Laurie Halse Anderson Shakes Her Literary Stick at The Wall Street Journal

http://madwomanintheforest.com/stuck-between-rage-and-compassion/

So the link above is Halse Anderson's response to The Wall Street Journal's article on how YA is corrupting teens. Though she wants to come out with claws out and teeth bared, she maintains composure and offers up validation for current, contemporary YA writing that delves deep into kids' issues. Love her!

Dear Editor "First Twenty Pages Critique" Give-away!!

Dear Editor is doing it's darnedest to helping out us writers by giving away another critique. Here's the link, folks:



Use it and spread it on!http://deareditor.com/2011/10/17/re-%e2%80%9cfree-first-chapter-critique%e2%80%9d-giveaway/

"Plethora" doesn't mean "a lot"

Good article from Writer's Digest.

http://blog.writersdigest.com/qq/Plethora+Doesnt+Mean+A+Lot.aspx?et_mid=509531&rid=3189027

Does this mean I'm famous?

I finally made it onto the Publisher's Weekly website... but only my photo. The fabulous Barbara Vey, editor and blogger for PW, visited our Romance Writers of America chapter here in Detroit. She blogged about us all.

http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/beyondherbook/?p=3841

Fighting the Fear

If we had to say what writing is, we would define it essentially as an act of courage.
                                                                                                          --Cynthia Ozick
 
Cant' get enough of this quote!

E-readers Are Changing Everything...

including submission formatting. Here's a great article on how to format so an editor or agent can read it well on his/her e-reader:
http://navigatingtheslushpile.blogspot.com/2011/04/formatting-your-ms.html

Hunger Mountain YA/Children's Writing Contest

Here's an upcoming writing contest.

http://www.hungermtn.org/katherine-paterson-prize-for-young-adult-and-childrens-writing/

An interview with the editor of this writing journal can be found at:

http://wordcrushes.wordpress.com/

Good writing!