Category Archives: Rock Soup

Communicating Big Ideas to Young Readers

This was a presentation offered by Kits lit and an interview of Kevin Browse. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Willing to be vulnerable helps an audience, especially young audiences relate to him. – Before he … Continue reading

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Editing for Magazines

This was a webinar presented at the LDS writers conference. The two editors were Josh Perkey (LDS church magazines) and Jannalee Sandau (LDS Living magazine. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Q: What is a day like … Continue reading

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The Fanish Hover

These are notes from Life the Universe and Everything symposium. It gave advise on how not to be an obsessive fan to someone you admire. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – is hanging around an agent/ … Continue reading

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Interview of author Teresa Funke

Some notes from a webinar hosted by write for kids. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Begin with persistent getting our first books out – Later be persistent in business like maybe a new agent or … Continue reading

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Comedy Writing Exercises to Create New Material

A presentation offered by Judy Carter. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – How to make any subject funny (even the most boring – Comedy is super logical. If people don’t laugh, it might not be funny. … Continue reading

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How Stories Work

These are notes from a presentation offered by Drash. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Learning to unpeel and know a story and how it works. Make friends with it. – When you are working with … Continue reading

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Writing with Power: Clarity, Concision, and Variation, Part B

This is part two of a presentation offered at the LDS writers conference. The area of notes covers Variation is a strategy of style Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Sample of text: My sister Rose was … Continue reading

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Writing with Power: Clarity, Concision, and Variation Part A

I have a serious problem with clarity in my own writing. This has given me some concrete tools to address several of my writing issues. The trick now is to implement them. Any misinformation is the fault of the note … Continue reading

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Notes from the SCBWI AZ conference

These are notes shared by my friend Rebecca Allison Moore – Social Media Usage -Instead of posting “buy me” links, make yourself a part of the #kidlit community. Follow favorite authors – like and share their posts Share where you … Continue reading

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A public speaking experience

These are notes from a toastmaster’s meeting. The presentations was provided by Jim Lamadrid Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker – Toastmasters has over 300, K members – Nothing great can be achieved without enthusiasm Ralph Walton … Continue reading

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