Tag Archives: Amsterdam

Daily Prompt: Landscape

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Today’s Daily Prompt is about Landscapes: When you gaze out your window — real or figurative — do you see the forest first, or the trees? Let’s hit the real part first. When I gaze out of my window I … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

When the sun peeks under a dark sky and catches the fall foliage in its rays, magic happens. Yellow turns golden, grey turns silver and stories are born.

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Writers’ Workshop in Amsterdam

Posted on May 20, 2012 by
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SCBWI Illustrator and Writer Workshops in Amsterdam

Posted on March 23, 2012 by
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I Survived!

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

The Literary Death Match. I can easily say that for me it was one of the highlights of 2011, even though it scared the shit out of me. People filed into the theater at the Smart Project Space, more people … Continue reading →

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Literary Death Match

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Two more weeks to go before the second Amsterdam Literary Death Match. You know the drill: 4 writers, 3 judges, 2 rounds and 1 epic finale. I know who I will vote for: Fantasy-fictionista Mina Witteman, author of The Soul … Continue reading →

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Conference Now Open for Registration

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Venue? Check! Speakers? Check! Program? Check! Flyers? Check Website? Check In short: The first SCBWI NL conference is now OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Are you interested in writing and illustrating for children and do you need guidance? Are you already writing … Continue reading →

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The End of the World or Cows?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

It’s nearing, they say, the end of the world. I have no idea who ‘they’ are, but they’re quite convinced that it/us will end tomorrow, May 21. I beg to differ. I think we have a future ahead of us … Continue reading →

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New horizons in writing

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Last August was my first time at the annual SCBWI Summer Conference. SCBWI stands for the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. It’s a mouthful and the acronym is not much of a help, but notwithstanding the name, the … Continue reading →

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Transition time

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

How do other writers do that? Change from one project to another? I feel like I’m fighting against chimera’s all the time — tilting against windmills would be a good simili here. Too many projects scrambling to come first. Quite … Continue reading →

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