Kekla Magoon is an award-winning author of books for young readers. She lives and writes in New York City, but travels everywhere for school visits and conferences.
Kekla blogs about her transition from writer to published author. Getting a book contract isn't an end result; it's merely the beginning of a rich, exciting and challenging new journey. Just an Author Blog is a gathering place where established writers can share their experiences and wisdom, and welcome debut writers into the fold with resources, advice and support that will help them get off to a great start.
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I guess I’m coming late to the party: I just found out today about the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) blackout. Where have I been, you might ask? I’ve been everywhere I usually go online lately,… Read the rest
I just finished a very long process of revising and updating my website. With the help of a fabulous web designer, all my new content is up and ready for viewing! I’m very pleased about how it all turned out.
I’ve moved… Read the rest
My guest post was featured yesterday on Cynsations, author Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s awesome all-things-kidlit blog.
I blogged about my inspirations for writing Camo Girl, my novel about friendship and fitting in in middle school.
Camo Girl deals with some hot-button… Read the rest
Okay, so it isn’t the new year yet, but I can’t believe how fast the summer disappeared, and how quickly the fall seems to be getting chomped up, too. It’s already mid-October (eek!) and I’m sure I’ll be dragging out… Read the rest
Okay….so I just wrote a long post about why everyone should pop over to Chasing Ray and read the latest “What a Girl Wants” conversation….then Blogger ate it. Grrr.
So, more on the why later, but anyone with an interest… Read the rest
Susan at ColorOnline has posted a discussion of some of her favorite books of the year so far, including The Rock and the River! She gives it a nice review, too. Yay!
Susan also lists and reviews some other great… Read the rest
The next installment of Colleen Mondor’s “What a Girl Wants” panel interview series is up at Chasing Ray. It’s an awesome discussion! Today we’re talking about the role of the girl detective in YA literature.
So……..love Nancy Drew? Agatha Christie?… Read the rest
The “What a Girl Wants” interview series has launched over at Chasing Ray.
Today we’re talking about what we read as tweens/teens that most impacted us.
Check it out!
And then join the discussion in the comments section. This is… Read the rest
Colleen Mondor, of Chasing Ray , is hosting a brand new, exciting round table of women authors talking about “What a Girl Wants.”
It launches later this week, and I’ll be participating!
Here’s a sneak peek at Colleen’s introduction to… Read the rest
Exciting, exciting things today!
First of all, pop over to Elizabeth Bird’s blog, A Fuse #8 Production, where you will find an interview with me that is part of the Summer Blog Blast Tour 2009. I talk about The Rock… Read the rest
