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<br />Laurie Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15775913298884028181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-27491218918817705662019-04-06T07:00:00.000-07:002019-04-06T07:00:01.505-07:00April Meeting: Alma Alexander and World Buiding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kim Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107423503092233303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-22260560036071535852019-04-02T06:00:00.000-07:002019-04-02T06:00:03.300-07:00Faculty Spotlight on Local Talent Nisi Shawl<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Nisi Shawl:</b> The full origin story is posted on the website of the publisher, <a href="http://www.aqueductpress.com/books/978-1-933500-00-3.php">Aqueduct Press</a></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Basically, I heard one too many times from one too many intelligent writers that they wanted to skip out on doing the work of believable representation--for fear of getting it wrong. Though the instigating comment was made more than 25 years ago, that same sentiment is something I continue to hear to this very day. Writing is not for the faint of heart, I say. Learning is risky. However, in the book and in the courses I co-teach, I offer tools and techniques for getting better at believable representation with practice and good will. It’s work, but it’s doable.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Nisi:</b> That’s my middle grade historical fantasy, Speculation, coming out from Lee and Low sometime next year. I’m in the midst of revisions now. Speculation is the story of two African American girls who go to stay with their grandparents in the country while their mother’s hospitalized. The younger girl sits on the older girl’s glasses and breaks them, so the older one has to wear her great-aunt’s glasses and she sees ghosts through them and is given a magical quest…it’s inspired by my encounters as a kid with the works of Edward Eager and E. Nesbit, but blackified. I was quite the young nerd, and I wrote Speculation and some other as-yet-unpublished books as gifts to the girl I was. And of course for all those girls and boys like me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Nisi:</b> By far the best part of my job is hearing that a writer has sent a book out into the world that they credit me for helping with. Writing the Other is like a midwife, and these authors bear their literary offspring and I am part of it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The most challenging aspect of my job these days is travel. Packing, buying tickets, making transfers, passing through security, adjusting to new time zones--“Aaugghhh!” as Charlie Brown would say. Thank goodness SCBWI WWA is in my current hometown of Seattle. Looking forward to seeing you all there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BETH BACON: Today I'm thrilled to speak with the publisher of The Innovation Press, Asia Citro, who is a faculty member of the </span><a href="https://wwa.scbwi.org/events/imagine-that-wwa-may-conference/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SCBWI WWA's Spring Conference, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Imagine That!</i></span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Asia, please tell us how </span><a href="http://www.theinnovationpress.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Innovation Press</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> came to be.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA CITRO: I started as a blogger at </span><a href="https://www.funathomewithkids.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fun at Home With Kids</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, sharing activities that helped parents and kids integrate science, art, crafts, and play into creative, inexpensive at-home activities. My success with that site thankfully made it really easy to get a deal for my first book, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">150 + Screen-Free Activities for Kids</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The book was a natural extension of my blog and by publishing a book, I’d achieved a big goal. But parts of the experience were frustrating for me. The publisher put out so many titles, I think at the time they were producing something like 600 to 800 books per season. That volume seemed problematic to me. They just couldn't offer the amount of attention that I wanted for my book. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So when I was ready to write another book, I did not want to go through the same experience. Instead I started The Innovation Press. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Curious Kid’s Science Book </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">was our first title, and then a year later, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Little Bit of Dirt.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA: I basically created the publishing company that I, as an author, wanted for my books. It was for sure overwhelming, but I tried to look at it as a great opportunity for me to create new and possibly better ways to do things. And that’s why I called us The Innovation Press, because we definitely do a lot of things differently. I wanted, as an author, to have a say in the creation of the books. I wanted marketing support. I wanted to know that my book was being meticulously cared for. I designed my dream publishing house around those ideals.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA: There are definitely things we do differently than traditional publishers. Many publishers have a policy that illustrators and authors never talk. That’s how it’s always been done. We don’t do that. We have an editor who coordinates the relationship, but our authors definitely get to look at, and comment on, all the illustrations. And vice versa if an illustrator is feeling like something isn’t working in the text, then we facilitate that conversation as well. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA: When I’m reviewing a manuscript, I like to ask, “Is this something I haven’t seen before?” For instance, a manuscript I fall in love with might some really quirky way of dealing with a high-interest subject or it might be the biography of someone we haven’t heard about before. I like innovative stuff (ha!). Recently in </span><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/79581-rights-report-week-of-march-18-2019.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publisher’s Weekly, they announced one of our deals</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which was a book about a kraken that ties in to setting boundaries and offering consent. You haven’t seen that before right? I love it. [The book is </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Klyde the Kraken Wants a Hug</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, by Brooke Hartman illustrated by Katy Halford.] That’s the kind of book we’re looking for. Something that people haven’t seen before, that’s also done really well. