Blog Posts for Michele P. Barker

As the Writers Juggle...Episode #8 - Anne Broyles

Michele P. Barker — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:10:32 -0700

Hi, welcome to another episode of "As the Writers Juggle," in which we ask writers to share their tips on the writing life. Today's guest is Anne Broyles, the author of PRISCILLA AND THE HOLLYHOCKS (Charlesbridge, 2008) and SHY MAMA’S HALLOWEEN (Tilbury House, 2000) and author, co-author or contributor of twenty books for youth and adults in the religious field. Anne also writes high ...

As the Writers Juggle...Episode #7 - Jessica Burkhart

Michele P. Barker — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:53:28 -0700

Hi, welcome to another episode of "As the Writers Juggle," in which we ask writers to share their tips on the writing life. While many of our previous guests have written about juggling full- or part-time jobs with their writing careers, this week's guest, Jessica Burkhart, jumped into her full-time writing career right out of college--a brave move indeed! Now 22, she says she started ...

As the Writers Juggle...Episode #6 - Ellen Jensen Abbott

Michele P. Barker — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:45:34 -0700

Hi, welcome to another episode of "As the Writers Juggle," in which we ask writers to share their tips on balancing work, family, and the writing life. This week's guest is Ellen Jensen Abbott, author of the soon-to-be-released fantasy novel Watersmeet and member of the Class of 2k9.Here's what Ellen has to say about how she juggles her roles as high-school teacher, mom, and ...

Hearts all around!

Michele P. Barker — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:27:28 -0800

Hearts all around to author Mitali Perkins and publicist Deborah Sloan and Company for setting up last Saturday's Kids Heart Authors Day. I had a great time at Chapters Bookstore in Pittsfield, with Stacy DeKeyser, author of Jump the Cracks. Store manager Aimee MacLear was a perfect host, keeping us well supplied with cookies, coffee, and conversation. Thanks, Aimee and Kelly for your ...

As the Writers Juggle...Episode #5 - Laine Cunningham

Michele P. Barker — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:21:58 -0800

Hi, welcome to another episode of "As the Writers Juggle," in which we ask writers to share their tips on balancing work, family, and the writing life. This week's guest is Laine Cunningham. Laine is a novelist whose works cross boundaries of race, culture and religion. Her first novel, Message Stick, is a brutal suspense thriller set in Australia's outback. The book won two ...

As the Writers Juggle...Episode #4 - Howard Penrose

Michele P. Barker — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:56:11 -0800

Hi, welcome to another episode of "As the Writers Juggle," in which we ask writers to share their tips on balancing work, family, and the writing life. Our last three writers all came from the world of children's literature. This week, we'll switch genres and gears to get some time-management tips from high-tech writer, editor, and webmaster Howard W. Penrose. An expert in electric ...

Have a Heart

Michele P. Barker — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:19 -0800

Authors Mitali Perkins and Deborah Sloan have come up with a brilliant way to share the love on Valentine's Day for readers, writers, and independent bookstores across New England. They've organized more than 40 independent bookstores and 160 authors and illustrators to participate in Kids ♥ Authors Day. From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 14th, children's authors and illustrators ...

As the Writers Juggle...Episode #3: Rosanne Parry

Michele P. Barker — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:27:38 -0800

Hi, welcome to another episode of "As the Writers Juggle," in which we ask writers to share their tips on balancing work, family, and the writing life. This week's featured writer is Rosanne Parry. Rosanne is a member of the Class of 2k9 and author of the middle-grade novel Heart of a Shepherd (Random House, Jan 2009) and the picture book Daddy's Home! (Candy Cane Press, Mar 2009).Q: ...

As the Authors Juggle...

Michele P. Barker — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:50:33 -0800

Welcome back to another episode in the lives of the Amazing Juggling Writers. This week, debut novelist Fran Cannon Slayton, author of When the Whistle Blows (Philomel Books, release date: June 2009) and member of the Class of 2k9, weighs in on how she manages the balancing act of full-time momdom and authordom. [And remember, if you're interested in sharing your own story about how you juggle ...

Trying to start the New Year out right...

Michele P. Barker — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:39:02 -0800

As a brandie-new published author, I've been struggling with two things this past year--Thing #1 - Knowing that having a blog is a very important part of authorly networking, but not having a clue about what exactly to put on itThing #2 - Trying to figure out how to balance working my day job, promoting the old book, and writing the new one...well, there is a Thing #3, which is not being ...