I had my first public speaking engagement last Thursday. Very scary. I was quite pleased to be asked actually, as other than online I don't get the chance to talk about my passion to many people. However, I was presenting to a group of Service Club members, rather than a group interested in children's writing,so I did find it a difficult ask.
I'm not sure how many of the audience were really interested in children's writing but it was good practice for me in public speaking (there you go, I'm planning on doing a few more obviously :) )
The following link:
http://www.katrinagermein.com/blog/ten-things-not-to-say-to-a-childrens-author/
is Katrina Germein's blog with some questions that children's writers get asked quite often.
I didn't get these questions myself although I think it's possible some of them were considered even though left unasked :)
Cheers
Lynn
About Me
- Lynn
- Temora, NSW, Australia
- Hello! I'm a writer who loves writing for children. My first picture book, 'The Big Beet', illustrated by Adam Carruthers, was published by Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, in 2013. 'Sally Snickers' Knickers' came out in 2014 and was published by Walker Books and illustrated by Anthea Stead .'No Room for a Wombat' illustrated by Lorell Lehman, hit the shelves in 2017 (publisher Scholastic Australia's Omnibus imprint) and 'Grumpy Bear, Grouchy Bear' (illustrated by Monty Lee) and published by Yellow Brick Books came out September 2018. I've also had work published in the NSW School Magazine, Little Ears magazine, Fandangle ine, Storybox Online and Book for Fiji.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Ballarat Writers' Festival
I spent a lovely weekend travelling down to Ballarat for the Writers' Festival, which was being run for the first time in five years. The Festival focused on Children's and Young Adult writing so I was keen to go along, even though it involved a 16 hr round-trip. The drive down, firstly through country NSW and then through country Victoria, was beautiful. Lush greenery replaced the dry, brown barreness of the last few years and we could feel the first days of Spring had well and truly sprung.
The Festival began with a dinner on Friday night and was held in the wonderful Alexandria on Lydiard. I have to admit it was a little nerve wracking heading off to dinner, when I knew not a soul in the room, however I met some very entertaining and interesting people who made me feel very welcome.
The Saturday consisted of a number of sessions including 'Picture Books - to Rhyme or not to Rhyme', which of course interested me greatly. Another session I really enjoyed was the feedback session from the editors. The last session of the day consisted of the three visiting editors critiquing a section of entries in the First Page competition. This provided very valuable insights into what editors are looking for and what we, as writers, can do differently when submitting.Congratulations to the organisers of the Festival, you obviously haven't lost the knack, even after five years.
It was nice to be able to meet in person a couple of people I had otherwise only known as Facebook writer friends. It's always good to put the face to the name.
The drive home was again a pleasure, although a tiring one, but I think we were very lucky we drove on the Sunday and not today (Monday) as the Victorian townships we came through have since been deluged with flooding. My thoughts go out to those affected and I hope the damage is not too great.
The Festival began with a dinner on Friday night and was held in the wonderful Alexandria on Lydiard. I have to admit it was a little nerve wracking heading off to dinner, when I knew not a soul in the room, however I met some very entertaining and interesting people who made me feel very welcome.
The Saturday consisted of a number of sessions including 'Picture Books - to Rhyme or not to Rhyme', which of course interested me greatly. Another session I really enjoyed was the feedback session from the editors. The last session of the day consisted of the three visiting editors critiquing a section of entries in the First Page competition. This provided very valuable insights into what editors are looking for and what we, as writers, can do differently when submitting.Congratulations to the organisers of the Festival, you obviously haven't lost the knack, even after five years.
It was nice to be able to meet in person a couple of people I had otherwise only known as Facebook writer friends. It's always good to put the face to the name.
The drive home was again a pleasure, although a tiring one, but I think we were very lucky we drove on the Sunday and not today (Monday) as the Victorian townships we came through have since been deluged with flooding. My thoughts go out to those affected and I hope the damage is not too great.
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