Writer Unboxed

There’s a terrific post up by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware Blogs! about the precautions an author should take if working with a small press publisher. A number of authors have recently lost rights to their work when small presses have folded, and Victoria offers a number of preventative steps you can take to help […]

Bookmarks. Don’t hate me, but I kind of…hate them. Well, not all of them; maybe I’m being too harsh. I have a beautiful wire ladybug bookmark a dear friend gave me, a hand-written and stamped label another dear friend made into an ingenious little bookmark, several beaded lengths of twine my daughter made for me, […]

Just a quick note. C. Hope Clark’s blog just announced a great contest for children’s book writers who have yet to break into the business. Check out the Cheerios contest site for all of the details, but here are some of the pertinent contest rules from their site:
WHAT IS THE CONTEST?
The Cheerios Book Contest encourages […]

of Sophie Masson’s Demigods and Monsters contest. Sophie recently co-authored an anthology called Demigods and Monsters, which is being sold exclusively through Borders (link unavailable). She asked WU readers to name the Gorgon killed by Perseus. (Psst…Medusa!) The first three readers who did so were able to score themselves a book. The winners are:
Mallika
Riley
and
Gavin.
Congrats to […]

Last week we blogged about Emmy Cherry, an eleven-year-old girl tragically killed when a tornado ripped through her home in Arkansas. Emmy was a big fan of former WU contributor Victoria Holmes‘ massive YA bestselling series WARRIORS, which she conceptualized.
I’d been thinking about Emmy all week, as I have a daughter her age who […]

Undeniably, the market for YA fiction has exploded in the last few years.  Hollywood is gobbling up hot books for film and television projects, and the range of titles for the ‘tween/teen market has never been more diverse. 
So we were all kinds of pleased to be able to interview Caroline Says, who, along with co-authors Hobson Brown […]

You’re going to have to help me out on this one, folks.  I haven’t made up my mind yet.
Those of you who read this on a regular basis will not be surprised to hear that I originally went to college for film.  Before they axed the film program at my state school, I took several […]

Kathleen and Therese step in for a second to officially welcome Barbara Samuel to the forum. This is her first post.
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“If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.” ~Raymond Inmon
I am a great believer in walking. Not speed walking or to […]

Today’s guest blogger is our friend Eric, who blogs at one of our fave sites, Quantum Storytelling. Enjoy!
I give myself one hour to write a scene. Sometimes I can write two, maybe even three scenes in an hour if I’m really on fire. But I only ever expect myself to be able to write one. […]

* Today the paperback edition of Allison Winn Scotch’s first novel, THE DEPARTMENT OF LOST AND FOUND, hits bookstores nationwide. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, here’s your opportunity to get a great read for $11. Amazon link HERE.
* Barbara Samuel’s first post will be up tomorrow here at WU. Don’t miss […]

We get a fair few fans of Erin Hunter’s bestselling YA Warriors series to WU because we were lucky enough to interview authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, who write the books under the pen name Erin Hunter, as well as the brains behind the series, senior editor Victoria Holmes, who is an accomplished author […]

Long-time readers might’ve been wondering for a while, “Where’s Marsha Moyer?” Well, I’m sad to announce that our friend has decided to leave the WU forum as a contributor as other life demands take hold. We wish her all of the very best, and we’ll definitely keep tabs on her career for you. Thank you, […]