And our free-tique winner is…..
Steve Arnold! You have won the free-tique drawing, conducted by Snoop! Congratulations!
Enjoy the weekend, everyone.
The easiest-free-tique round-ever is open!
IN WRITING NEWS:
Well, I promised one and here it is. A free-tique round is open, but before you spazz and madly try to locate the file you want to send, READ THIS FIRST.
All you need to do this time is just add your email address to my free-tique list. You will automatically be entered in a drawing sponsored by Snoop. The winner will be announced no sooner than Friday, 5PM (CST), June 29th. And remember, CHILDREN’S FICTION work only, any genre.
Guess who’s on The Purple Crayon?
In writing news:
Harold Underdown, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books, Second Edition just featured one of my articles on his website The Purple Crayon! If you’ve never been there before, do check it out for a plethora of free children’s articles and tips. And don’t forget to stop by my own site for new articles on How to Interview an Agent and How to Avoid Children’s Book Scams.
Snoop says:
Woohoo!
how to avoid children’s book scams
I have run into countless writers who have spent hundreds of dollars on literary agents, vanity publishers, and book doctors, in the hopes of making it big in children’s publishing. It really breaks my heart to hear this because the truth is, there are people out there feasting on hopeful newbie writers, turning a very legitimate business into something reeked with fraudulence. THIS ANGERS ME.
How To Interview a Literary Agent
I’ve been asked this question quite a bit since I wrote my series of articles on How To Find a Great Agent For Your Children’s Book. It occurred to me that I never provided detailed information on how to execute the agent interview. But before I get into that, here are the conditions under which you will need to interview an agent.
Costco is SO DEEP!
IN OTHER NEWS:
I rarely do any leisure reading these days, but when I do, I am amazed by what I find.
In this month’s COSTCO CONNECTION (the mag that goes out to devoted members like me), I read an old adage I had never heard of before. Here it is.
“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.”
Wow, Costco is so deep, man.
SNOOP SAYS:
“The grass is always yummier on the other side.”
I’m in!
IN WRITING NEWS:
All this conference talk has made me feeling a bit left out. So I promptly registered for the SCBWI-LA conference this summer. Look out, folks, I’m joining the party!
SNOOP SAYS:
What about me?!
In deep concentration…(free-tiquees, listen up)
IN WRITING NEWS:
There has been a lot going on in C-LIU-land and I am going to need to go into a deep state of concentration. Free-tiquees waiting to redeem slots may turn them in during this time. However, the usual speedy turnaround may no longer be in effect. In addition, I am happy to extend expiration dates if asked. Now excuse me while I hole myself away. I may re-emerge now and then to say Hi and let you know I am still alive.
Take care, everyone! I’ll miss you.
RLGL winners announced!
Snoop read and read till he couldn’t read no more.
The winner of the FULL-TIQUE is #5-YA, exceeding 12 pages.
The winner of a free-tique slot, stopping at 12 pages is #24-YA.
Winners, you may redeem your tiques no sooner than May 1st (due to various reasons) and no later than August 31st.
Congrats to everyone. We hope you had fun playing the game!
SNOOP SAYS:
Bon voyage!
RLGL: round six
Woah, we have five, not four, entries that cleared page six.
I have one PB entry clearly in the lead in the last round.
Because this contest has to end tonight, at least the semi-real-time portion of it, we have to make some decisions here.
Novelists: The five entries that cleared page six, you will play SUDDEN DEATH. Submit your first 25 pages by tomorrow 9PM CST and Snoop will announce the winner as soon as he can read your manuscripts. (Probably Friday).