COOL WRITER BLOGS

Nina Nelson, whose Bringing the Boy Home placed third in the 2004 W.I.N. Competition and went on to win the Ursula Nordstrom contest and is being published in 2008 by HarperCollins shares the new Class of 2K8 blog with me: http://classof2k8.com/ I can hardly wait to see whose in that group with her.

Tami Lewis Brown, who won the Non-fiction category in the 2006 W.I.N. with Soar, Elinor!, shares a blog she and some writer friends run where they talk about their craft, the business, upcoming releases, what it's like to collaborate, and more.
http://community.livejournal.com/thru_the_booth

Because inspiration comes in a lot of forms, sometimes children with a special message, I'm including this blog by author Michelle Brownlow, where she chronicles a little boys fight with brain cancer: http://michellekemperbrownlowwrites4kids.blogspot.com/

YA Writer teaming up for interactive Q&A, interviews with newly published authors, and oh, so much more! www.yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com

Jane Yolen is my personal hero, for many reasons that are probably obvious - she's closing in on 300 books published, plus hundreds (thousands?) of stories, poems, articles, and so on, and she's one of the most generous writers out there in terms of sharing her experiences and advice for newer writers (like me) - and several reasons that are personal and I won't go into here.  This is her online journal, though, and I invite each of you to drop by and read some of the most casually brilliant writing on writing you'll ever find. www.janeyolen.com/journal.html

Author-illustrator Katie Davis offers free games and activities, online videos forparents and teachers who want to get their kids excited about writing, as well as info on new projects, and an inside look at an artist's studio! http://authorkatiedavis.blogspot.com .

Author Mary Bauman-Kruhm is documenting the research and writing of her children's non-fiction work, A Masai Warrior: Living his Dream, Protecting the Land at her blog. http://marybk.blogspot.com

Wendie Old has joined the blogging generation, too. Wendie's great about giving daily reports from whatever conference, workshop, or convention she's attending. Come visit to get a wonderful perspective from this experienced author and children's librarian. http://wendieold.blogspot.com/

C. Hope Clark is one of the most important people a new writer in any genre will want to read. She runs Funds for Writers, a newsletter that features great contests (fee and no-fee), grants, jobs, and more. This blog has all of that and her personal journey to published novelist-hood. (Plus, she's a total hottie! <g>) www.hopeclark.blogspot.com

Wil Wheaton is all grown up from his days as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation and movies like Stand By Me. Now he's a professional writer, voice actor (if you're a Teen Titans fan, you've heard him as Aqualad) and sometimes poker player. His blog is one that I read a couple of times a week because, while I'm not a big poker fan, his writing on being a husband, father, life in Hollywood and elsewhere, and on being a writer are just inspiring. Well worth an hour or so of your time to read this one: http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/.

One of my faves, author Terry Pierce talks about her writing process.
http://terrypierce.blogspot.com

Random Buzz from author Lisa Rondinelli Albert, biographer of Lois Lowry and author of Mercy Lily; Goodbye, Cajun Moon; and many more great works for teens: http://lisaalbert.livejournal.com/

2004 W.I.N.NER Tammi Sauer's blog documents her progress from beginning writer to award-winner to multiply-published, critically-acclaimed children's author: http://tamarak.livejournal.com

Fiona Bayrock, another 2004 W.I.N.NER, is writing up a storm up in British Columbia, and is talking about it on her blog here: http://fbayrock.blogspot.com

Mad Woman In The Forest from author Laurie Halse Anderson:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/halseanderson/

One Writer's Journey: The Bumpy Road from writer Debbi Michiko Florence:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/d_michiko_f/

Devas T. Rants And Raves from illustrator Don Tate:
http://devast.blogspot.com/

Author Lara M. Zeises:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/zeisgeist/

Author Cynthia Leitich Smith's Cynsations:
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/

Her husband, author Greg Leitich Smith:
http://greglsblog.blogspot.com/

Linda Joy Singleton, Author of THE SEER series and many more SF and Fantasy books for kids, including a personal favorite, DON'T DIE, DRAGONFLY
* Personal Writing Updates: at www.LindaJoySingleton.blogspot.com/
* Weird Stuff & Writing news: at www.LiveJournal.com/LindaJSingleton
* Magic and Mystery Reading Club for Kids: New Book Every Month at www.LiveJournal.com/LJSingleton

Children's Book Illustrator Janee Trasler:
http://www.trasler.typepad.com/

Tanya Stone, Author of many books for kids, including the upcoming A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL, from Wendy Lamb Books, '06.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tanyaleestone/

Cynthia Lord, Children's Author and 1st Place W.I.N.NER in the 2004 Write It Now Competition, Mid-grade Category
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cynthialord/

Anastasia Suen, Author, Poet, and Writing Teacher Extraordinaire
http://create-relate.blogspot.com/

Mona Pease, Children's Author
www.monapease.com or www.live,journal.com/users/monapease/

Shelley Souza, Children's Author
http://shelleysouza.com/

Sheryl Clark, Children's Author
http://sherrylclark.blogspot.com/

Max Elliot Anderson, Children's Author does book reviews on his blog
 http://maxbookreviews.blogspot.com/

Arthur Slade, Children's Author
http://www.livejournal.com/~arthurslade/

Michele Regenold, Children's Author
http://iowakid.blogspot.com/

Chris Barton, Children's Author and Biographer, next book: THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS, from Charlesbridge in 2007
http://www.chrisbarton.info/blog/blog.html

Amy Moreno, Children's Author and Illustrator posts about the ins and outs of creating books for children
www.cachibachis.blogspot.com

Christina VanGinkel, Children's Author
http://tinaswritinglife.blogspot.com/

Libba Bray, author of A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY and REBEL ANGELS
http://www.livejournal.com/users/libba_bray/

Author Katrina Martin Davenport talks about her writing process and school visits
http://www.kmdavenport.com

Author Shari Lyle-Soffe 
http://www.sharilyle-soffe.com

Author Schuyler Thorpe
http://starchilduniverse.blogspot.com/

Author Dori Butler talks about writing and children's and YA books she's reading
http://dorihbutler.livejournal.com

Illustrator Sharon Vargo
http://sharonvargo.blogspot.com

For Screenwriting:

AOL Screenwriting Chat Host Orbie offers her frequently-updated blog on the screenwriting industry: http://journals.aol.com/hostwplcorbie/ScreenwritersChatJournal/

Agents:

Nadia Cornier, Firebrand Literary
http://www.livejournal.com/users/agentobscura/

Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary
http://www.livejournal.com/users/bgliterary/
Includes a superb entry - August 22, 2005 -  on how to query an agent

Miss Snark
http://misssnark.blogspot.com/ - the blog is no longer active, but Miss Snark has very kindly left it up as a great reference tool  for aspiring writers

Editors Have Time to Blog? These do!

Madeline Smoot, Blooming Tree Press
http://cbaybooks.blogspot.com/

Alice Pope, Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market
http://cwim.blogspot.com/

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