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Saturday, October 22, 2011 2:32:14 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Great quote from Steve Jobs:
Crystal said, "I came across this quote from the late Steve Jobs a few days ago and thought I'd pass it on:"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma--which is living with the results of other people's..." more
Sunday, October 2, 2011 5:04:11 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Sunday Musings . . . I'm back, yes, really!:
Crystal said, "Hi everyone!Long time, no see . . . yes, I’m back. So sorry I was gone so long but I had to deal with a few personal issues, including unemployment (lost my job in 2010). And with my husband working only part-time, it has been quite stressful to..." more
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 11:51:52 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Back to Blogging:
Crystal said, "Hi all!I know, I know . . . long time no see!Sorry I was gone so long! So much has been happening, both in my own life (no, no, I didn't get an agent if that's what you're thinking--oh how I wish that had happened!) and around the blogosphere (I'll..." more
Friday, April 2, 2010 9:56:51 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Better late than never . . . First Page Blogfest:
Crystal said, "*entry coming*"
Saturday, February 20, 2010 12:48:51 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled "Dear Lucky Agent" Contest reminder:
Crystal said, "Hi all!Most of you know this already. Just a reminder that the 2nd "Dear Lucky Agent" Contest being held on the Guide to Literary Agents blog ends this coming Sunday, February 21, EST. The category this time is Kids Novels (Middle Grade and Young..." more
Friday, January 29, 2010 1:32:37 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Contests! Contests! Contests!:
Crystal said, "**This is a long post so you may want to look this over a bit more on the weekend, you know, when you can sit back & relax (I hope!) with a cup of coffee (or tea or hot chocolate), and read at your leisure . . . Are you in the mood for a..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:41:54 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled And speaking of DREAMS . . . the ALA Awards:
Crystal said, "Quite a few dreams came true on Monday with the announcement of the ALA Awards. CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!Here are a few:2010 John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children’s literatureWinner: When You Reach Me, by..." more
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:59:48 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Happy (Belated) Birthday, Dr. King!:
Crystal said, "Hi all!Last week we had some electrical trouble (bad wiring, as determined by the fire dept.--yeah, we called them around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning because lights were flickering on & off, and well, we just wanted to be SAFE). So they had to turn..." more
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:35:43 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Happy New Year!:
Crystal said, "Hi all!Hope everyone had a good Christmas and a restful New Year’s day! Mine was pretty peaceful, and the kids & husband were happy with what they received (even though the budget was a little tight this year). I love giving & getting..." more
Monday, January 11, 2010 9:55:49 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled CONTEST ALERT!!! Miss Snark's First Victim Secret Agent contest starts in less than 1 hour (EST):
Crystal said, "Hi all!So sorry for the rush alert on this (forgot about it over the weekend!), but, if you're interested, Miss Snark's First Victim is back with her first Secret Agent contest of the year . . . and email submissions start at 12 noon (EST). The..." more
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 8:22:15 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Teaser Tuesday:
Crystal said, "Hi all!I haven't done a teaser for a while and thought I'd post one today. If I'm not careful, I'll probably end up posting my whole book (just kidding . . . I know my chances for publication would be pretty much nil if I did that!). But seriously,..." more
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:30:26 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Thankful Thoughts:
Crystal said, "Truly, this year, there is SO MUCH to be thankful for:FAMILYGOOD FRIENDS &MY NEW WRITER/BLOGGING FRIENDSGOOD HEALTHEMPLOYMENTGOD'S LOVE & PROTECTION ANDINTERNET ACCESS (without which I could never have created this blog and met all of..." more
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:42:10 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled A little writing Inspiration . . .:
Crystal said, "Hi all!I came across a few posts/articles over the last couple of weeks that I thought were SO INSPIRING, that I just had to share them with you, my writer friends.1) From the Writers First Aid blog author Kristi Holl asks,"How Does Your Talent..." more
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 1:59:25 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Monday Musings:
Crystal said, "*post coming*"
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:10:04 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Sad day in Children's Lit:
Crystal said, "I don't know if anyone's heard about this yet, but I just read on Elizabeth Bluemle's Shelftalker blog that children's and young adult author, Norma Fox Mazer has passed away. You can read Elizabeth's tribute here.I know Ms. Mazer will be sorely..." more
Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:17:41 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Fabulous Friday Links :):
Crystal said, "Hi folks!Hope all is going well with everyone. Haven't posted much news lately (not that there hasn't been lots in the last month or two!), so I thought I'd offer up a few links/posts that you may or may not have discovered. Hope they help!) The..." more
Saturday, October 10, 2009 1:18:11 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Fabulous Friday Links:
Crystal said, "*post coming*"
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 4:35:46 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Teaser Tuesday:
Crystal said, "Hi everyone!Well, I'm back with another "teaser" today but it's not from my middle-grade work-in-progress. No, this time it's a very brief snippet from one of 2 picture books that I'm working on. It's about a young duckling who, while out on a..." more
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:43:03 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Teaser Tuesday:
Crystal said, "Hi all . . . I haven't posted a teaser in quite a while and just wanted to run this by folks . . . it's a relatively new scene I've been trying to develop.Just to set up the scene for you: my main character, Cleo, has gone to visit her..." more
Monday, September 14, 2009 7:45:58 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled The Big 3-0:
Crystal said, "No, I'm NOT turning 30 (unfortunately!), just celebrating the fact that I now have 30 followers! And, even though I'm not (yet) consistent with my posts, I just wanted to say thank you(THANK YOU!) to all who still follow my blog (or even just pop in..." more
Saturday, September 12, 2009 2:10:02 AM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Five on a Friday:
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Thursday, September 3, 2009 1:34:59 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Thoughts on a Thursday:
Crystal said, "Books on Writing for ChildrenHi all!Yesterday, I was rummaging around my bookshelf and noticed I had accumulated quite a few titles on writing for children. So I thought I'd list them. Now those of you who've been writing for some years probably..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:32:24 PM
Crystal Roget wrote a blog post titled Contests! Contests! . . . and some ENCOURAGEMENT:
Crystal said, "Hello everyone! And Happy New Year!I know I've been gone a good little while (talk about that later) but I just wanted to let you all know about two writing contests whose deadlines are coming up soon. Here's the info:1) The 2014 Sandy Writing..." more