{"id":2575,"date":"2007-04-08T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-08T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:26:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:26:21","slug":"sunday-blog-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=2575","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Blog Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am incredibly behind on reading blog posts, so please excuse the fact that these are all several days old. Apparently I’m not spending the requisite four hours a day<\/a> on blogs that I should be! (Link via Fuse #8<\/a>) I also had a rather eventful weekend that resulted in being out of the house pretty much all day Friday and Saturday, but one kidlit-related thing did happen to me while I was out, at a party last night at the house of one of my husband’s co-workers. I found out during casual conversation that the co-worker whose house it was, Brian, has a twin brother who happens to work for Maurice Sendak. That’s just bizarre. Anyway, on to the links.<\/p>\n

Via Cynsations<\/a>, some interesting thoughts about writers’ conferences<\/a> and whether it’s actually possible to make personal connections with editors or agents there. Also, the ups and downs of getting an MFA<\/a>, by writer Sarah Aronson.<\/p>\n

Congrats to fellow bloggers Little Willow<\/a>, Jen Robinson<\/a>, Jackie at interactivereader<\/a>, Miss Erin<\/a>, and new blogger Alexia, who have all been named as postergirlz for readergirlz<\/a>–“an advisory council which will generously lend their YA lit expertise to guide our book choices.” Hooray! (Thanks to Jen Robinson<\/a> for the link.)<\/p>\n

Lastly, there’s been more interesting discussion on Fuse #8<\/a> about whether bloggers should post negative book reviews. There are some really well-written and thought-provoking comments beneath the post, so don’t miss those. Our philosophy at Readers’ Rants<\/a> has generally been similar to that of Saipan Writer–we want to review books that jazzed us, and generate enthusiasm for them. In a way, it started as a venue for recommending books to friends and to other members of our writing group. But maybe it is<\/i> time to rethink our initial philosophy…I don’t know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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