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Dec.09.2012 Writers' Writing There are many things a working writer has to do that have nothing to do with writing. Remembering to come over to Red Room to blog once in a while, for instance. Marketing/promotion are very much a part of the writing profession these days, more so than ever before, and those of us who neglect it...	Nov.26.2012 Signed Picture Books from 5 Amazing Authors The only gift better than a book is an autographed book and the only gift better than an autographed book is an autographed book with a personal inscription from the author. But children's book authors are generally reclusive and hard to locate, particularly during the holiday season. This...
Nov.26.2012 Signed Picture Books from 5 Amazing Authors The only gift better than a book is an autographed book and the only gift better than an autographed book is an autographed book with a personal inscription from the author. But children's book authors are generally reclusive and hard to locate, particularly during the holiday season. This...	Apr.17.2011 Well, If You Are Reading This Electronically . . . Would You Sign My Kindle? By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM SITTING at a table in a Barnes & Noble in St. Petersburg, Fla., T. J. Waters was signing copies of his book “Hyperformance” when a fan standing in line with the eBook version walked up and said, “It’s too bad you can’t sign my Kindle.” Enlarge...
Jul.19.2010 SUMMER LOVING with Be the Star You Are!® A Message from our Founder Summer seems to be almost everyone’s favorite time of year. The weather is warmer, school is recessed, and a sense of play and delight fill the air. We spend more time outdoors, enjoy barbecues, swimming, and the lazy hazy days. Here at Be the Star You Are!® literacy...	Sep.30.2009 MARGARET ATWOOD AND THE MIGHTY LONG PEN This past weekend I attended a "national" book fair called Word on the Street. I put quotes around 'national' because there were separate events held across the country. One of the events at this event was the use of Margaret Atwood's "long pen". In each city from coast to...
May.26.2009 Too Many Books? Pshaw! We're only days away from BookExpo, which is happening in NYC this year. I always enjoy this energized book blitz where busloads of galleys or ARCs, whatever you prefer to call them, are for the taking. This year I have to be more prudent on what I snag since I have nowhere to put all the books I...	Feb.16.2009 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere. . . Actually, it's five o'clock here and I'm quitting for the day. I worked on my Alphasmart at Starbucks today and haven't transferred the file to my desktop yet, so I'm not sure how many pages I wrote today, but it's just plain going to be enough. I'm a teeny tiny bit burned out! The week at Weymouth...
Aug.25.2008 Signing My Life Away As you may or may not know, Bat-Manga! is being released on October 28 simultaneously in hardcover and paperback. The hardcover is a limited edition with an extra 32 pages of material—and not cheap, at $60. Regarding this last point, someone in the Pantheon sales force thought it would be a good...	Feb.23.2008 Writing in the Garden of the Gods * CALENDAR ALERT * SAVE THE DATE * WRITING IN THE GARDEN OF THE GODSField’s End Writers’ Conference 2008 WHO: This year’s line-up of authors and speakers includes: Roy Blount, Jr. (keynote speaker), Stephanie Kallos (opening speaker), Knute Berger, Alice Acheson, Lyall Bush, Laura Kalpakian,...