Today, the WriterBe worked on advancing the craft. Advancing the craft is all the stuff a writer-to-be does to learn the skills of writing and the business of writing. This afternoon, I went to a writer's open house, featuring local authors in our area with newly published children's and young adult books. One of the authors was a former writing teacher of mine, Mary Jane Beaufrand, with her YA novel Primavera. I saw books about paranormal romance, stories of interracial friendship, poems for young children, and alternative universes. So how did this advance the craft? It gave me a chance to see what's getting grabbed for publication and to chat with the other authors about upcoming classes and workshops.
Later in the day, I went to our local used bookshop for a couple of reference books for background material for 2 in progress stories.
Until next time, read and write on.
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