by Diana Renn | Apr 30, 2014 | Alex Trivilino, Darcie Renn, Latitude Zero, Latitude Zero book trailer, Mundie Moms
I’m gearing up for the launch of LATITUDE ZERO — just about two months away! July 3! It’s hard to wrap my mind around it because my head’s been in Book #3, which takes place in Turkey. Now I’m mentally zipping around the globe (or getting...
by Diana Renn | Mar 17, 2014 | Erin Cashman, Kerri Majors, My Writing Process Blog Tour, The Exceptionals, the writing process, This is Not a Writing Manual, YARN
So last week I participated in the My Writing Process Blog Tour (you can read my post here if you missed it), and as promised, this week, right here on this blog, I’m hosting the fabulous Erin Cashman as part of the same tour! (And be sure to check out the other...
by Diana Renn | Mar 10, 2014 | Cold Case, Erin Cashman, Julia Platt Leonard, Kerri Majors, My Writing Process Blog Tour, The Exceptionals, the writing process, This is Not a Writing Manual, YARN
There’s nothing like a writing assignment to shake the dust off the old blog!I’ve been invited by fellow kidlit mystery writer Julia Platt London to be part of the My Writing Process blog tour. I loved Julia’s intense, fast-paced, high-stakes middle...
by Diana Renn | Mar 5, 2014 | global literacy, World Read Aloud Day
Happy World Read Aloud Day! This is a global literacy movement, celebrating the right to read. It’s for children, teens, and adults. I’ll be celebrating today by Skype visiting in some classrooms, reading a story from a favorite author of mine (Ray...
by Diana Renn | Dec 23, 2013 | Ned Vizzini, Strike a Chord, YARN
One of the perks to my gig as Fiction Editor at YARN is working with some established authors. We approach published YA authors routinely and ask if we can shake a story out of them. Or an essay. Or a poem. It’s wonderful to publish teenage and emerging writers...