Annmarie Elizabeth Curtis (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aecurtis) wrote,@ 2007-01-20 13:59:00 |
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Post-Conference-Post
So, the conference was wonderful! I had such a blast hanging out with my critique group and getting to meet new people. For those of you who are curious as to the costume I eventually chose, I decided to be Tanith Lee's Piratica. If you want to see pics, pop over toacoppedge's journal. It came out pretty nice. I decided on that costume after I got the neat pirate sword for Christmas. (The vest is hand-sewn.)
Had "Gate" critiqued professionally by YA author, Alex Flinn, who is very nice. She gave me some great suggestions. The most helpful of which has been: Hailey is not 16. And she's right. The more I see of the teens in the library, the more I realize this.
I guess I just wasn't a very saavy teen when I was one. The things that I notice 14 year olds trying to get into today... it makes me kind of sad.
In other conference news, I had a blast at Lisa McCourt's workshop, and have been taking her advice about keeping my writing boulder in mind each day. Rebecca Sherman from Writer's House also gave a wonderful workshop that was extremely informative. And the best presentations, IMHO, were from David LaRochelle, Bruce Hale, and Melanie Cecka from Bloomsbury (hers was my favorite-- it gave me hope and made me want to move to glittery Britain). Although, the illustrator's panel was pretty interesting, as were the first page critiques.
Well, anyway, gearing up for GPSH next weekend. I've got 4 girls signed up for it! I still need to go shopping for the supplies >_<; But I'm really excited.
Also, anxiously awaiting news onlibba_bray's third book. Amazon has a release date on it of September 2007. (But I don't trust Amazon after they fooled me about Emily Blake's book. I'm still waiting for it!!)
So, the conference was wonderful! I had such a blast hanging out with my critique group and getting to meet new people. For those of you who are curious as to the costume I eventually chose, I decided to be Tanith Lee's Piratica. If you want to see pics, pop over to
acoppedge's journal. It came out pretty nice. I decided on that costume after I got the neat pirate sword for Christmas. (The vest is hand-sewn.)Had "Gate" critiqued professionally by YA author, Alex Flinn, who is very nice. She gave me some great suggestions. The most helpful of which has been: Hailey is not 16. And she's right. The more I see of the teens in the library, the more I realize this.
I guess I just wasn't a very saavy teen when I was one. The things that I notice 14 year olds trying to get into today... it makes me kind of sad.
In other conference news, I had a blast at Lisa McCourt's workshop, and have been taking her advice about keeping my writing boulder in mind each day. Rebecca Sherman from Writer's House also gave a wonderful workshop that was extremely informative. And the best presentations, IMHO, were from David LaRochelle, Bruce Hale, and Melanie Cecka from Bloomsbury (hers was my favorite-- it gave me hope and made me want to move to glittery Britain). Although, the illustrator's panel was pretty interesting, as were the first page critiques.
Well, anyway, gearing up for GPSH next weekend. I've got 4 girls signed up for it! I still need to go shopping for the supplies >_<; But I'm really excited.
Also, anxiously awaiting news on
libba_bray's third book. Amazon has a release date on it of September 2007. (But I don't trust Amazon after they fooled me about Emily Blake's book. I'm still waiting for it!!)
