, you can follow along virtually via the #LA15SCBWI hashtag on Twitter as well as the SCBWI conference blog. Here’s . . .