I finally went to see the newest Harry Potter movie. I liked it and can’t wait to have it on DVD to be able to look around at all the scene details, but the bit that really caught my eye in the theater was the trailer for The Lightening Thief. It looked terrific. My […]
Author: Laurel Wanrow
I haven’t started on a new manuscript – on purpose. I heard a great workshop on self-editing and have been working over the last ms, as well as one of my previous ones. This takes some concentration, and I get so sucked into the world of a new book, that while I have the opportunity […]
YA at RWA
One of the neatest things I did during RWA 2009 was to connect with other YA authors. I participated in two different breakfast meetings, but I also met so many other YA authors along the way. It seems there are more of us now and the networking is ramping up. The report on young adult […]
Back and Inspired
The RWA conference ended last night — three days of writing workshops, renewing connections with far-away writers, meeting new writers, and brainstorming all the ideas that come with the creative venture of storytelling. I’m swimming in the excellent karma of so many great conversations and ready to drop into my imagination and explore another new […]
Ready for RWA
At long last my writing conference is about to start and I believe I’m ready. Re-editing my manuscript reacquainted me with a piece I haven’t looked at in almost a year, and I’ve learned so much in that time that I felt confident about the changes I made. I’m proud of my finished novel and […]
Editing, guinea pigs and art
Preparing for the RWA national conference has taken me away from the internet for a more than a week–as have other activities at home. I’m pleased that I did finish editing all 277 pages of Seaside Sorcery, so it’s ready to go if requested by any agents I pitch to at the conference. Guinea pigs–we […]