Between Heartbeats Book Launch and Signing
Donelle Knudsen is hosting her Between Heartbeats book launch at Hastings Books: 1425 George Washington Way, on Friday, October 2 from 5-8 PM. Put your name in the basket for a chance to win a $10 Hardback Cafe gift card or custom-made Between Heartbeats swag. (Hastings is not part of this giveaway.) Hope to see you there.
Donelle Knudsen’s Between Heartbeats Book Signing
Donelle Knudsen is hosting her Between Heartbeats book launch at Hastings Books: 1425 George Washington Way, on Friday, October 2 from 5-8 PM. Put your name in the basket for a chance to win a $10 Hardback Cafe gift card or custom-made Between Heartbeats swag. (Hastings is not part of this giveaway.) Hope to see you there. Can life change between heartbeats? Diana awakens on her seventeenth birthday in a joyful mood…. Read More
Wordherders Monthly Meeting
Agenda Program: Introductions (as needed) and Meeting Overview Your Great News: Who queried / got accepted / published last month? What’s New at the New Wordherders website? News, Favorite Bookstores, pdf options Discussion: A Quick (1939) Technique for Producing Story Ideas Discussion: How to Uncover Your Character’s Emotional Wound Discussion: Creating Instantly Recognizable Characters Questions: Your writing projects, successes, questions and/or lessons learned? Announcements: Rivers of Ink Writing Contest, Deadline: August 1, 2015. (see… Read More
Adventures Underground gets Dragon-in-Residence
One of our favorite, local bookstores, Adventures Underground, is getting a mural of a reading dragon! Looks great, can’t wait to check it out! You can see more of Herb Leonhard’s art on his facebook page.
Will Your Pitch Hook an Agent or Editor?
The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Presents: STEPHEN WALLENFELS, Young Adult Author Writing the Perfect Pitch: The Art & Science of Sizzle and MARY CRONK FARRELL, Children’s/YA Author Writing for the Children’s/YA Market: SCBWI Can Help at Every Stage of Your Career Full details and registration here. Join us for lunch, social time, and speakers. This event is free and open to the public, but you must pre-register.
SCBWI Presents! Will Your Pitch Hook an Agent or Editor?
Stephen Wallenfels, Young Adult Author: “Writing the Perfect Pitch: The Art & Science of Sizzle” and Mary Cronk Farrell, Children’s/YA Author “Writing for the Children’s/YA Market: SCBWI Can Help at Every Stage of Your Career” June 20, 12:30 – 2:30 pm. Richland Public Library. Free. Details here.
Adventures Underground
Adventures Underground is one of our favorite local bookstores. Not only do they sell Wordherder books and sponsor readings and book signings, they’ve hosted book sales at our local writers’ conference, Rivers of Ink. In addition to books, this small-town, independent store is filled with games, comics, models and hobby supplies, vinyl records, Japanese treats, and toys. Insider Tip: it is a great place to shop for nieces and nephews at Christmas! Check them… Read More