Monthly Archives: August 2009

Skype an Author

Skype an Author Net­work is a site that lists many authors who are inter­ested in doing vir­tual vis­its with school, libraries, and book clubs. David is par­tic­i­pat­ing in the Skype an Author Net­work and is avail­able for book­ings. Pre­sen­ta­tions: For Schools & Libraries Author Talk and Q&A ses­sions– For stu­dents who have read his work,

Authors for ALAN Workshop 2009

The ALAN Work­shop, the Great­est YA Show on Earth, will be held in Philadel­phia this Novem­ber. To whet your appetites, I’ve copied the list of appear­ing authors from the NCTE web­site. Each author’s name is listed next to the spon­sor­ing pub­lisher, along with the title of her/his pre­sen­ta­tion. Edward Bloor, author, Ran­dom House, New York,

School Visit Info

Host­ing David Macin­nis Gill at School Library, and Other Events Con­tact: You can reach David directly by using the con­tact web form on this web­site. The link to the form is at the top of this web­page. Or if you would rather work through David’s pub­lisher, you can use the Harper­Collins website’s con­tact form. David is

You’re Undead To Me

My Rot­ten Life: Nathan Aber­crom­bie, Acci­den­tal Zom­bie, by David Lubar launches today. Funny, dis­gust­ing, out­ra­geous, funny, and some­times, heart-warming, this novel is close to my heart. I pre­dict it will sweep mid­dle school and upper ele­men­tary schools like a faster than a fart joke. Con­grats, Mr. Lubar!

BBYA Chicago Report

Teens loved the strong female char­ac­ter and the humor in this book. One teen said she “admired the char­ac­ter not giv­ing in to any­one, not even if it is the devil him­self,” and another, in agree­ment, liked how she “did not take crap from anyone.”

How to Write a Logline

How to Write a Log­line for Your Novel I’ve decided to do a series of how-to posts about aspects of writ­ing. Hope you find some­thing of use. Def­i­n­i­tion A “log line” or “log­line” is Hol­ly­wood ter­mi­nol­ogy that means a 1–2 sen­tence descrip­tor of a story. It gets its name, I imag­ine, from a time when some­one