I am pleased to announce today is the official release date for
It is a BIG accomplishment for our group, founded in 2010 by Nutschell Anne Windsor of The Writing Nut, and I am so excited. The book comes complete with 10 writing exercises, a bunch of writing tips and techniques, prompts, and - best of all - a glimpse at the talent of 19 published and aspiring children's book authors.
We've been highlighting those authors on our Facebook page for the past month, so take a look!
Nutschell spearheaded the workshop and our board members collected the anthology entries, which I then compiled and edited for the book. I also took her fantastic workshop presentation and translated it into a narrative form so that writers could follow along from home.
If you like to writercize, chances are you will be a fan of the exercises and prompts. And if you love to support and discover new talent, this is the place to look. I was floored by the stories that came out of three hours of writing and revising, from story seed to complete product!
Each author contributed two pieces - one poem or short prose "On Writing," and one short story based on a photo prompt and exercise called Shopping for Story Ideas. Our writers played with voice and point of view during revision exercises.
Our Launch party is this Saturday, so if you are in the L.A. area, I'd love for you to attend and support these great writers! (Details at www.cbw-la.org)
After the launch, we will be going on an around the world BLOG TOUR, so if you are interested in obtaining a complimentary copy for a fair review on your blog, or if you'd like to interview Nutschell or me, please leave a comment here and we'll get in touch!
Thank you for your readership and support!
And - I will see you tomorrow for a very fun Weekly Writercize! ;)
This is such an interesting idea. I love that these exercises turned into works that led to publication for these authors. I'd love to interview you both on my blog. If you're interested, my e-mail is dawnemalone (at) gmail (dot) com. My blog, Here's the Story, is at http://dawnmalone.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Dawn! Emailed you :)
DeleteThis is SO cool! Although I haven't blogged anything in ages, I'd get my fanny over to my blog to to review this! There's a contact me form at my blog, or you can pm me on Facebook. :O)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!! We are thrilled about it. Sent you a message over FB. Hugs!
DeletePutting together this book is the kind of creative thinking that has made CBW-LA such a successful writing group. Congratulations to all.
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