I just got back from the annual NCTE conference in Las Vegas and it feels like my brain was put in a tornado of awesome; there were so many amazing people around me, but I was also a bit overwhelmed by the whole experience. I saw friends old and new, met with my editor and … Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: Corrine Jackson
Books and Community by Joanne Levy
Posted in: Class of 2k12
Tags: Corrine Jackson, Joanne Levy, Katherine Longshore, […]
4 20 NOV
Tags: Corrine Jackson, Joanne Levy, Katherine Longshore, […]
4 20 NOV
This month we’re running our second-to-last giveaway of the year! Don’t miss out on your chance to enter and win TOUCHED by Corrine Johnson and VELVETEEN by Danny Marks. And because Cory’s so cute and Danny’s so goofy, I can’t resist posting pictures of them, too. VELVETEEN — Velveteen Monroe is dead. At 16, she … Continue Reading
I am a control freak. Your average Type A, uber-organized, spreadsheet-making freak. I plan things. I over-plan things. And when it seems like everything is buttoned-up, I take another look at my plans to add some more buttons. Chaos and disorder bum me out and send me into a tailspin. As you can imagine, this … Continue Reading
Last night, I attended an author event at Books Inc., the awesome indie bookstore chain in San Francisco. The Not Your Mother’s Book Club presented a panel of Printz Award winners. The panel included: Maggie Stiefvater (The Scorpio Races), Daniel Handler (Why We Broke Up) and John Corey Whaley (Where Things Come Back). Maggie and … Continue Reading
When the Words Aren’t Enough
Posted in: Class of 2k12
Tags: Corrine Jackson, The Writing Life
3 29 MAR
Tags: Corrine Jackson, The Writing Life
3 29 MAR
Negativity is an insidious thing. Sadly, if you are anywhere on the path to publication, you have undoubtedly met it. This beast can run the gamut of disappointment, jealousy, or disillusionment. It happens when you’ve hit the wall one too many times or tired of banging your ahead against it. Sometimes the dream of publication … Continue Reading
As writers, we are taught to show and not tell. In fact, we hear that refrain so often, it can become irritating. The honest truth, though, is that it’s advice that has merit ESPECIALLY when it comes to getting across how your characters are feeling. A large part of showing is about body language. How … Continue Reading
