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Review In Questions: Killer Summer by Ridley Pearson

cmcraig wrote 4 months ago: **I have a real treat if you tune in tomorrow. The NYT best-selling author of Killer Summer, Ridley … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, John Adams, ridley pearson, Killer Summer, New York Times Bestselling Author, NYT, Walter Flemings, Thomas Jefferson, Wine Lover

Friday Five1 comment

cmcraig wrote 8 months ago:   Holy cow a Friday Five on *gasp* Friday! Whoddathunkit?   1. On the writing front, still waiting o … more →

Tags: Law School, twitter, P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, marked, VAMPIRE, house of night, Market My Words, Diana Peterfreund

2009 Debutante Author Interview Series: Carrie Ryan13 comments

cmcraig wrote 10 months ago:   In Mary’s world, there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians wi … more →

Tags: 2009 Deb Interview Series, 2009 Debutante, Book trailer, carrie ryan, Chick Lit, Diana Peterfreund, Editorial Letter, Forest of Hands and Teeth sequel, Interview

2009 Debutante Author Interview Series: C. Lee McKenzie10 comments

cmcraig wrote 10 months ago: It’s not a heart-grabbing noise like when somebody jiggles the doorknob to see if it’s locked. It’s … more →

Tags: 2009 Deb Interview Series, Harry Potter, Interview, The Call, ya, Editor, middle grade, Chandler Craig, Writing Career

2009 Debutante Author Intervew Series: Deva Fagan7 comments

cmcraig wrote 10 months ago: In Fortune’s Folly, a girl who survives by telling fake fortunes must make one of them come tr … more →

Tags: Agent, The Call, Author Interview, debut novel, Writing Career, Editorial Letter, 2009 Debutante, Deva Fagan, Fortune's Folly

2008 Wrap Up6 comments

cmcraig wrote 11 months ago: I was checkin’ out Shelli’s blog the other day and really liked her review of her life i … more →

Tags: writing... the process, 2008 in review, Absolute Write, Ally Carter, Austin, A&W, BlueBoards, Chandler Craig, Daniel Lazar

Muses Do the Darndest Things9 comments

cmcraig wrote 11 months ago: Of course, the second I sit down to start studying for the night, the muse strikes. She’s been … more →

Tags: writing... the process, writing, SCOUT, CS Lewis, Lion, Witch, And The Wardrobe, writing process, Chandler Marie Craig

Whipped Into Shape2 comments

cmcraig wrote 11 months ago: I’m feeling a bit out of shape. Each word plops onto the page only after much huffing and puff … more →

Tags: writing... the process, writing, jay leno, SCOUT, Young Adult Fiction, writing schedule, Chandler Marie Craig, Michael Phelps, Left Brain

2009 Debutante Author Interview Series: R.J. Anderson6 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Forget everything you think you know about faeries… Creatures full of magic and whimsy? Not in … more →

Tags: 2009 Deb Interview Series, ya, rejection, CS Lewis, Chandler Marie Craig, faery fiction, Writing Career, Editorial Letter, HarperCollins

2009 Debuntante Author Interview Series: Cindy Pon27 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: While this is the 2009 Debutante Interview Series, I’m pretty sure this week’s deb would … more →

Tags: 2009 Deb Interview Series, query, The Call, publisher, literary agent, debut novel, rejection, Editor, author interview series

2009 Debutante Author Interview Series: Lauren Bjorkman2 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Roz and Eva are sisters, close friends, and fierce rivals. Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in … more →

Tags: 2009 Deb Interview Series, Publishing Industry, The Call, ya, SCBWI, literary agent, Young Adult Fiction, critique groups, Writing Workshops

Post Halloween Special: A Writer's Nightmare4 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Halloween’s over. No more candy corn until next year. No more haunted houses and, thankfully, … more →

Tags: writing... the process, Publishing, writer, Austin, Submissions, Pictures], rejection, Writer's Block, Chandler Marie Craig

Thursday Pics: Back to My Prime4 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Alright y’all. It’s time I get serious. To be honest, I have not been keeping myself in … more →

Tags: Thursday pics, Agent, Publishers, Publishing Industry, Philadelphia, Nate, Manuscript Submission, Chandler Marie Craig, submission process

Should Your Solo Become A Duet?3 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Don’t even try to tell me “American  Boy” would be as good without Kanye. Or that … more →

Tags: writing... the process, Working Partners, house of night, Chandler Marie Craig, Cyn Balog, Mandy Hubbard, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, In the Land of Invisible Women

Topical Tuesday: NaNoWriMo--You in or out?3 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: A few announcements: SourceBooks has partnered with LibraryThing to provide free downloads of a fant … more →

Tags: Topical Tuesday, ya, SCOUT, graphic novel, *headdesk*, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Sourcebooks, librarything

2009 Debutante Interview Series: Kurtis Scaletta3 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: As our first male debutante, Kurtis Scaletta was nonetheless willing to don the white dress and elbo … more →

Tags: 2009 Deb Interview Series, Publishing, writing, The Call, Knopf, Charlotte's Web, Chandler Marie Craig, Rejections, Kurtis Scaletta

Topical Tuesday: Have You Completed Your Prerequisites?4 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago:   Does this ever happen to you? You mention you’re a writer–or perhaps more often your b … more →

Tags: Topical Tuesday, Books, writer, SCOUT, Ursula LeGuin, Chandler Marie Craig, SciFi, awkward conversations, Classics

Step Off Main Street to Check out Broad Street

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Don’t get me wrong because I love me some mainstream publishers. But every once in awhile it … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Fiction, Philadelphia, debut novel, Poetry, Philadlephia Stories, Broad Street, Christine Weiser, Kit Greene

Topical Tuesday: It Ain't Trickin' If You Got It5 comments

cmcraig wrote 1 year ago: Repeat after me. “I am made of Awesome. I have more breathtaking splendor oozing out my eyebal … more →

Tags: Topical Tuesday, SCOUT, Book Promotion, graphic novel, literary agent, Editor, Chandler Marie Craig, Pulitzer, Saundra Mitchell


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