Monday, January 23, 2012

Think April!?!?!




I'm not meaning to rush winter, I like it, but it's time to register for New England SCBWI conference.
I felt on top of the game this year because I copied off the list of workshops and really studied everything so I would be ready for today. One of my friends stayed up until mid night so she'd get into all the events she'd chosen. I was awake at midnight-had one of those sleepless kind of nights- but wasn't about to come down the stairs to get on the computer. Well wouldn't you know that I slept past my usual 4-4:30 wake up. Didn't crawl out until about 5:30!!!! But this usual early bird went for the juicy worm. I couldn't believe that one of the workshops had already filled and there was a wait list. A crit friend of mine is on two waits and she was online applying at 9:30! This is an amazing children's writers conference, and this just goes to show!!! 
   A bit of advice from someone who doesn't usually dole it out....Apply Now, if you're planning to.
http://www.nescbwi.org/2012/04/2012-nescbwi-conference-keepin.php
 

Here's the list of ALA youth media award winners announced today-
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fala.org%2Fnews%2Fpr%3Fid%3D9108&h=QAQFd4o9-AQFHwvvWouOG2aI2w0NCW5w20D7awwJq8NFLyw
with a special congratulations to my "neighbor" Melissa Sweet for Balloons Over Broadway! I say neighbor in a broad sense because Melissa lives in my 20 mile circle to 'town'. Congratulations Melissa!!!

     Life stuff last week...it snowed the other day, I shoveled. Too dry for snowpeople. Went to town with friends, an amazing school band concert, subbed a story and lesson of how it changed to one of my crit groups, wrote on the mid grade, cooked soups and breadsticks for girlfriends...life is good in my 'ville.
Here's just one visitor that came to call-

 
Listen, learn and don't forget to dance.
(and don't forget to get that NESCBWI conference application in!)

PS...One more thing. Here's a chance to win Emma Walton Hamilton's , Raising Bookworms-good stuff to be had, all over the place!!!
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bethstilborn.com%2Fraising-bookworms-and-a-giveaway%2F&h=YAQGSwoPqAQHs-j7tKBFQeVzt5JMxkRuTFAIrXeSZX326rw
     
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10 comments:

  1. Susanna Leonard HillJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    Love your visitor :) And how cool that Melissa Sweet is your "neighbor" - I love Balloons Over Broadway!

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    1. monaJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:13 PM

      Melissa probably doesn't realize that we're 'neighbors'! She's good though, huh! And congratulations to her again!

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  2. Eric VanRaepenbuschJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    Love your feathered friend who came to visit. We had a new visitor in our yard today - a northern flicker. She sat perched on a suet feeder for over 10 minutes which allowed me to identify her correctly! Very excited.

    First time visitor of your blog! Good luck in 12 x 12!

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    1. monaJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:12 PM

      We have lots of beautiful birds at our feeders.
      Haven't seen a flicker in awhile.

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  3. Think Positive, Be PositiveJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    What a pretty visitor, Mona! And if you get tired of shoveling snow, you can send some my way...I would love to play in some...but please wait until I get over this nasty bronchitis and strep throat! Lol...

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  4. monaJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    Yow strep! Hope you get better soon....love to play in the snow. It's been raining today. Hope it doesn't wash it all away.

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  5. Marcie ColleenJanuary 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    Wow! That must be an amazing conference to sell out that quickly! I live in NYC and will have to come up for it some year. :)

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    1. monaJanuary 24, 2012 at 1:14 PM

      It'a a wonderful conference with many editors, agents and professional authors, marketers, illustrators!!! Love it.

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  6. Beth StilbornJanuary 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    Thanks so much for the shout-out for Emma's book and my blog giveaway, Mona!

    (And for the tip about staying up until midnight for getting into the workshops you want -- I was a newbie for SCBWI LA last year, and missed out on an intensive I wanted. I naively thought I'd be early enough in the afternoon of the first day of sign up. Silly me. This year, I'll stay up until midnight. Wait a minute. Midnight in California is 2 a.m. here. Hmmm... this needs careful thought. lol)

    Enjoy NESCBWI!

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  7. monaJanuary 24, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    You'll be hearing more because it's not 'til April.
    Just received a letter to sign up for the Dr Seuss read around in March...love doing that too!

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