Digital Media With Emma Dryden, Rubin Pfeffer, and Loreen Leedy 10 Jul 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer In the Digital Media Track at SCBWI Orlando, Emma Dryden reminded us the iPhone and the Kindle were first introduced... Read More
NOVEL INTENSIVE WITH MICHELLE BURKE, KATHLEEN DUEY, MARJETTA GEERLING 07 Jul 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I took lots of random notes during the novel intensive at SCBWI Orlando. Here’s a quick summary: 1. If your... Read More
Stephen Roxburgh’s Novel Revision Workshop 26 Jun 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Wow! Let me just start with a superlative…or two!! I attended Stephen Roxburgh’s workshop through the Highlights Foundation on June... Read More
Interview With Newbery Honor Author, Grace Lin 31 May 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Grace Lin is a talented picture book author and illustrator. But she is best known for her Newbery Honor novel,... Read More
THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson 14 May 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I couldn’t wait to read THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE, after hearing literary agent, Erin Murphy, speak at the Miami SCBWI... Read More
A Life Of Its Own 08 May 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer My writing has a life of its own. Once I sell a story or article, it’s out of my control.... Read More
The Beta Readers 28 Apr 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I finally have a first draft of my latest novel! I’ve done a couple of read throughs and made minor... Read More
The Groove Train 15 Apr 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I’m on a writing “groove train.” Within a couple of weeks, (God willing and the creek don’t rise), I should... Read More
The Twitter Advantage 31 Mar 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I enjoy Facebook’s format more than Twitter’s, but recently I’ve experienced the Twitter Advantage. For the first time ever, I... Read More