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Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:13:54 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled :
Christy said, "Hi! Long time no see. What have you been up to? What have I been up to? Glad you asked. I've been taking pictures, learning my camera inside and out, learning about lighting, and the technicalities of taking a good picture and trying to figure out..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:30:23 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled I'm back! Photo of the day, Day 1 and Day 2:
Christy said, "Wow! I can't believe it has been nearly two years since I last posted. I've gone through a pretty rough time since my last post. Lots of life changes and loss. It has all taken a toll on my confidence and has consequently made it hard for me to..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:30:23 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled I'm a Stupid Cupid winner!!!!!:
Christy said, "YaY!!!! I'm so excited. I just found out that I'm the winner of Tina Ferraro's latest book, Stupid Cupid. Thanks so much Tina! I can't wait to read it. I've loved every one of your books so I know this one will be fabulous too!"
Friday, December 16, 2011 2:32:06 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Inspired by books: Her own personal Narnia:
Christy said, "My 10 year old has been reading this book called "Mandy" by Julie Andrews Edwards. (Yes, that's the same as the Mary Poppins actress) It's about an orphan that finds an abandoned cottage and works to fix it up as her own little get-away haven.We..." more
Thursday, December 8, 2011 11:24:27 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Encouragement for Writers: An Agent Success Story With Kathleen M. Reilly:
Christy said, "I'm happy to introduce yet another member of my critique group, Kathleen M. Reilly. who recently signed with Marcy Posner of Folio Literary Magangement. Kate has graciously answered some of my questions about her journey to finding an agent.But..." more
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:11:49 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled "How to Milk a Dinocow" Book launch!:
Christy said, "Do you remember when we sent Critter around the world last year? Critter met all kinds of writers and illustrators and then was auctioned off for St. Jude.Critter's mega-talented creator, Ian Sands, has his first humorous middle grade book coming..." more
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 7:07:12 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled NaNo, words flow, go, go, go! How do you get the words out?:
Christy said, "I can't believe NaNo is going so well for me this year. I have three youngin's and a busy life. I didn't even know if I should tackle NaNo this year; 1) because my past NaNo stories have turned out to be junk 2) I didn't know if I had the time. ..." more
Monday, November 7, 2011 8:13:48 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Encouragement for Writers: An Agent Success Story with Jenny Murray:
Christy said, "Visit Jenny Murray at www.jennymurray.netI'm especially happy to bring you this week's ENCOURAGEMENT FOR WRITERS section because today's guest is one of my critique group buddies. Jenny Murray is a dedicated and talented writer that hasn't let our ..." more
Friday, November 4, 2011 9:24:12 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Making NaNo progress.:
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Monday, October 31, 2011 10:25:07 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled NaNo WriMo by Numbers:
Christy said, "NaNo is a pretty large monster of a word count to tackle. 50,o00 words in one month. I'm not even writing my actual book. I'm writing a book about my book. The back story and character sketches . . . if I get that far.It helps me to break down..." more
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:22:18 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Win an ARC:
Christy said, "Want to win an ARC of a book, MY VERY UNFAIRYTALE LIFE, that sounds like loads of fun and has an aWesomE cover as well? Of course you do!go to Anna Staniszewski's blog to enter! Click here!"
Monday, October 17, 2011 9:03:07 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled I'm gonna do it!:
Christy said, "OK. I'm in. At first I didn't think I'd do NaNo again. I've done it a couple of times and the novels I wrote ended up being junk. I did learn a lot, but it's a big goal in a short amount of time. I didn't know if it would be worth it.I just..." more
Monday, September 19, 2011 11:23:22 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled :
Christy said, "Ahoy maties!In honor of ye ol' Talk LIke a Pirate day, ye best be sheddin' yer land lubbin name and get yerself a name fittin' for a pirate at Ye ol' Pirate Name generator. ARRRRRRRRR! My new pirate name be Burnin' Juliana Hawkins. What be yers? ..." more
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:30:57 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Stairs to Nowhere:
Christy said, "I was recently walking in downtown Raleigh when I came across these stairs that lead to nowhere. I had to take a picture. I love the way a sight like this starts my creative story wheels a-turning. Let me count the possible ways to find a story..." more
Saturday, July 30, 2011 8:08:40 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Truth is stranger than fiction . . .:
Christy said, "How's my summer? Wow! Don't know how to answer that. My summer started out trying to help out a friend on the brink of homelessness. This has been followed by deception, pregnancy, murder,assault, a crime spree and a suicide attempt gone wrong. ..." more
Sunday, May 8, 2011 9:24:35 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Ninja's at a wedding? Samuaria girl, Book review.:
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:53:58 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Play a game with your Characters:
Christy said, "The Best Day/ Worst Day GameCharacter development doesn't have to be dull. Try playing a game with your characters. In John Green's "Finding Alaska" his characters play a game of "Best Day, Worst Day" where each character told the others their..." more
Monday, April 11, 2011 8:36:28 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Trying someting new: Developing character voice:
Christy said, "Since I started this adventure in writing I learned pretty zippity-quick that in order to make it in this business, you have to have a strong voice. It took a while for me to get a grasp on "what" voice is. It's not the easiest to explain. ..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:30:28 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Part 2, The Psychology of Change: Developing Authentic Characters:
Christy said, "I'm tickled pink w/ purple polka dots over the responses of Part 1 of the Psychology of Change. I hope that this 2nd segment will be just as useful.Part 1 dealt with how your character experiences a sense of loss in their life when change occurs..." more
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:39:46 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled The psychology of change: Developing authentic characters:
Christy said, "Last month I attended a business conference where I heard a session about the psychology of change as it relates to your business and employees. My hubby is the business end of our marriage so normally I take these opportunities to daydream and/or..." more
Monday, March 7, 2011 9:51:53 AM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Words of encouragement for authors and writers, from one of my favorite authors . . . Kathleen Duey:
Christy said, "This interview of Encouragement is especially meaningful to me because one of my favorite authors, Kathleen Duey, has given us her personal insights into handling discouragement as a writer. Kathleen is the author of over 70 b00ks for ages k-YA...." more
Thursday, February 3, 2011 1:35:00 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled Where Have the Unicorns Gone?:
Christy said, "By Jane YolenIllustrated by Ruth SandersonIf you're looking for a Unicorn PB, this is a great one. The words are seamlessly-dreamy and the illustrations . . . Gorgeous! There's a nice little surprise for the kids (and adults) at the end."
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 4:00:50 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled You've gotta check out this contest!:
Christy said, "Here's a great opportunity that you should check out. Fabutaunts, PJ Hoover and Jessica Lee Anderson are hosting a Query Critique Contest. You can enter on either of their blogs. Click on their names to go directly to each of their links."
Monday, January 31, 2011 11:28:02 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled It's a Mythtery! A study of Mythical Creatures and Legends: Unicorn!:
Christy said, "It's a Mythery!UNICORNA study of mythical creatures and legends.(P.S. Please excuse the font and coloring below. I've lost some control over how this post looks and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to set it straight.)It's February. The..." more
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:56:15 PM
Christy Evers wrote a blog post titled :
Christy said, "Plz excuse the fact that I have no paragraph separation. When I changed my template last year I lost the ability to have separate paragraphs without the aid of a picture. It's sad. Why? Oh Why must these paragraphical ailments befall me? (hence the..." more