http://cherylrainfield.com/blog Avid Reader, Teen Fiction Writer, and Book-a-holic. All Things Books, With a Focus on Children's and Teen Fiction Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:08:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, Tuesday night I fainted for the first time in my life (aside from stuff that happened in torture, which feels separate to me). I was very lucky to have been talking to a neigbhor at the time, who caught me and kept me from falling down flights of stairs ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/11/i-know-im-a-writer/ I really like what Jo Nesbo has to say on writing for children--especially that you don't have to have children to write for children--you just have to remember your own childhood, your emotions, what it felt like. What do you think--do you agree? Disagree? http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/15/jo-nesbo-on-writing-for-children/ You might have seen the cover for Mockingjay, the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzane Collins--but just in case you haven't, here's a sneak preview! http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/11/the-cover-for-the-3rd-hunger-games-book/ YA Books Central just named my blog & site the Best of the Best! And Kimberly Pauley, YA author and founder of YA Books Central, wrote such a lovely write up about my blog and site, too! It felt SO good to read. I'm honored and delighted. It's a lovely thing ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/08/cherylrainfield-com-named-best-of-the-best-by-ya-books-central/ I think this is a great video--funny, entertaining, yet also including good information for writers and readers alike. The Writer's Rap is by Erin Dealey, and Andrew Heringer created the music and video. What do you think? Do you like it? Thanks to @JillCorcoran for the link. http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/07/writers-rap/ For some reading humor, check out this video: Unbridled Books P.S.A. from Unbridled Books on Vimeo. http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/03/health-warning-for-reading-books-humor/ Katherine Paterson, the fantastic children's and YA author of Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and many more beautifully written, haunting books, and the US National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, wrote an op-ed today in the NY Daily News today--titled "Apple's iPad is no book-killer: Author says technology ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/01/childrens-author-katherine-paterson-wrote-an-op-ed-in-the-new-york-daily-news/ I love good book trailers--and this book trailer for Karen Krossing's YA novel Take the Stairs is, I think, a good trailer. What do you think? http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/29/take-the-stairs-book-trailer/ RED HOT INTERNET PUBLICITY: An Insider's Guide to Promoting Your Book on the Internet by Penny C. Sansevieri Cosimo Books; Revised edition (Sept 2009) ISBN-10: 1605207241, ISBN-13: 978-1605207247 Source: Author-donated copy for an unbiased review. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Hundreds of thousands of books are published each year. To get readers to ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/26/book-review-red-hot-internet-publicity-an-insiders-guide-to-marketing-your-book-on-the-internet/ E-book piracy has been a big issue lately on some of the author e-lists I'm on. Children's and YA authors are finding pirated copies of their books available as free downloads to people--sometimes when no ebook copy of that book has been available. It seems that pirated copies are sometimes created ... http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/25/ebook-piracy/