Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Found: Old Stuff

After attending the SCBWI writers retreat this weekend, I am now subscribed to 1 million blogs. Today, Roger Sutton over at Read Roger posted this quote from a 1943 book about kids and reading:

"Girls, like boys, are seeking life, but in a different way. They need some so-called boys' books with moving plots and an adventurous hero to take them out of themselves and to keep them from becoming too introspective; for the opposite reason boys need some of the so-called girls' books, for their suggestions of self-analysis and wholesome sentiment."

You can read more on his blog.

2 comments:

  1. Want to hear more about the Writers Conference? Did you meet up with any agents or pitch your novel? I'm not sure how close your novel is to being pitch-able. And/or, can I read your novel, even if I don't really have anything to trade you for it?

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  2. Steve,

    Of course you can read it! With the comments I got from the conference, I am in the middle of a revision. Give me a couple of weeks, and I will send you the revised ms.

    I met some agents, but I didn't do any pitching. I'm not there yet. I met an awesome YA writer named Lara Zeises (www.zeisgeist.com). She was definitely my favorite.

    Thanks for checking in-

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