Wednesday, November 30, 2016



CAUGHT READING


Elliott basks in the sunshine reading a good book. 


Tuesday, November 29, 2016

                 

      SCBWI Florida to Celebrate HOLIDAZE


Who:   SCBWI Florida

What:   A celebration: Holidaze

When:  Saturday, December 3, from 2 to 4 p.m

Why:    Because we love gathering with our                      fellow writers and illustrators

How:    Drive to  Panera at Feather Sound, 2285              Ulmerton  Rd., Clearwater, FL 3376                               


Holiday pastries, cookies and treats will be served, members will  buy their own drinks.

Bring a new or gently used children's book or books to donate to families-in-need who receive housing through the Family Residence of the St. Pete Free Clinic.

Thanks to Rob Sanders, author of  RUBY ROSE Off to SCHOOL SHE GOES, for setting this up


Monday, November 21, 2016

        Skywriters Have Three New Reasons to Smile  




                       Augusta Scattergood, author of MAKING FRIENDS WITH BILLY WONG,  Sandra Markle, author or GASPARILLA'S GOLD and Janet MacLaughlin, author of HAUNTED ECHO, show off their newest publications at Peaches in Ellenton, Florida. Peach's Restaurant is one of the spots where Skywriters hold their critique group meetings. 


Congratulations to these talented authors.




Friday, November 18, 2016

Augusta Scattergood, author of MAKING FRIENDS WITH BILLY WONG snapped this photo of author Sandra Markle posing with a fan at National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention held in Atlanta this week. Both Scattergood and Markle were invited to take part in the program.

I'm proud to say Scattergood and Markle are both members of  my SCBWI critique group, the Skywriters.


Sunday, November 6, 2016

 


 HAUNTED ECHO

by Janet McLaughlin




     Janet McLaughlin's cover of HAUNTED ECHO may pull you in, but her gift of writing in book one of the Soul Sight Mysteries will keep you reading.
     Main character Zoey with her ability to see and hear ghosts plans thinks she's going to have a vacation of fun and adventure with her best friend Becca and Becca's family on a Caribbean Island. But the ghost of a young slave girl needs Zoey's help and that changes everything.
     The teen book blends suspense, romance and the paranormal into a read that will surely win McLaughlin fans. Check it out: