Mel, FYI, I had nothing to do with this Memorial idea--it came from the powers that be--our illustrious steering committee. All I did was send out the...
I got in from St. Louis late yesterday. So sad about Joan. What an inspiration she was. Carmen, I thought Sherry was speaking at the July meeting. Critique...
St. Louis was great! I had so much fun on the radio Saturday night. I wasn't nervous at all. The crew was wonderful and invited me to be on again in the ...
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Jul 1, 2003 3:03 pm
Dotti, Did you get a tape of the interview? If so, please bring it on July 7 so we can all hear it! You are awesome! kim [Non-text portions of this message...
Thought you guys would like to see this. http://www.smartwriters.com/index.2ts?page=swjjuly2003 Dotti Enderle Fortune Tellers Club (Llewellyn Worldwide) ...
ATTENTION ALL SPEAKER'S DIRECTORY PARTICIPANTS AND PUBLISHED CHILDREN'S AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING We are going to hold a meeting...
Greetings & salutations, I received a positive go ahead on a query I sent to Highlights last week. First time I every tried that approach. 400 words max for ...
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GAGoetz@...
Jul 5, 2003 7:14 pm
Congratulations on the positive answer to your query, and thanks for the tip about Highlights!!! Gail [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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GAGoetz@...
Jul 5, 2003 7:24 pm
This site lists submission guidelines for individual publishers. Just click on the alphabet numbers in the top left-hand corner. <A...
Thanks, Mary Ann. This helps calm down my frustration with other submissions!! Doris ... From: Mary Ann Hellinghausen To: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Good luck, Doris! Dotti Enderle Fortune Tellers Club (Llewellyn Worldwide) www.fortunetellersclub.com 1. The Lost Girl 2. Playing With Fire 3. The Magic Shades...
Yeah! dories, congrats! I didn't think Highlights accepted queries, you taught me something. Now get to writing! Kelly Kelly Goldman Bennett 22307 Stormcroft...
I am reading Our Only May Amelia, which is a narrative. I think it is so unusual for the text to never have any quotation marks whatsoever. Even when the main...
Doris, The only text I've seen without quotation marks on dialogue is the Max picture books by Rosemary Wells. Dotti Enderle Fortune Tellers Club (Llewellyn...
All The Pretty Horses series doesn't have proper punctuation. Frank McCourt's Books: Tis and I can't remember the first one,now, are strangely punctuated too....
Kelly, I find reading Our Only May Amelia a little unsettling. Without quotation marks I reread many sentences. Also the fact May Amelia has 7 brothers is a...
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RobinKAlter@...
Jul 7, 2003 6:41 pm
I've asked Jeeves. I've "Yahoo'ed." And I've googled until my eyes have popped out. (Thank goodness I wear contacts.) I know Eileen Robinson said she would ...
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Mary Ann Hellinghausen
Mah@...
Jul 7, 2003 6:48 pm
Robin - The Web site for the Texas Education Agency is www.tea.state.tx.us. I think you can click on curriculum and look up TEKS - it will tell you what they...
Does it also show the TAKS? That is the new test which replaces TAAS. Bonnie -- <blambourn@...> From: "Mary Ann Hellinghausen"...
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Dede Ducharme
dducharme@...
Jul 7, 2003 8:22 pm
Some questions that have come up in our critique group: 1. If a character is thinking this and not saying it aloud, how should this sentence be punctuated? "I...
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GAGoetz@...
Jul 7, 2003 9:47 pm
I think the reason English teachers can't agree on answer to these questions is because this part of writing is largely a matter of style. At a conference I...
Funny this came up after my question about no quotation marks in Our Only May Amelia, and it was a Newbery Honor Book. Definitely a unique style that is not...
