From the Mailbox
By Kathleen Bolton | April 20, 2009 |
Award-winning YA author and WU friend K.L. Going dropped us a line about a contest she is holding for her latest release:
I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new book out this month! It’s a teen novel called King of the Screwups, and it’s already gotten starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal, plus a rave review from Kirkus. The early buzz has been great. This book has a little glam rock, a little high fashion, and a big dose of humor as the sexy son of a supermodel tries to reinvent himself as a nerd.
To celebrate the book’s release, I’m running a contest… *Confess your screwup and you’re entered to win a $100 gift certificate* to the independent bookstore of your choice, Borders, or Barnes & Nobles, plus a complete set of signed KL Going teen novels. Just e-mail me one paragraph or more describing your most heinous screwup. Must be at least twelve years old to enter. The contest runs from April 1st through June 30th, 2009. Entries will be posted on-line, but I won’t use your last name or any other identifying information.
E-mail your entries to kl at klgoing dot com or visit her website for more details.
This question isn’t something I could answer for Joyce Thomas, but I’m hoping that our readers might:
I wonder if Writer Unboxed is able to suggest the best online school for
writers who are serious about learning their craft? Also, what course would be
more beneficial to them?
Has anyone had experience with online writing courses? Let us know in the comments.
Write on!
Kathleen Bolton is co-founder of Writer Unboxed. She writes under a variety of pseudonyms, including Ani Bolton.
She has written two novels as Cassidy Calloway: Confessions of a First Daughter, and Secrets of a First Daughter–both books in a YA series about the misadventures of the U.S. President’s teen-aged daughter, published by HarperCollins, and Tamara Blake, for the novel Slumber.
I too am interested in an online writing school.
K.L.’s your book looks very good…I just picked it.
For online writing classes look into Gotham Writers’ Workshop (https://www.writingclasses.com/)…I have their book and love it. I’ve haven’t taken any classes from them but if I had the money and was looking into taking an online class they would be my first choice.
Online Writing Workshop is great for writers of fantasy, urban fantasy or horror.
I’ve taken Gotham classes a few times since they first started.. My best experiences with them were back in 2003 or so. Lots of conversation in class, lots of helpful feedback from instructors. The last two classes I took in the past two years left a bit to be desired.. I’ve heard that UCLA Writer’s classes are excellent though, so I’m looking forward to checking them out! (The good Gotham classes were taught by Brandi Ressenweber and Corene Lemaitre)