![]() ![]() I especially love attending our local "schmooze"* meetings in Boulder, which are a less formal way to connect with fellow writers at all stages of the writing and publishing process. I attended my first regional conference in Denver that fall, and have been involved in the organization since. ![]() Tara: I joined SCBWI in 2013, after I'd been offered a book deal for ALL FOUR STARS but before it was published. Lee: How long have you been involved with SCBWI, and can you share what you feel you’ve gained by being a member? So it struck me one day that a kid who was a really good writer could probably hoodwink me into publishing her, and voilà: the premise for ALL FOUR STARS was born. All of our communicating would be done by e-mail. ![]() Believe it or not, it was inspired a bit by real life I used to work as a magazine editor in New York, and I published pieces by a lot of freelance writers that I never met in person or even talked to on the phone. It's my first novel (though it was a nine-year process to get from first words of the first draft to publication day!). Tara: ALL FOUR STARS is a middle-grade novel about 11-year-old foodie Gladys Gatsby, who secretly becomes a restaurant critic for New York's biggest newspaper. ![]() Lee: Please tell us about your Crystal-Kite winning book! ![]()
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