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA: We do that a little differently than most traditional publishers, too. We make the offer to the author first and go over the contract, but before we actually sign them, we go through the work of finding an illustrator we all love -- and we make sure that that illustrator is available. We want to make sure that we have the right illustrator for the job, and that everyone is happy. So I’ll tell an author, “I want you, hold on and let me see who we can find to illustrate this.” Once all parties are satisfied, and we’ve settled on a schedule, we all sign at the same time. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA: I'd like them to realize that every press has its own style. You can see what might be successful at which publishing house if you take a look at their books. And it doesn’t mean you have to go out and buy all their books -- checking them out from the library is also super helpful. Pay attention to what people like at that house and make sure that what you’ve got fits in there. There's a flavor to the books we put out. At The Innovation Press we don’t love fashionista princess stuff that’s gender stereotypical; we love STEM titles, quirky titles. A well-selected submission is going to get a lot more of our attention right off the bat. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ASIA: I love books that really break the mold. My favorite picture books include titles like </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Press Here</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Herve Tullet and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Du Iz Tak</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Carson Ellis, because they are so revolutionary and awesome. They changed what a picture book could even be. I’m always looking for something like that. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beth Bacon </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the author of several books for children, including: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I Hate Reading, The Worst Book Ever, The Book No One Wants To Read, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Blank Space.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Beth </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">earned an MFA in writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also has a degree in Communication Theory from NYU and a degree in Literature from Harvard University. Beth grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and now lives in the furthest Northwest corner of the USA. Learn more about Beth on her <a href="http://www.bethbaconauthor.com/">website</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Asia Citro </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the founder and publisher of The Innovation Press. Asia has an M.Ed in Science Education and has worked as a classroom science teacher. Asia is the author of several books including:</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids, The Curious Kid's Science Book, A Little Bit of Dirt, the chapter book series Zoey and Sassafras, Vroom Vroom Garbage Truck, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Pigeon Math.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-59492363177576097122019-03-22T10:54:00.003-07:002019-03-22T10:54:53.564-07:00Inclusivity Scholarship for Conference!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Earlier this week, we shared the <a href="https://chinookupdate.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-spring-conference-imagine-that.html">4-1-1 on our spring conference</a>, <b><i>Imagine That!</i></b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now we've got some more good news! We'll once again be offering our Inclusivity Scholarship, which covers Saturday's tuition and lunch. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adria Goetz, agent and literary manager, Martin Literary Management</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mandy Hubbard, agent and founder, Emerald City Literary Agency</span><span style="background-color: transparent; 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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Above prices include all-day attendance, coffee, tea, snacks, and a boxed lunch on Saturday, as well as admission to Saturday's Reception and Book Signing Party.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Continuing Education Credits: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Up to 15 Clock hours for teachers will be provided by The Heritage Institute for </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$35</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Juried Art Portfolio Show:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SCBWI Members, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$35</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Non-members </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$45</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Published Attendee Showcase for Authors and Illustrators:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SCBWI Members only, no f</span><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e</span></i><i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e</span></i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Optional Sunday Activities:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intensive Workshops:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> There are four Intensive Workshops on Friday and four on Sunday, each three hours in length. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SCBWI Members: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$75</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Non-members: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$100</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roundtable Critiques:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Each session includes two roundtables. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SCBWI Members, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$60 </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-members, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$80</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-76546458508934774162019-03-18T08:00:00.000-07:002019-03-18T08:00:10.744-07:00Got Books?<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Snohomish School District's Book Cafe is in need of good to gently used preschool/children/teen books! The Book Cafe hits the road every summer to deliver books to kids in need throughout the district. Donations can be dropped off or mailed to Snohomish School District Book Café.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Chapter books, storybooks, board books, and kids magazines are always in particularly high demand. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times;">SCBWI WWA’s Third Annual Mentorship Program 2019-2020 : </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Call for Mentor Proposals</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Mentor an Aspiring Writer or Writer/Illustrator or an Illustrator!</span></b><span style="font-family: Times;"> </span></h2>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">PAL members of SCBWI Western Washington are invited to submit proposals to our third annual mentorship program. We’re seeking creators who write, illustrate, or write and illustrate in any category of children’s and young adult literature, to work with our SCBWI members from October, 2019 to March, 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;"><b>a) </b>What are your publishing credits? Why would you be a good writing mentor? What are your areas of expertise?