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- July 20th, 2010, 12:04 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Should coarse language be used in middle grade fiction?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2045
Should coarse language be used in middle grade fiction?
A guest poster on my blog [url=http://www.ink_spells.blogspots.com]Ink Spells[/url] posed this question, and it's sparking an interesting conversation. I know a lot of editors and agents, as well as published and aspiring authors, frequent Nathan's forums, and I would love to hear their take on it a...
- July 18th, 2010, 8:41 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writer Conferences
- Replies: 49
- Views: 15768
Re: Writer Conferences
I've been to this one before. You'll have a great time. So many creative people in the same space together, it's awesome. But bring a sweater. It's FREEZING in those dang conference rooms. Ah! Thanks for the reminder! I always forget the refrigerate the heck out of those conferences during the summ...
- July 17th, 2010, 12:18 am
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Social Networking - does it really work?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 29505
Re: Social Networking - does it really work?
LOL!! Ok, yeah, I'm going to have to check out the Handbook as well. :)<does the Maassketeer salute>,
- July 16th, 2010, 9:37 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Summer Reading for kids
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7955
Re: Summer Reading for kids
If you're a Riordan fan, especially a Percy fan, he has a new series coming out in the fall (The Lost Heroes- another Olympians series that peripherally involves Percy). My kids are already psyched for it!
- July 16th, 2010, 8:42 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Summer Reading for kids
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7955
Re: Summer Reading for kids
Not only Percy Jackson, but Rick Riordan's new book The Red Pyramid - awesome!! I have lots of lists (with reading levels and some content guidelines) for advanced readers ages 8-12 on my blog Ink Spells . In particular, check out the Suggested Middle Grade Reads , or the listings by genre. :) Keepi...
- July 16th, 2010, 8:34 pm
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Social Networking - does it really work?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 29505
Re: Social Networking - does it really work?
This is a great thread, and a fascinating topic that I've been thinking a lot about lately. I agree with the comments that social networking serves many purposes, not primarily to sell your book. In fact, not at all to sell your book, not really. What you are doing in social networking is building c...
- July 16th, 2010, 8:14 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: "Boy books"
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6778
Re: "Boy books"
As an avowed lover of boy-lit, I can attest to the appeal of fast paced adventures like Percy Jackson (and now The Red Pyramid series!). But I think we have to be careful about putting boys in a box, and saying "you'll only like this kind of book, so that's all I'm feeding you." Boys need ...
- July 16th, 2010, 7:56 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writer Conferences
- Replies: 49
- Views: 15768
Re: Writer Conferences
I'm also attending SCBWI LA - my first big conference! I attended the regional IL SCBWI conference last fall, and that was great. I'm taking the YA Voice workshop and the MG workshop - anyone in those?
- July 9th, 2010, 7:08 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: The Absentee Parent Conundrum in Children's Lit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 24316
Re: The Absentee Parent Conundrum in Children's Lit
This is a fascinating discussion! Just before reading Nathan's post and stumbling over here, I read this post about absentee parents in MG.
- June 21st, 2010, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Nook now $149
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2776
Re: Nook now $149
@rlouisscott Not sure if this will help, but here's a review of some e-readers.
@Nathan Did you see this fab article from The Mixed Up files blog about The One Laptop per Child project to bring affordable ($75!) e-readers to kids worldwide? Awesome.
@Nathan Did you see this fab article from The Mixed Up files blog about The One Laptop per Child project to bring affordable ($75!) e-readers to kids worldwide? Awesome.
- May 14th, 2010, 7:59 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: PREDICT THE NEXT BIG YA GENRE
- Replies: 61
- Views: 28109
Re: PREDICT THE NEXT BIG YA GENRE
KateK - I hope you're right, since I'm writing a YA with telepathy. :)
- May 14th, 2010, 6:58 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: PREDICT THE NEXT BIG YA GENRE
- Replies: 61
- Views: 28109
Re: PREDICT THE NEXT BIG YA GENRE
Science Fiction!!! YES! I am so very pleased to see others noticing this as an emerging trend (blogger friend Beth Revis just got a 3 book deal for YA SF - yay, Beth!). Not only do I WANT it to be an emerging trend (and in MG too, btw), but I think it is actually happening. AND then there's Steampun...
- April 18th, 2010, 9:32 am
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408161
Re: Ask Nathan
Donna - I can't help with the search function, but is this post by Natalie Whipple perhaps what you're thinking of? In any event, it's a great post on how to know when your writing is "Good Enough."
- April 13th, 2010, 11:39 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408161
Re: Ask Nathan
I was curious to see the answer to this, because I recently submitted a short story where they stated a preference for "manuscript format" and gave an example that used underlining not italics . I figured I would comply because I only had to switch a short story, but I'm glad to hear that ...
- March 25th, 2010, 9:17 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408161
Re: Ask Nathan
Nathan - Thanks for your responses. In spite of all my talk about e-books and e-publishing, I will definitely be seeking out an agent for my MG book (sadly not you, but maybe for my YA book, when it's ready). I negotiated my own contract with the e-publisher and it was a fantastic tutorial on how an...