i spent most of the morning workingon revisions. i’m grateful for my twowonderful critique groups, because notonly do they offer encouragement andcomments, but they’ve helped mebetter deal with post critique depression.haha!
what usually happenend was i’d send fantasticpages (so i thought) to the group, and theywould then point out inconsistencies or raisequestions or suggest ways to [...]

Category Archives: scbwi conference
revisions and feminine rituals
July 30, 2008 – 9:52 pm
immersed
July 25, 2008 – 4:42 pm
i haven’t updated because i likepulling up the blog and seeing myfoto with mr.gaiman. =Dalso because it’s been avery busy week.
at the beginning of the week,virginia sent me a link to some possible models who will poseas my heroine for the cover shoot.we agreed on the three we feltwere the best possibilities. that wasvery fun [...]
cindere-not
July 1, 2008 – 9:14 pm
we went to the fair this past weekendand had really bad-for-you food. ialso got to see my first place paintingwith its giant blue ribbon next to it.*beams* i meant to take a fotoof me next to that–but pictures werenot allowed at the exhibit.
so instead, i present you with a fotoof me and my giant [...]
a woman’s place
May 6, 2008 – 5:51 pm
i’m signed up for the scbwi conferencein los angeles this august. since amberwill be there to be my roomie, i’m evenmore excited about it!
amber and i have madea pact to bring historicals back into YAas a trend. she’s written a wonderfulbook based on the moriori tribe off the coastof new zealand titled rohana. it evengarnered [...]
paint and prose
May 1, 2008 – 9:03 pm
i’m trying to slowly upload my brushpaintingson this blog. this piece, titled broken bamboo,is probably one of my best bamboos. it wonan honorable mention ribbon at the county fairand also got purchased! not by my mom, either. =p
so the idea is that i’ll be passing out businesscards at the conference in august. i thought i’dchoose [...]