</span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: red; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">Saturday, 03/23/19</span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: Times;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">Mentor proposals due by 11:59pm</span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: red; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">Friday, 04/01/19</span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: Times;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">Mentors selected by SCBWI-WWA Advisory Committee</span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: red; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">April 2019 – July 2019 </span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">Mentorship application program window, mentee applications collected</span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: red; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">8/15/19 – 8/30/19 </span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">Mentors review applications and selects mentee</span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: red; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">October 2019 </span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">Mentorship Reception conducted</span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: red; font-family: Times; padding: 0in;">October 2019 – March 2020</span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: Times;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">Mentorship Program Period</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Times;">May 2020 </span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times;">End-of-term Mentorship Reception</span></div>
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Kim Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107423503092233303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-22289901274985629472019-01-30T07:00:00.000-08:002019-01-30T07:00:00.425-08:00Passport holders, sign up now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Need a little extra oomph to keep your 2019 creative momentum on fire? Register for a Creative Salon Webinar on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Pacific. It’s FREE for SCBWI WWA Passport Holders—and you won't have to drive!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://deblund.com/" target="_blank">Deb Lund</a>, author, teacher, and creativity coach will discuss how to handle the <span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">rejection, self-doubt, or stuck feelings </span>most of us will face, sooner or later. We'll come together as a supportive community, and Deb will also share some of her hard-won tips and lessons. Join us to talk about how to find greater creative flow, enjoyment, and success.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To attend the webinar, Passport holders will need to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: red;">register in advance<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>using the private link in the email that went out January 25th. If you know you're a Passport Holder (not simply an SCBWI member) and haven't received that invitation:</div>
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If you're not a Passport holder, you'll still be able to view the webinar recording, after the event, for a small fee. Stay tuned—or consider <a href="https://wwa.scbwi.org/2018-19-passports-on-sale-now/" target="_blank">getting your own Passport</a> now.</div>
Jonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132659374248687734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-71265864008355214082018-11-07T10:43:00.003-08:002018-11-09T08:51:39.715-08:00November SCBWI WWA meeting, this Saturday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Come to this monthly meeting where we will use this time to make announcements, break the ice, and share our first pages in small breakout groups with others who write in your age group. Enjoy this first-ever Passport offering--with tasty snacks, music, and writing buddies!</div>
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<b>November 10, 2018 from 10 am-noon at Bellevue College Paccar Auditorium, N201 with FREE parking</b></div>
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Kim Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107423503092233303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-6192774743494975842018-11-04T11:51:00.001-08:002018-11-04T12:00:26.331-08:00Upcoming Events for November and December<b>Network Events:</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">What Does an Editor Do, Anyways?</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We know they’re real people, right? But sometimes we imagine them as fiendish ogres, just waiting to reject the brilliant work we send in. What does an editor REALLY do? Come take a peek at the people behind the big desk, who, as it turns out, just want to make wonderful books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wednesday, November 7, 2018, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">7:00 p.m.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Questions</b>? email Rebecca at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a href="mailto:rebecca_vanslyke@hotmail.com" style="color: #954f72;" title="mailto:rebecca_vanslyke@hotmail.com"><span style="color: windowtext;">rebecca_vanslyke@hotmail.com</span></a></u>. </span></div>
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The Sno-Isle Library System is offering a series of free writing classes at various branches. Check out their <a href="https://www.sno-isle.org/events/list/?q=write+now" target="_blank">Write Now</a> program.<br />
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<b>November 7</b><br />
Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken? Well then join Kelly Hones at <a href="https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/kelly-jones-are-you-ready-hatch-unusual-chicken" target="_blank">Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park</a> for the launch of the sequel to Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer.<br />
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<b>November 9</b><br />
Middle grade fans should head to <a href="https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/polly-horvath-tom-llewellyn" target="_blank">Third Place Books in Lake Forest Par</a>k to hear Newbery Honor winner Polly Horvath and Tom Llewellyn talk about their latest books, Very Rich and The Bottle Imp of Bright House.<br />
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If you miss her on the 7th, Kelly Jones will be at <a href="https://www.edmondsbookshop.com/events.htm?mc_cid=dfd453f637&mc_eid=8013bf06f6" target="_blank">Edmonds Bookshop</a>.<br />
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<b>November 11</b><br />
Christine Grabowski launches her YA debut, Dickensen Academy, at <a href="https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/christine-grabowski-dickensen-academy" target="_blank">Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park</a>.<br />
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<b>November 13</b><br />
