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		<title>What Makes a Good Children&#8217;s Book?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I previously mentioned, Alvina Ling spoke at this year&#8217;s VCFA writing retreat.  At the conference, she shared a list of the &#8220;Attributes That Make A Good Children&#8217;s Book&#8221; (in her opinion).  Alvina writes about a lot of these ideas on her own blog, so I don&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m revealing proprietary information.  It&#8217;s such good advice, I can&#8217;t help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=724&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rutger&#8217;s Annual Writers Conference Now Open for Applications!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rutgers University hosts an annual &#8217;Council on Children&#8217;s Literature&#8217; (RUCCL) every October.  I attended RUCCL in 2010 and felt it was a worthwhile event.  For my wrap up on the 2010 event, click here.  Funny enough, I found myself in this picture from their website (I&#8217;m front-left, in the blue short-sleeved sweater): The application for the 2012 conference is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=757&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Break Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring break flew by, sadly.  One of the main factors: I had an engaging book list that sucked away time faster than a black hole.  So I pass my recommendations on to you.  If you&#8217;re looking for a way to fill the freezing, sleeting, rainy April nights, take a peek at these: Books I Like A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=701&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Susan Carlton at the Boston University Barnes &amp; Noble!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my critique partners from the VCFA conference, Susan Carlton, is holding a book reading on 4/26 at the Barnes &#38; Noble at Boston University for her new book, Love and Haight.  The book, which is her second, came out the weekend we were at the conference.  Very exciting! As the title might suggest, it&#8217;s 1971 and 17-year-old Chloe is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=739&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VCFA Novel Writing Retreat:  A Great Experience</title>
		<link>http://katiebartlett.com/2012/03/27/vcfa-novel-writing-retreat-a-great-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for a good writing retreat for young adult and middle grade authors, I strongly suggest the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) novel-writing retreat.  They offer two tracks for attending authors: the critique track and the writing track.  Both tracks attend lectures given by the guest speakers and join in the nighttime activities.  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=718&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Secondary Characters:  The Big Reveal by Coe Booth</title>
		<link>http://katiebartlett.com/2012/03/22/secondary-characters-the-big-reveal-by-coe-booth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secondary characters.  Our novels all have them.  We throw them in for various reasons.  But until I heard Coe Booth give a speech on &#8220;The Secondary Character Assessment&#8221; at the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) writing retreat, I never gave them enough consideration.  It&#8217;s my main character, her struggle and arch that drives my book, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=711&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alvina Ling Shares a Great Editing Tip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alvina Ling, Editorial Director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, was a guest lecturer and offered one-on-one critiques at this past weekend&#8217;s Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) writing retreat.  Not only is she incredibly kind, putting the most-nervous of writers (insert self) at ease, she&#8217;s approachable and immensely helpful.  (Too many adverbs in that last sentence, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=katiebartlett.com&#038;blog=11217634&#038;post=714&#038;subd=katiebartlett&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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