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Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Authors helping authors:
Samantha said, "When I joined the children’s book writing community, one of the things I was immediately impressed with was how supportive everyone was. Not all writing communities — or all creative communities — are like that, and it’s..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Book recommendation:
Samantha said, "I don’t write book reviews — I’m not a fast reader — but when I find a book that I really love, I like to write it. Today’s book recommendation is for Gayle Forman‘s young adult novel If I Stay. I discovered this..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled New Enid Blyton book uncovered:
Samantha said, "Being British — to my American readers, yep, that’s right, if I was talking instead of typing, I’d have a funny accent :) — the first author I knew by name because I loved her books so much was Enid Blyton. I keep naming..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Self-publishing and ebooks:
Samantha said, "Going into the Austin SCBWI chapter’s annual conference this weekend — it was great, by the way — I was curious to find out how middle-grade novels are selling in ebooks, as that’s what I write. I’ve seen lots of..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Rest in Peace L.K. Madigan:
Samantha said, "L.K. Madigan In January, I wrote about the wonderful community that children’s book writing has and how they were supporting young adult author L.K. Madigan, who had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Madigan passed away this..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Beautiful first paragraph: Myra McEntire’s Hourglass:
Samantha said, "I had a blast volunteering for my local Austin SCBWI chapter a few weeks ago at the Texas Library Association. It was my first time at the conference, and the rumors of all the free advanced reading copies of upcoming books were not exaggerated. I..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Fear and keeping your head:
Samantha said, "My husband and I were talking about fear the other day and he mentioned the saying that’s painted over the player’s entrance to centre court at Wimbledon: “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Children need books:
Samantha said, "I read some really troubling news today. In the U.K., three out of every 10 children do not own any books — none! No bookcases in their bedroom with Where the Wild Things Are, The Little Prince, Harry Potter… No parents reading to them..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Blog has moved:
Samantha said, "DayByDayWriter has moved. I figured it was time to have a URL with my name. :) So, please come and join in over at SamanthaClark.wordpress.com. Write On!"
Sunday, July 10, 2011 11:32:22 AM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Blog has moved:
Samantha said, "DayByDayWriter has moved. I figured it was time to have a URL with my name. So, please come and join in over at SamanthaClark.wordpress.com. Write On! "
Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:34:58 AM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Children need books:
Samantha said, "I read some really troubling news today. In the U.K., three out of every 10 children do not own any books — none! No bookcases in their bedroom with Where the Wild Things Are, The Little Prince, Harry Potter… No parents reading to them..." more
Friday, May 20, 2011 4:48:56 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Fear and keeping your head:
Samantha said, "My husband and I were talking about fear the other day and he mentioned the saying that’s painted over the player’s entrance to centre court at Wimbledon: “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:01:01 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Beautiful first paragraph: Myra McEntire’s Hourglass:
Samantha said, "I had a blast volunteering for my local Austin SCBWI chapter a few weeks ago at the Texas Library Association. It was my first time at the conference, and the rumors of all the free advanced reading copies of upcoming books were not exaggerated. I..." more
Friday, February 25, 2011 11:26:09 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Rest in Peace L.K. Madigan:
Samantha said, "L.K. Madigan In January, I wrote about the wonderful community that children’s book writing has and how they were supporting young adult author L.K. Madigan, who had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Madigan passed away this..." more
Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:01:52 AM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Self-publishing and ebooks:
Samantha said, "Going into the Austin SCBWI chapter’s annual conference this weekend — it was great, by the way — I was curious to find out how middle-grade novels are selling in ebooks, as that’s what I write. I’ve seen lots of..." more
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:45:54 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled New Enid Blyton book uncovered:
Samantha said, "Being British — to my American readers, yep, that’s right, if I was talking instead of typing, I’d have a funny accent — the first author I knew by name because I loved her books so much was Enid Blyton. I keep naming..." more
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 3:14:55 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Book recommendation:
Samantha said, "I don’t write book reviews — I’m not a fast reader — but when I find a book that I really love, I like to write it. Today’s book recommendation is for Gayle Forman‘s young adult novel If I Stay. I discovered this..." more
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 6:38:55 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Authors helping authors:
Samantha said, "When I joined the children’s book writing community, one of the things I was immediately impressed with was how supportive everyone was. Not all writing communities — or all creative communities — are like that, and it’s..." more
Monday, January 17, 2011 11:22:14 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Patience, perseverance and a whole lotta reading:
Samantha said, "Saturday was the monthly meeting of the great Austin chapter of the SCBWI at the awesome independent bookstore BookPeople, and all who attended got a healthy dose of inspiration. The speaker was author Jessica Lee Anderson, who taught about dealing..." more
Friday, January 14, 2011 6:03:18 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled The writer’s journey is the best part:
Samantha said, "My husband and I watched the movie Peaceful Warrior last night — based on the book by Dan Millman, whose life is supposedly the basis for the book and movie — and I found myself nodding and smiling a lot. Not that I’m half as wise..." more
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:15:20 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Need a good book to read?:
Samantha said, "We writers always have a stack of books waiting to be read, but when reading the best books helps us becoming better writers, what are the best books for us to read? The bestsellers and award winners in our genres are a great place to start. The..." more
Thursday, January 6, 2011 5:01:02 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Fun writing news:
Samantha said, "Lots of fun publishing news out the last couple days, so I thought I’d compile it for you: Thomas Nelson has launched its science-fiction fantasy Chaos series for young adults with Invasion by Jon S. Lewis. Here’s the jacket cover: When..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:41:39 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Going digital:
Samantha said, "Happy New Year! It’s a new year, and, now that I’m finally starting to settle down after my monster move, I’m back on Day By Day Writer. I’m excited and pledge that I’ll be with you at least three times a week. So, with..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 11:49:00 AM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Win Storybook Treasures read-along DVDs from Scholastic:
Samantha said, "If you haven’t seen Scholastic’s Storybook Treasures line of “read-along DVDs,” they’re a great blend of books and screen. Scholastic animated some of its best children’s books, along with award-winning titles,..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:19:11 PM
Samantha Clark wrote a blog post titled Patience, perseverance and a whole lotta reading:
Samantha said, "Saturday was the monthly meeting of the great Austin chapter of the SCBWI at the awesome independent bookstore BookPeople, and all who attended got a healthy dose of inspiration. The speaker was author Jessica Lee Anderson, who taught about dealing..." more