Join Marissa Meyer at <a href="https://www.villagebooks.com/event/litlive-marissa-meyer-111318" target="_blank">Village Books in Fairhaven</a> to hear about Archenemies, book two in the Renegades Trilogy.<br />
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<b>November 16</b><br />
Brandon Mull is back in town for Dragonwatch: Wrath of the Dragon King at <a href="http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal_iframe.taf?evmonth=11&evyear=2018&eventid=2018051613145300&pre=20181104&pst=20181120" target="_blank">University Bookstore</a>.<br />
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<b>November 16</b><br />
YA fans, go to the <a href="http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal_iframe.taf?evmonth=11&evyear=2018&eventid=2018092615285700&pre=20181104&pst=20181120" target="_blank">University Bookstore in Mill Creek</a> for Michele Hodkin and Kendare Blake.<br />
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<b>November 17</b><br />
Jennifer Mann launches Josie's Lost Tooth with Toni Yuly at <a href="https://www.eagleharborbooks.com/event/book-launch-josies-lost-tooth-jennifer-mann-and-author-toni-yuly" target="_blank">Eagle Harbor Books</a> in Winslow.<br />
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<b>November 18</b><br />
Fonda Lee and Emily Suvada talk speculative YA at <a href="http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal_iframe.taf?evmonth=11&evyear=2018&eventid=2018060413313600&pre=20181109&pst=20181125" target="_blank">University Bookstore</a>.<br />
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<b>November 18</b><br />
Neil Gaiman comes to Benaroya Hall to talk about writing, story and whatnot. He describes it as "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: ProximaNova-Regular; font-size: 16px;">fun and odd and not like any other evening with Neil Gaiman." <a href="https://www.elliottbaybook.com/event/neil-gaiman" target="_blank">Elliott Bay Books</a> will sell books.</span><br />
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Martha Brockenbrough launch for Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump at <a href="http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal_iframe.taf?evmonth=12&evyear=2018&eventid=2018102916530500&pre=20181201&pst=20181209" target="_blank">University Bookstore</a>.<br />
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Darius the Great is Not Okay. Hear why when Adib Khorram visits<a href="https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/adib-khorram-darius-great-not-okay" target="_blank"> Third Place Books in Seward Park</a>.<br />
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<br />Kim Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107423503092233303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-81049753338077570732018-10-14T09:00:00.000-07:002018-10-14T09:00:05.086-07:00Oct. 20: Southerly Network Meeting & Creative Salon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Come play! Join the South-Sound and emerging Tacoma network teams and creativity coordinator Joni Sensel for a joint meeting on <b>Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We'll gather at the Parkland/Spanaway Branch of the Pierce County Library to meet fellow south-enders, talk about <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">creativity, and enjoy a fun project that’s equal parts grade-school game, imagination booster, and armchair Rorschach test. (Bring a pencil, pen, or other writing instrument!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Please RSVP to Joni at senselj@yahoo.com to make sure she brings enough supplies. (But come regardless.) Thanks!</span></span>Jonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132659374248687734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-53877776229962704082018-10-08T09:49:00.000-07:002018-10-08T09:49:42.082-07:00Washington State Book Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 13th!<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's our plan for Saturday. It's all free, and it's all amazing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come to the <a href="https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D127854009" target="_blank">Washington State Book Awards </a>THIS SATURDAY NIGHT and support another year of great books. We've got more than a few members that are finalists (see the whole list <a href="http://www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/announcing-the-2018-book-award-finalists/" target="_blank">here</a>), so come cheer them on! It's inspiring, fun, and free. More details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/923102984558775/" target="_blank">on Facebook</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The perky FB version answer to the first part of your question? Oh yes, it was so easy! The true story: it took me 20 years to become an overnight success. I wrote for three years before anything was published and then, after five books under my
belt, I experienced seven years without one word getting published. That dark time was a true test of my writer’s heart and soul. To answer the second part of the question: I have yet to master my craft. There’s always something new to learn, which is what draws me to the computer each day. And I learned to write
by reading as much as I could and writing as much as I could (and showing my work to kind but honest colleagues); no other way around it.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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horrible and embarrassing newbie mistakes. I am grateful, too, that through this organization I’ve met treasured mentors and caring friends; I would not/could not still be writing without their wisdom, advice, love, and support.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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that’s for the participants to decide for themselves! But because I feel so
grateful to be part of a creative community that makes books for kids, I have
been working to give back in my talk by gathering ideas and suggestions for how
we can nurture and grow our creative lives; how we can not only survive but
thrive in times that seem determined to quash our tender artistic spirits, and
how we can make the art we were put here to make.There will also be pictures of
my grandkids and Winston the Wonder Dog and a few bad jokes.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">As I said above, books saved me as a child so I know their power firsthand. A book can change a life; an example that comes to mind is the story Trent Reedy tells of being a young soldier in Afghanistan and, instead of getting a promised steak dinner, he and his comrades were given a delivery of books. In that delivery,
he found The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. Reading that novel turned that young soldier into a renowned writer of young adult fiction. Honestly, children’s literature is so potent and explosive, that certain folks in power would be shaking in their boots - if they themselves even read. Books
are icy glasses of lemonade for the emotionally parched. They are hopscotch tokens, taking us skips and jumps beyond our own small, narrow worlds. They break hearts. Heal hearts. I cannot think of an art form that is more valuable and more essential to the future of humanity.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Start! Dive in! Take a chance. Be weird. Make mistakes. Have fun. Put your heart into it.
