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The Legend of Zoey is reviewed in SLJ's December 2006 issue . . .
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Thanks! Candie
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As requested, I'm reprinting my article entitled "EXCUSE ME? WHILE YOU'RE, UM, 'POWDERING YOUR NOSE,' WOULD YOU MIND LOOKING AT MY MANUSCRIPT? or What Not to Say at a Writer's Conference: A Mini-Manual on Conference Etiquette," here! This article has made the rounds of various regional newsletters and was originally published in Smart Writers Journal. As an attendee at many conferences now—and after having served as a member of the faculty on a number of conferences, too—I have compiled what I think are the most useful things to remember on conference day! Enjoy!
~~Candie
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Candie's Recent Events:
January 2007: WNBA Meeting—I served on a panel with authors Tracy Barrett and Helen Hemphill discussing the current trends in young adult literature.
ALAN Online interviewed me for their "New Voices" column—click here to read:
ALAN Online with Candie Moonshower.
I received a contract offer to write a biography on young adult author Vivian Vande Velde!
February 2007: I went to Houston and schmoozed with some delightful SCBWI folks. See my blog at Candie Moonshower Blogs!
April 2007: Attended the Southern Kentucky Book Festival in Bowling Green!
May 2007: I spent a fun week at NCS reading The Legend of Zoey to the fourth graders!
June 2007: My article entitled "How to Plot Your Middle Grade Novel" debuted in the June issue of The Writer magazine!
Attended the Knox County Book Festival!
August 2007: Attended the national SCBWI conference in Los Angeles. See my blog to read all about it!
My article entitled "Ten (Giant but Essential) Steps to Getting There" debuted in the 2008 edition of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market.
September 2007: Reading at the Belle Meade Book Club.
Attended the SCBWI-Midsouth Conference. I serve as the co-coordinator of this event, along with Genetta Adair. This was my fifth year to coordinate the conference, and I think it's the best yet! Visit the Midsouth site!
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September, 2007:
NEWS FLASH!!!
The paperback and e-book editions of my debut novel,
THE LEGEND OF ZOEY, are up on Amazon and available for pre-ordering! The paperback goes on sale December 11, 2007.
Check it out! Just click on the title.
Amazon.com: The Legend of Zoey by Candie Moonshower
"THE LEGEND OF ZOEY chronicles, in alternating diary entries, the adventures of thirteen-year-old Zoey Saffron Lennon Smith-Jones and her flight back in time to the winter of 1811. There, in Chickasaw Country, she meets Prudence Charity Keeler, also thirteen, Pru's pregnant mother, Grace, and the Chickasaw mingo, Kalopin, or Reelfoot as he was called by the white settlers. Zoey rescues Pru and her family from certain death during the New Madrid Earthquakes and the flooding of Chickasaw Country when the mighty Mississippi River runs backwards in its banks from the force of the quakes. And by saving Pru--and helping Reelfoot meet his destiny--Zoey saves her own people in the future."
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Zoey's King George
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“Who’s the man on the horse?” I asked her.
“That’s a Chickasaw chief.” Grandma’s eyes twinkled. “And that’s a mule.”
Jillian and I took one look at each other and burst into laughter. “Mule Day!” we both shouted. In sixth grade, our Social Studies teacher, Ms. Simpson, took us to Columbia, Tennessee, “Mule Capitol of the World,” for “Mule Day.” Who’d ever think of celebrating a mule?
“Why would an Indian chief be riding a mule?” I asked Grandma Cope. “Wouldn’t he be on a fast stallion?”
“A stallion is fast. A mule is strong. For a long journey, a chief might decide a mule serves him better.” Grandma smiled.
—Excerpt from The Legend of Zoey
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Entertainer, businesswoman, philanthropist: Dolly Parton is Tennessee's triple threat! And I had the pleasure and honor of writing about our own "Iron Butterfly" as the author of the cover story for the April 2006 edition of Business Tennessee magazine! The 2006 Power 100 issue is an annual event, and as editor Drew Ruble says, "Being named among the most powerful Tennesseans means one stands among our state's best and brightest." And there is no doubt that Dolly Parton, music legend and savvy businesswoman, represents Tennessee in a manner that is beyond far-reaching. As I say in my article, "In a hundred years, there will likely be few present-day Volunteer State power brokers remembered by the masses for their impact on the state of Tennessee . . . but people will still be talking about Dolly Parton." |
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| Brownie, Irene, Clarence and Judith |
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| Brownie and Irene |
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August 2005:
Friends of my parents, Clarence and Irene Patterson, found me! The Pattersons were stationed in Germany at the same time as my folks. These photos were taken in Augsburg, and forwarded to me by the Pattersons.
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Currently, I'm working on adding a couple of resource pages for both teachers and students. Over the years, I've compiled quite a bit of information about Vietnam, 17th Century England, the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812, and a number of other subjects. I'd like to share this bibliographic information, so look for those pages coming soon.
Already Up: Nell Gwynne: An Annotated Bibliography
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Photo Taken at a Nashville BRATs Retreat
The Legend of Zoey
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Lovin' life at 13, and things haven't changed much!
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