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Blog Name: VB Tremper
Url: http://www.vbtremper.wordpress.com
Language: English
Topics: writing, mom, childrens's writing
Description: A mom and children's writer blogs about her journey to publication.
Popularity: 2 Followers

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Query Resources
Having just drafted a new query letter for the rewritten Kwizera, I thought others could benefit from the resources I used. When you get published, you can thank me in the acknowledgements.*An agen...
Rewrite Update
Kwizera is coming along nicely.  25,000 words and counting.  I decided to start the story much earlier than in the original version.  Writing new stuff was easier than refining the old manuscript t...
Revision Resources
As I prepare to revise “Sophie and the Medallion of Time”, I have gathered the following online resources to help me in the process. This variety of methods really runs the gamut. You may find on...
Young Reader Update
I just had an interesting conversation with my son’s teacher.  He is no longer at the reading level equivalent to the middle of second grade.  He is now reading at a fourth grade level.  4th grade!...
Love for Books
My new reader has finally moved on from Dr. Seuss and Ricky Ricotta.  He started the school year at a reading level equivalent to the average first grader five months into the year.  He is now read...
New year…
New year, new work, new goals.I thought I would take this opportunity to update you, my adoring and avid public.The Transparents – I am considering rewriting this for YA.  I have realized that ther...
Kwizera Inspirations: Landmine
This is part of a series of posts discussing the real-life places, people and events that inspired scenes and characters in my young adult manuscript, “Kwizera Means Hope”. We went out to the living room and watched Teddy run to the door.  How odd.  Teddy usually walked with a long, ambling stride. He burst through the door.  “There’s been a land mine accident near a school in Kigogo!” My heart stopped.  My sisters go to school in Kigogo. “Oh my goodness,” Louise said, squeezing nearly white lips between her fingers. “Two children were hurt,” he said. I took a few steps back.
Motivation
It’s only those who give up that always, without a doubt, fail.This quote is from Lindsay Eland whose first book, the middle grade Scones and Sensibility, comes out on December 22, 2009.Thanks to t...
Query Holiday 2009
Last year at this time I posted about a certain agency giving us writers a query holiday for a month, which involved sending a portion of a manuscript to them without the query letter step. That ag...
More writerly advice
Thanks to the Query Tracker blog for these 7 Characteristics You Need to Get Published .This article reminded me of important qualities – some I have and some I’m working on – to cultivate in my jo...

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