Surround yourself with other creatives. And remember: experts built the
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Encyclopedia Brown made me want to be a detective; a goal I’ve reached because writing historical fiction requires a good deal of detective work. Pippi Longstocking inspired my not-so-subtle passion for shining the spotlight on girls’ stories. As I mentioned above, Ming Lo Moves the Mountain (Arnold Lobel) opened my eyes and heart to a possible career path. I re-read The Secret Garden nearly every year; that book is a reminder that magic is a critical component of any work of art. Catherine Called Birdie by Karen Cushman gave me permission to break a few rules. And A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban, and How to Steal A Dog, by Barbara O’Connor inspire me to weave white space/room for the reader into my work.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">There have been so many wonderful moments but I will share this one. About ten years ago,
I received an email from someone who wanted advice on writing books. The email
was written in such a way that I had no idea the age etc of the sender.
However, the email was essentially illiterate. Snobby Kirby read it, thinking,
“How could the person who wrote this email even hope to write a book?”
Thankfully, nice Kirby smacked snobby Kirby upside the head and my reply was
gentle and positive. It turned out the writer was a twelve-year-old girl I’ll
call Anna. Though Anna wrestled with severe learning disabilities, she
possessed a huge passion for children’s books, especially picture books (this
was information I later learned from Anna’s mother). Anna and I became
pen pals and, when I was invited to an author festival in her state, I
let her know, even though it was far from where she lived. Undaunted, she and
her mother made the trek. Over lunch, Anna shared her art work — her stunning,
unbelievable and beautiful artwork. And she gifted me a painting which
recreated the cover of Hattie Big Sky, a painting I treasure. Anna continued to
work on her art, keeping me posted of her accomplishments, including her
admission to art school. She graduated last spring and has already made her
first foray into picture book illustration. I feel so fortunate that readers
like Anna take a chance on reaching out to me and feel completely blessed when
those moments blossom into something beyond my imagination.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Learn more about Kirby at her <a href="http://www.kirbylarson.com/blog/" target="_blank">website</a>.</b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Why did
you become a children's book writer and </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">illustrator?</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was working as an architect, and struggling</span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">with a bit of malaise regarding my career, when I rediscovered children’s
books—one of the many perks of becoming a parent. So much amazing beauty and
incredible writing—and artistic freedom! All of a sudden I realized that being
a children’s book author and illustrator would be a much better outlet for my
creative interests. That idea lodged itself in my noggin, and I set my sights
on becoming a published author and illustrator.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><b>Was the journey difficult? How did you learn to master your
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Yes, the journey was difficult. Once I decided that I absolutely
wanted to become a children’s book author and illustrator, I had to teach
myself how to do it. Most of that process involved reading gazillions of
picture books and carefully studying and deconstructing how my favorites are
written and how the illustrator made the art. It took me many years of trial
and error, and many false starts and rejections before I finally got some
actual positive interest from within the publishing industry. And then it was
several years after that before I actually had something publishable, found my
agent, and sold my first book. Fortunately I have a pretty thick skin from my
years as an architect, and fairly single minded focus once I set my sights on
something I want. I had only one moment when I almost threw in the towel—about
two weeks before I got an offer of representation from Holly McGhee at Pippin
Properties, which I accepted with so much relief and joy.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><b>How have you, personally, benefitted from the SCBWI? </b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">I absolutely would not be published were it not for SCBWI, and I would not be a part of this amazing community of people who
love children’s books as much as I do. Most of what I know about becoming
published has come directly from SCBWI events and publications. Many of my
dearest friends are the people I have met through SCBWI. Now I am so grateful
to be able to give back, by sharing my knowledge with SCBWI members who are
eager to experience the wonderful joy of publishing books for children.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Well, I don’t want to give it all away here, but it’s fair to
say that I will share a few details of my journey to publication, and how I battle
the inner critic who assures me that I will never have another good idea once I
am done with whatever project I am currently working on. Based on all I have
learned from others in this field, I am sure that what I have learned along the
way about writing and illustrating for children will be helpnothers who are on
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">It is no wonder that most of us will cite a children’s book when
asked to list our favorite books—the books we read as children are our first
exciting glimpse into the amazing world beyond our own experience, a world that
is wondrous, confusing, sometimes painful, and always mysterious. Books allow
