   The book is divided into five sections: Getting Started/General Business, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Writing, and Poetry. Each section includes helpful articles from experienced authors. December, 2007 I've added the lovely cover art by Pam Paparone to my My Books page. Take a look! I'm so excited about this new nonfiction picture book, now available in stores. Look for it! November, 2007 I took part in my second National Novel Writing Month this year. I have to admit I did not reach my goal--I didn't even finish a first draft! But I got a good start on a new novel I hope to keep working on. April, 2007 Here's an article about my visit to Hales Corners Elementary School. I had a wonderful time working with the students there. February, 2007 See the My Books page for a list of links to educational publishers, content developers/editorial services, test publishers, and job search web sites. I'll keep adding to the list. Let me know if you have additions or corrections. Thanks! February, 2007 I have just turned in my 100th book! Julia Cameron (The Artist's Way, The Vein of Gold, The Sound of Paper, etc.) says to celebrate the milestones, so I'm due for some confetti--or at least chocolate! May, 2006 Candlewick will publish Waiting Out the Storm, a rhyming picture book in the form of a poem for two voices (a conversation between a mother and child). In January, 2006, I traveled with six other volunteer authors and illustrators to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, an area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. We spent three days working with school children, each presenting four talks per day. After school, we met with parents and teachers. Penguin Group graciously donated copies of Sing-Along Song for each school. December, 2005 Holiday House will publish Flip, Float, Fly! Seeds on the Move, a nonfiction picture book about the many ways seeds travel.  Well, I didn't reach the goal of 50,000 words by the end of November, but I did complete a draft of a middle grade novel based loosely on a disastrous canoe trip I took with my family in spring. I'm thrilled to have made it that far. Now comes the really hard part--revising. Wish me luck! September, 2005 My article "Writing for the School and Library Market" is in the 2006 Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market. Check it out!  Bea June, 2005 We got a puppy! She's part beagle and part Australian cattle dog. She's training us to fetch her food and treats, take her out in the middle of the night, and play. What fun! February 10, 2005 Yippee! The Texas Library Association has chosen Sing-Along Song for the 2005 Texas 2 x 2 Reading List. Twenty titles are chosen that are appropriate for children from age 2 to grade 2. Click the link below for more information and the 2005 Reading List. Sing-Along Song is in the New York Times! Sunday, September 19 SING-ALONG SONG By JoAnn Early Macken. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Viking "An ebullient toddler, inspired by the robin outside his window, serenades the pleasures and delights of a long, busy summer day. Bubbling, high-spirited illustrations."  Sing-Along Song is on the shelf! Here I am at my neighborhood bookstore. Sing-Along Song is being translated into Japanese by a Tokyo publisher and will be published in Japan! Last spring, our family took a canoe trip down the Buffalo River in Arkansas. We saw some amazing scenery, tons of birds and animals, and hardly any other people!  Here I am on the Buffalo River! I also visited Dixon Elementary School in Brookfield, Wisconsin, to help the students write poetry. What a great school! I spoke in a room surrounded by gorgeous flower artwork in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe. • a new middle grade adventure novel (see NaNoWriMo above) • a nonfiction book about one of my favorite birds • a new poetry collection Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt Please do not copy without permission. |
2008 ScheduleCreating Books for Children: Essentials for Writers and Illustrators March 8, 2008 SCBWI-Wisconsin Bishop O'Connor Center Madison, WI St. John Vianney School Brookfield, Wisconsin March 5, 2008
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