I am lucky to be writing in the children’s genre, because there is such a fantastic support organization called SCBWI. My current writer’s group grew from the organization, I attend their events when I can, and the e-mail feeds are filled with advice and encouragement. I have never been in a creative field where the successful members helped those starting out so much, or so sincerely. It’s wonderful to meet authors who are kindred spirits, and also to watch people work hard and get published for the first time.
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Toward that end, I would like to plug a fellow YA writer I’ve been chatting with online, who I met through SCBWI: Dawne Knobbe. I ordered her book which, like mine, deal with teens in the outdoors. Here is her BOOK BLOG: runawaystorm.com – http://deknobbe.com/blog/great-kayak-giveaway/
She’s giving away a kayak on her blog!
We are going to meet in person soon and compare notes about writing. I can’t wait to meet her.