children to build their inner worlds and expand their imaginations, develop
empathy and gain understanding of experiences other than their own. Picture
books help children to recognize beauty, develop visual literacy, and to feel
the power that words and images have to relate experiences both familiar and
brand new. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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children's book?</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Work hard and be patient. Read read read, and then read a whole
lot more, especially in the genre in which you hope to be published. Your best
education will be those books that you read and look at carefully. The masters
have so much to teach us, and you can access their wisdom with only your
library card! Be prepared to spend a lot of time and energy birthing your idea,
honing your craft, and learning what it takes to get published. Enjoy the
process, and have faith! </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">I was born in the era of the golden age of picture books, but my
parents, after raising my four older siblings, were probably too tired to
notice--I honestly don’t remember a lot of picture books from my childhood
except The Cat in the Hat, and all Richard Scarry books. The books I do remember
from my childhood are the ones I could read to myself--all E.B. White books,
Harriet the Spy, the Velveteen Rabbit, and The Chronicles of Narnia. That
feeling of being someone else, somewhere else, is a feeling I cherish from
those reading days. I strive to recreate that feeling for my readers in
everything I create.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has reached out to you? </b></span></span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-ea371b2a-7fff-8d94-7ac4-e3be4799bc60"></span><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have experienced wonderful moments of connection numerous times.
One of the best was when a fifth grade girl, shy and awkward, approached me
after I read I’ll Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson’s Blackboard. While her
teachers tried to lead and back to class, telling her not to bother me, she
told me that she felt that she was just like my character, Rose, who is a
misunderstood, messy, creative dreamer. It meant so much to her that I had
written a book that she felt was about her. The effort the she made to tell me </span></span><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">how she felt meant to so much to me. This makes all the struggle worthwhile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Learn more about Jennifer at her <a href="http://www.jenniferkmann.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</b></span></span></div>
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13, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - noon</b> in the Microsoft Auditorium at <b>Seattle
Public Library Central Branch</b>. <b>Tiffany Liao</b>, editor at Henry
Holt Books for Young Readers, will join us to speak about writing and thinking
cross-culturally.<br />
<br />
To make the October meeting even more exciting, we’ll present the <b>KISS (Keep It
Simple, Silly) Art Show from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m</b>. Come see wonderful art by our
chapter’s illustrators. We will also introduce this year’s mentors and mentees.
And don't forget to stick around town for the <b>Washington State Book Awards
Ceremony: 7:00 p.m - Seattle Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium</b> (Free and
open to all!).<br /><br />
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What: <b>Mirrors, Windows & Doors: Writing & Thinking Cross-Culturally</b>.If
you’re supposed to “write what you know,” how can you create convincingly and
respectfully from a perspective outside of your own? I'll offer insights and
craft-based advice from my experience editing and reading cross-culturally.<br />
<br />
When: <b>Saturday, October 13, 10:00 a.m. - noon; 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for KISS Art
Show</b>, doors open at 9:30. </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">Please enter through the garage or 4th Ave entrance.</span>
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Where: <b style="color: black;">Seattle Public Library Central in Downtown Seattle</b>. Paid parking is
available at the library and nearby. Information at the <a href="https://www.spl.org/hours-and-locations/central-library/central-library-highlights/central-library-parking" style="color: black;" target="_blank">library's website</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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Creatives Retreat, IslandWood</b> (Bainbridge Island)Balancing creativity with our
other responsibilities is a challenge every writer and illustrator faces—and
it’s the theme of this year’s Weekend on the Water retreat in November. We
invite you to join us for a weekend of craft, creativity, and nature. The
insights you gain just might be propel your craft to where you’ve always wanted
it to go. Our keynote guests Jennifer K. Mann and Newbery honoree Kirby Larson
are offering workshops and talks to hone your craft. The IslandWood setting and
locally-sourced food will inspire your muse. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">To register, </span><a href="https://wwa.scbwi.org/retreats/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">visit the “retreats” link on the
SCBWI-WWA website</a><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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Tacoma Network Meeting</b> at Wheelock Library, Tacoma Mining Childhood Memories for
Stories with Wendy WahmanTom Robbins said, “It’s never too late to have a happy
childhood.” Let’s see if he’s right. Wendy will lead us through a series of
writing and drawing exercises to loosen memories and get our stories flowing.
