Award-winning YA author and WU friend K.L. Going dropped us a line about a contest she is holding for her latest release:

I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new book out this month! It’s a teen novel called King of the Screwups, and it’s already gotten starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal, plus a rave review from Kirkus. The early buzz has been great. This book has a little glam rock, a little high fashion, and a big dose of humor as the sexy son of a supermodel tries to reinvent himself as a nerd.

To celebrate the book’s release, I’m running a contest… *Confess your screwup and you’re entered to win a $100 gift certificate* to the independent bookstore of your choice, Borders, or Barnes & Nobles, plus a complete set of signed KL Going teen novels. Just e-mail me one paragraph or more describing your most heinous screwup. Must be at least twelve years old to enter. The contest runs from April 1st through June 30th, 2009. Entries will be posted on-line, but I won’t use your last name or any other identifying information.

E-mail your entries to kl at klgoing dot com or visit her website for more details.

This question isn’t something I could answer for Joyce Thomas, but I’m hoping that our readers might:

I wonder if Writer Unboxed is able to suggest the best online school for
writers who are serious about learning their craft? Also, what course would be
more beneficial to them?

Has anyone had experience with online writing courses? Let us know in the comments.

Write on!

Kathleen Bolton is co-founder of Writer Unboxed. She has written two novels under the pseudonym Cassidy Calloway: Confessions of a First Daughter, and Secrets of a First Daughter--both books in a YA series about the misadventures of the U.S. President's teen-aged daughter, published by HarperCollins.
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