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mig writers mig writers sunday july 13 2014 writing the book you were meant to write when i go to my local bookstore it s always fun when i stumble across books written by people that i know and especially my fellow mig writers on my most recent trip to chapters indigo i came across these don t they look amazing i m so proud of mig writers susan laidlaw and christina farley because i have an inkling of all the hard work that went into these books i m still on the lookout for carmella van vleet s eliza bing is not a big fat quitter which i haven t seen in any of my area stores yet i read drafts of all three of these books before they got published and i m re reading them now that they re all nicely bound and polished it s really an education to have the opportunity to do this i m learning so much from them in each of these novels the writing has so much confidence and personality but they are all unique each one reflects the personality of its author from what i know of their personalities it reminds me again that every writer needs to write the book they are meant to write and not worry about trying to write like someone else or follow a trend stories are all different just like their authors that s what makes them so wonderful posted by andrea mack at 2 41 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday march 11 2014 happy book birthday to the voice inside my head by susan laidlaw congrats to susan whose new ya the voice inside my head launches today from tundra books division of random house canada kirkus has a great review of the book and you can also visit susan s website for more info posted by debbie ridpath ohi at 9 58 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels susan laidlaw wednesday february 19 2014 book trailer for christina farley s gilded and chapter excerpt wow check out the gorgeous just released book trailer for christina farley s new ya from skyscape gilded you can also read the first chapter from gilded on tor com gilded launches on march 1st 2014 we can t wait posted by debbie ridpath ohi at 9 40 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book trailer christina farley gilded videos friday february 14 2014 happy valentine s day launch to carmella van vleet and her debut middle grade novel eliza bing is not a big fat quitter mega congrats to our own carmella van vleet on the publication of her first middle grade novel eliza bing is not a big fat quitter from holiday house you can read about carmella s process and about the book at the following links interview with carmella on that s another story by andrea mack interview with carmella on inkygirl by debbie ridpath ohi kirkus reviews official book page for eliza bing is not a big fat quitter on carmella s website we re so proud of you car posted by debbie ridpath ohi at 5 49 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book launch carmella van vleet eliza bing sunday february 9 2014 being creative means being an addict photo justin hoch phillip seymour hoffman and i were neighbors we were both rochestarians his family lives next to my family but the news of his death upset me for another reason my brother died at age 34 due to heroin addiction he had been heroin free for over a decade but the damage heroin did to him in his twenties was everlastingly permanent it s not an exception to the rule example people who become addicted to heroin and quit often die a decade later there s a myth out there that people who are sensitive and therefore creative are so bruised by life that they are somehow in need of illegal legal medication to create if i only could show you what i see as an editor percentages of novels devoted to different phases of the romantic arc math math math ascending arcs hitting the midpoint and then bad guys closing in in the right and proper order do you honestly think plotting like is a drug fugue heroin is not a conduit to creativity but its deadliness is in its longevity people like my brother and my hometown hero philip seymour hoffman quit for years and years and their bodies were damaged regardless heroin addicts don t write they don t create if someone in your family is addicted well i wish there were better resources to help you but we re all so stuck in hemingway is taught in high school so he s good so drugs makes you creative mode but nami http www nami org helped my brother immensely they gave him the dignity he earned and they let him earn it please please please unlatch the creative genuis myth from the drug addict reality in rochester heroin addiction has doubled in the last decade and i ll bet anything we re not alone i know my readers are parents and teachers please uncouple the myth that addiction and creativity are somehow partners if you are a teacher tell your students all of them that drug addiction kills creativity and how to get in touch with nami i m struggling with college bound maybe i hope teen children myself but you know what my brother died for this if you work with teens please please please contact me about nami if like me you crave that next thing to do my daughter has a mental illness anxiety i know this is hard i blame myself constantly for having children when i knew what my brother went through but we were so ignorant 20 years ago and call me a b tch but i m not going to call my daughter s talents a blessing of her mental illness no if she had a broken arm nobody would look at the talents god gave her and say it s because she has a broken arm this is why i write for teens this is what i have to say to them don t commit suicide and if your teen makes you stay up all night worrying about this first nami kept my brother alive about 5 years longer than his inclinations and second contact me i work for the day when we are not alone and when teen depression or anxiety is treated as a broken limb posted by kate fall at 3 20 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday january 15 2014 critique groups friendships and upcoming books from mig writers i used to think that i didn t need a critique group that i could just do it on my own the thought of having someone else read my writing other than the editor who would fall in love with my manuscript of course horrified me no i just wanted people to see my book when it was in bookstores mig writers at scbwi nyc last year now i can