She can’t promise a happy childhood, but one would be hard pressed to leave the
meeting without at least one new story idea.Bring paper and pencils for writing
and illustrating exercises.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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Liao’s presentation on October 13th!</b></span></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/12307678500/" target="_blank">SCBWI WWA Facebook</a> group, if you're not already a member, and you can take part in an online edition of the Creative Salon. A new prompt will be posted every Friday, so you have all weekend and next week to participate. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(It's important to make creative stretching a priority. You can afford 20 minutes, and you, and your work, deserve it.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We'll call this project "Visual Emotions." Here's the assignment: Every Friday, one word will be posted. You set aside 20-30 minutes to take your camera, preferably outside, and snap photos that capture that idea or emotion for you. Let yourself go; be playful; think in terms of metaphor or symbol or even a very personal meaning. Include other people in your shot if you like, or get very abstract. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then post one or two of your favorite images in the thread for that week, silently or with an explanation if you want to provide it. Review others' images to see what you like, what communicates to you, and what surprises you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">IMPORTANT</span><span style="color: #1d2129;">: It doesn't matter how good or bad they are. The point is to set your creativity loose o</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline;">n an assignment that won't be judged and doesn't matter. In addition to helping de-stress you, this project can help increase your fluency with metaphor and symbol... and together we can see how differently others think about the same concept to cross-pollinate our creativity a bit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This week's word is HOPE. There are a couple of images posted as samples to give you the general idea.</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (You may have to scroll down a bit to find the post, if many days go by before you see it, but look for the Creative Salon image.) Go take a peek, and get out your camera! </span><br />
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<br />Jonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132659374248687734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-2131287905234375102018-09-19T07:00:00.000-07:002018-09-19T07:00:08.173-07:00Interview: Author Christina Wilsdon on Nonfiction, Work-for-Hire, and Deadlines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Ultimate Predatorpedia</i>, a photo-packed nonfiction book for 7-to-10-year-olds (and older!) about predators from Aardwolves to Zorillas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I always loved to write and illustrate stories when I was little, but I never really thought about being A Writer until my sixth-grade teacher required everyone in the class to hand in creative writing every week. Her encouraging comments jogged me into more awareness of writing as something you worked on to improve your craft rather than just being a nice way to fill time (and notebooks!).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tons and tons of Little Golden Books. Everything by Beverly Cleary and Beatrix Potter. Animal books by Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson.<i>The Golden Treasury of Poetry</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>selected by Louis Untermeyer.<i>The Chestry Oak</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Kate Seredy,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>My Friend Flicka</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Mary O’Hara,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Black</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Beauty</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Anna Sewell.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">First I read broad, general articles, such as encyclopedia entries. Then I borrow whatever the library has on the topic and buy books that the library lacks and that I know I simply must have. I find articles in online newspaper and magazine archives and check out museum websites. Any items of interest I pick up in there I pursue further to find out more details. I also read scientific papers and contact scientists if I have a question.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This’ll sound kind of obnoxious, I guess, but a deadline has never seemed like a dreadful thing to be loathed, detested, and feared. In fact, a deadline is sort of motivating in an odd way. (For example, I am often puzzled as to why I can easily meet deadlines imposed by others but am highly unlikely to meet self-imposed goals.) I just stick the due date in my day planner, and if it’s a project with stages I put mini-deadlines in the day planner before that, and then I just get it done.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you miss deadlines, you don’t get hired again, so it doesn’t pay to get a reputation for tardiness…perhaps fear creates a healthy respect for deadlines! Sometimes meeting deadlines has meant late nights, and in the early days of my career I had to take on jobs with unreasonable deadlines that resulted in pulling all-nighters, but that hasn’t been the case of most jobs. And the few times family emergencies caused me to ask for an extension, my editors were invariably kind, obliging, and helpful.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What would you do differently, if you could have a do-over?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I would submit manuscripts like mad, because back in the day more publishing houses were open to writers without agents. And I would be brave and approach the actual real-live children’s book editors in the offices where I got my start in publishing as a lowly editorial assistant.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(The only conversation I had with the children’s book editor at one house, over the course of three years, was when she rebuked me very coldly for throwing away the outer envelope of a package, even though the manuscript inside had a SASE with it.)</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What do you do for fun when you’re not writing?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Reading, drawing, birding, walking, gardening, baking, needle-felting, taking photos, researching family history, impersonating a sloth, and if I can scare up a friend, go out for coffee or wine.