Ammi-Joan Paquette, Children's Author
It's Wenesday and that means another New London, New Hampshire Market on the Green.Kendra Johnson and Ammi-Joan PaquetteThis week's Children's Author was Ammi-Joan Pauqutte. Joan's latest picture book...
View ArticleFinal Call for 2013 NESCBWI Conference Proposals
August 27th brings with it the close of 2013 New England SCBWI Conference Proposals, so take a moment and submit your most awesome idea today! Proposal Due Date: August 27, 201Presenter Notification...
View ArticleReview of The Casting by Superfastreader
Lovely Review of The Casting by Annie on her blog Reading is My Superpower.You can read it here!
View ArticleThinking about Gifts?
It's that time of year again, where the holiday decorations suddenly explode - and it seems as if it starts earlier every year. I've already ordered my photo holiday cards. They are sitting on the...
View ArticleAuthor Spotlight
It's always nice to open an email to find that you are the subject of a nice blog post at someone else's blog. To read the interview, click on the links....
View ArticleLet the World Know!
Have you read The Casting? Did you like it? Let the world know!To post a review on Amazon, click hereTo post a review on Barnes & Nobles,click here To order a signed copy for a friend, click hereTo...
View ArticleHouse of Girls - Available Now!
By Joyce Shor JohnsonSharon knows being fifteen, falling in love, and getting pregnant—is a real problem in 1961, especially if like her, you are Jewish and your boyfriend isn’t.It all starts when...
View ArticleGet Ready - NESCBWI 2013 Conference
It is just around the corner! NESCBWI Word-By-Word: The Art of Craft Conference in Springfield, MA. The largest gathering for industry professions in children's literature. You can follow the...
View ArticleHouse of Girls Free on Amazon
In celebration of my almost being free to write again and the New England SCBWI Conference this weekend that will keep me from obsessing about download numbers (thank you NESCBWI), House Of Girls is...
View ArticleCelebrate Summer 2013
So much has happened since my last post at the beginning of May. It was just a day before the 2013 NESCBWI conference that I directed and I was so entrenched in the final details. The conference went...
View ArticleHEIST by Laura Pauling
Author Laura Pauling knows how to write thrilling fiction. Her latest novel, HEIST, continues the tradition. The inspiration for HEIST came about because of her interest in the 1990 Isabella Stewart...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Statewide Book Awards for Children and Teens
For those of you who are interested in the New Hampshire Statewide Book Awards for Children and Teens, they are listed below.Ladybug Picture Book Award is sponsored by the Center for the Book at the NH...
View ArticleWhat do Writing and Motherhood have in Common?
Writing is often about letting go and seeing where your characters will take you. Writing is a lot like motherhood. The time comes when you have to let go and see your children take flight. Maybe you...
View ArticleThanksgivukah = Rededication and Thanks
Thanksgivukahcan only mean one thing, the convergence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. This could be the best mash-up ever for Jewish-Americans, Foodies, or any one who simply loves the idea of these two...
View ArticleLearning & the Brain Conference
November 15-17 I was in Boston for a Learning and the Brain Conference. I had been to others but this one was different. I left Boston on Sunday knowing that I and the school where I work have it...
View ArticleNESCBWI 2014
It is so strange not to be working on this year's New England SCBWI Spring Conference. I really miss it. But I love Co-director, Kristine Carlson Asselin's choice for the theme CREATE BRAVELY, MAKE...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence Ripples
My dad, Murray Shor, is so awesome! He's 82 and has been an editor, columnist and writer most of his adult life. A few weeks ago he calls me up and ask me if I might consider helping him to self...
View ArticleDIVERGENT - The Movie
http://iaretheshawna.blogspot.com/p/movie-news.htmlI went to see Divergent last night with my my husband and two teens, ages 16 and 14, along with a friend of theirs, age 16. Only my son and I had read...
View ArticleCOVER REVEAL - Prom Impossible by Laura Pauling
Prom Impossible by Laura PaulingPublication date: May 2014PROM IMPOSSIBLE is a modern-day Shakespearean romantic comedy in the world of teens, true love, and life.1 girl. 1 prom. 3 guys.Cassidy decides...
View ArticleWhere is E?
My son, a junior in high school, is in Spain this spring on a . He's been my muse for my latest WIP and I am struggling to write while he is gone. Now and then I get an email from him and I rely on...
View ArticlePiBoIdMo 2014
I've been working on a YA for a long time now and need a break. PiBoIdMo 2014is it!
View ArticleNew Critique Group In Portsmouth, NH
I can't wait for tonight. It will be the second time my new NESCBWI critique group meets. So far, there are just three of us, but as the word gets out, I'm sure we will grow. If you are interested,...
View ArticleConsolidating Blogs and Websites.
I love being the Write Joyce. But it is time to consolidate all my website and blog efforts into one location. Starting October 1, 2015 you can find me at www.joycejohnsonbooks.com.
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