If you are in the neighborhood I would highly recommend this!   http://writerscoffeehouse.eventbrite.com

http://www.childrensbookworld.net/onsite.html#yaauthors Wednesday March 14 – 7:00pmALEXANDER GORDON SMITH, GREGG OLSEN, SIOBHAN VIVIANChildren’s Book World17 Haverford Station Rd.Haverford, PA 19041610.642.6274 On the evening of March 14, 2012 we will be joined by a fantastic panel of Young Adult authors

Do you write poetry, plays, or short stories?  Show off your skills!  Share your talents with the world. http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/writers-digest-annual-competition?et_mid=542024&rid=233485968  

Here is a great post from The New York Times.  You’ll find some great rules on writing. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/arts/writers-writing-easy-adverbs-exclamation-points-especially-hooptedoodle.html

The Original  Leap Year Poem by Anonymous Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, And that has twenty-eight days clear And twenty-nine in each leap year.

So, I’m applying for a grant to help offset the costs associated with becoming a writer.  The books, the writing conferences, the memberships to professional organizations, the paper, all really add up!  Right now I’m just whipping out my Am Ex card and praying that my first elevator speech gets me an incredible book deal, […]

This is the beginning of an exciting new adventure for me.  I am an elementary school teacher.  I am a teacher of creative writing.  I help inspire my students every day to be the best authors they can be.  I teach them how to write drafts, edit, revise, and publish a finished, polished piece.  I […]

I’m looking for a good literary agent.  I’d like to be represented by someone who cares about my career and will mentor me as I develop as a writer.  I would like to publish in the traditional way.  This blog is going to be an experiment in documenting my path to becoming a published writer. […]