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Announcements
A New Blog: the Firke Files
I’m pleased to announce a new blog, this one authored by my husband, Don Firke:
The Firke Files : from the desk of an independent school head.
With nearly 30 years experience in independent schools, Don has a lot of good things to say about the current state of education in this country.
I designed the blog for him and am helping him maintain it. Like Wild Keys, it’s built on the Thesis framework for WordPress, which proves ever more versatile and flexible the more developer Chris Pearson plays around with it.
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The New Writer’s Handbook, 2008 edition
The New Writer’s Handbook: Volume 2: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft and Career, edited by Philip Martin with an introduction by Ted Kooser, is now shipping! This edition features several of my best block-busting hints, along with much other valuable writing advice. Check it out.
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Sidebar, CWIM, Page 121
The 21st edition of the Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market (CWIM), edited by indefatigable Alice Pope, is out and it is a must-get for any author or artist at all interested in publishing for children. It’s packed—and I mean packed, stuffed, bursting, overflowing, absolutely and utterly FULL—with helpful articles, key market info, and all-purpose wisdom and encouragement.
Two articles from HTK clients stand out.
In “Six Reasons to Quit Writing (And One Reason Why You Shouldn’t)”, under #4 (”You don’t have time to write”), Donna Gephart notes:
There will never be a perfect time to write. Do it anyway. Make dates with yourself. Turn off the TV. Want it more than you want other things and you will find the time.
Cynthia Leitich Smith, an exemplar of how to use the web for both marketing and increasing-the-greater-good purposes, shares her decade of valuable experience in “Making Your Web Site Educator-Friendly.” Be sure to check out the sidebar on page 121, “Q&A With a Web Designer.” Who is that masked designer? You don’t really have to ask, do you? The page culls some of my best tips from interviews in February and September of 2006.
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