Monthly Archives: June 2012

Uncategorized Me

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

I have been working on writing a query letter to send out to literary agents this week. One of the hardest part for me is categorizing my novel. I realized this is not as easy to do as I once … Continue reading →

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Being Writer Born on June 25th

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

Today is my birthday and although I share it with a few people I know personally, I had a look to see who I share it with that also shares/shared the same passion for writing as I do. My discovery … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Reading a Real Book

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

Many times in the course of being a parent one of my children does something or says something that makes my heart swell. Tonight was one of these special moments. My son is seven. He has been reading for about … Continue reading →

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Connecting with Young Adult Readers the Emotional Way

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

I was going through my old journals from my younger years today and found many short stories and poems written by me when I was as young as twelve or thirteen. Here are a few samples: LOVE Love is like … Continue reading →

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Are electronic books real books?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

I just read an article where Stephen King says that in June his new book Joyland will be released in paper version only. The article stated that even though King was one of the forerunners in the electronic publishing format … Continue reading →

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Sunshine and Blogging – Do they mix?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

This is just a quick post but it is one I have been thinking about for a couple days. Summer always presents me with a little challenge when it comes to writing. In the winter it is so much easier … Continue reading →

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