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who is your favorite children’s literature character?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If I have to pick just one, it would be Jill Crewe from Ruby Ferguson’s “Jill” pony books. This series isn’t well known in the U.S.—it’s a British series from the 1950s, which a relative brought home from Ireland for me when I was nine years old. I’d never read anything like it before. It contained horses AND humor, unlike the very earnest or action-filled horse books typically found at my local library (which also mostly starred boys).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Jill was irreverent and practical and down-to-earth, always noticing things like when you knock over a coffeepot, more coffee comes out of it then ever could’ve fit into the pot in the first place. I still have my set of paperbacks, though they’re so foxed and dry by now, the pages fall out as I turn them and drift to the floor like autumn leaves.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What’s a work-for-hire project and how does it proceed?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Work-for-hire typically means that the publisher comes up with the idea for the book, hires an author to research and write it, and pays them a flat fee, which is usually broken into two or three parts (for example, 1/3 on signing, 1/3 upon completion of an outline, and 1/3 for delivery of the manuscript). There are no royalties, the publisher keeps the copyright, and once you’re paid, you’re usually done with the job. I have written many work-for-hire books, but I only earned royalties on one educational series (now out of print) and a small royalty on one trade book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You can get work-for-hire jobs in many ways. For example, a publisher might put out a general call for writers, to which you can respond, or they might contact you directly. You can also research publishers (typically educational publishers) to see if they hire writers for projects and follow their directions for sending in samples and a resume. You’ll often get lots of direction and specs to follow, though some projects have lots of room for creativity, in which case you may be given little more than a topic, a page count, and a word count.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What do you make of the revival of interest in nonfiction books for children?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’m thrilled! What a treat to enjoy such a bounty of gorgeous, fascinating books on so many topics, and it’s great that creative nonfiction is in the spotlight. But I think that revival is only on the part of publishers and educators…kids themselves didn’t need a revival. They’ve always loved nonfiction that’s not presented in a dry or dull fashion; they<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>want</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to read nonfiction books that relate to topics they love, and study the pictures and diagrams, and tell grown-ups reams of fascinating facts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Today’s beautiful nonfiction books make me think of some of the creative nonfiction that existed long before this renaissance of the genre: I still have my childhood copy of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Giant Golden Book of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Reptiles</i>, with its gripping text and fierce, beautiful paintings, and Marguerite Henry’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Album of Horses</i>, with full-page paintings of horses and narrative text telling their history by way of stories. And<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Rain Drop Splash</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Alvin Tressalt, a picture book published in 1946, is still being used to introduce kids to the water cycle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Thanks, Christina!</b></span></div>
Kim Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107423503092233303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-14372761731830081722018-09-18T08:00:00.000-07:002018-09-18T08:00:02.988-07:00New book? Apply now for Inside Story<br /><img src="https://custom.cvent.com/024EDEAFA8514249AC860A08C5094206/pix/af79391d2d7e49f398e93a6c54f1dd84.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Do you have a new book out? If so, you may be eligible to present at Inside Story, our SCBWI region's biannual celebration of new books. We invite our membership, area booksellers, teachers, and librarians to hear two or three minute presentations from eligible PAL (Published and Listed) members.<br /><br />The <span style="background-color: yellow;">deadline to apply</span> for this season’s Inside Story is <b>Friday, October 19th, at 5 p.m. Pacific.</b><br /><br /><b>Event details are as follows:</b><br /><b>Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.<br />Seattle Central Library<br />1000 4th Ave<br />Seattle, WA 98104</b><br /><br />If you're not planning to present this time around, do mark this event on your calendar. You won’t want to miss it!<br /><br /><br />In order to present at our Spring Inside Story, you must be able to say "Yes!" to all of the following:<br /><br />• You are a CURRENT SCBWI member at the PAL (published and listed) level and your profile at <a href="https://www.scbwi.org/">SCBWI.org</a> is updated to reflect this.<br /><br />• You live in the official Western Washington region.<br /><br />• Your publisher is on SCBWI’s list of recognized (traditional) <a href="https://www.scbwi.org/list-of-pal-publishers/">PAL publishers</a>.*<br /><br />• Your book is brand new (released between June and December 2018) and has never before been published. (Reprints and new editions do not qualify for Inside Story)<br /><br />• Your book is readily available through normal trade channels (e.g., Baker & Taylor).<br /><br />*There is one exception to this requirement. If your self-published book is a continuation of a PAL published series and/or a Spark Award winner, you are still eligible to participate in Inside Story.<div>
<br /><br />The application is <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejob-ruAtkZIsS1RaURMlz850OxntMQbHjUDFkcamdIHGXHA/viewform">here</a>. Please fill in all areas. We will email you further information by the end of October. We look forward to hearing from you and learning your inside stories!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Michele Bacon and Dana Sullivan, Inside Story Co-Chairs</div>
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