t imagine sending a mss out without having someone else read it over first it took me a while to find the right critique group the search reminded me of goldilocks and the three bears this bed s too soft this bed s too hard etc i feel very lucky to have discovered the mig writers not only do i value their feedback but also their friendship it was wonderful for all of us to actually to get together in person for the first time at scbwi nyc last year and now i m so looking forward to seeing some of their books come out this year like eliza bing is not a big fat quitter carmella van vleet s middle grade debut from holiday house books on feb 14 2014 and is a junior library guild selection blurb from amazon in this uplifting novel about determination and the rewards of hard work a preteen girl struggling with adhd must stick with a summer taekwondo class to prove that she s dedicated enough to pursue her true passion cake decorating cover artwork is by karen donnelly a teacher s study guide is coming soon keep an eye on carmella s website for more details then the following month gilded is christina farley s debut ya novel from skyscape on march 1st 2014 blurb from christy s site when sixteen year old jae hwa is uprooted from her home in l a to korea she thought her biggest problem would be fitting in with her classmates and dealing with her dismissive grandfather but she was wrong a korean demi god haemosu has been stealing the soul of the oldest daughter of each generation in her family for centuries and she s next you should also check out christy s videos about her publication journey with gilded including her book deal significance of the cover enter for a chance to win a kindle paperwhite music inspiration acting out a scene and more also in march the voice inside my head is s j laidlaw s second novel and comes out on march 11th from tundra books on march 11th 2014 more about the book seventeen year old luke s older sister pat has always been his moral compass like a voice inside his head every time he has a decision to make so when pat disappears on a tiny island off the coast of honduras and the authorities claim she s drowned despite the fact that they can t produce a body luke heads to honduras to find her because he knows something the authorities don t from the moment of her disappearance pat s voice has become real guiding him to utila where she had accepted a summer internship to study whale sharks once there he meets several characters who describe his sister as a very different girl from the one he knows does someone have a motive for wanting her dead determined to get to the bottom of pat s disappearance luke risks everything including his own life to find the answer and then there s my book which comes out on april 29th 2014 naked is a picture book written by michael ian black and illustrated by yours truly coming out from simon schuster books for young readers synopsis after his bath the little boy begins his hilarious dash around the house in the buff being naked is great running around sliding down the stairs eating cookies nothing could be better unless he had a cape teacher s guide coming soon and i m also posting about how this book was created in my naked blog it s going to be an exciting year debbie ridpath ohi writes and illustrates books for young people her illustrations appear in i m bored a picture book written by michael ian black and published by simon schuster books for young readers debbie has upcoming projects with simon schuster bfyr harpercollins children s and random house children s books you can find debbie on twitter at inkyelbows posted by debbie ridpath ohi at 8 49 am 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels carmella van vleet christina farley debbie ridpath ohi mig susan laidlaw tuesday january 7 2014 the making of gilded s cover i am so pleased to finally be sharing the cover of gilded with you it s been a long time waiting but i think the wait was well worth it i have to say when i first saw this final cover i almost cried because it was so perfect and so beautiful i really think it captures the feel and tone of gilded my editor and cover designer wanted to have a symbolic cover because they felt it would appeal to a broader audience so we brainstormed ideas of symbols in the story some of the words we came up with taekwondo archery gold bracelet dragons the samjoko mythological three legged bird i also sent my editor and cover designer the pinterest page i made up for gilded at first the design was more of the actual samjoko symbol that is found on the ancient korean king s tombs as seen here this creature was considered the most powerful mythological beast in the koguryo period and it plays a big part in gilded yet my publisher was worried that those who weren t familiar with korean mythology wouldn t be able to recognize this symbol is that of a three legged crow so my publisher hired cliff nielson to draw the crow as an actual bird and i think he did an amazing job here s a peek at what he did to see the full cover go to ya bookcentral for the full reveal my publisher is graciously giving away a kindle paperwhite to a lucky winner christina farley author of gilded was born and raised in upstate new york as a child she loved to explore which later inspired her to jump on a plane and travel the world she taught at international schools in asia for ten years eight of which were in the mysterious and beautiful city of seoul korea that became the setting of gilded currently she lives in clermont fl with her husband and two sons that is until the travel itch whisks her off to a new unknown gilded is her first novel for more details check out her website at www christinafarley com posted by christina farley at 12 30 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels books christina farley cover reveal covers gilded ya ya books older posts home subscribe to posts atom welcome to the home of the mig writers a group of six middle grade and ya authors who critique each other s work as well as post about the craft and business of writing for young people kate fall christina farley susan laidlaw andrea mack debbie ridpath ohi carmella van vleet find out more about us mig writers bios follow us have a question or comment please feel free to contact us at migwriters at gmail dot com 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