http://acebauer.com Home of author A.C.E Bauer on the web Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:58:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gil Marsh now has its very own Facebook page! http://acebauer.com/gil-marsh/gil-marsh-on-facebook School Library Journal reviewed Gil Marsh and had some nice things to say. If the strange names, the story of male friendship, and mythological quest sound familiar, it’s because Bauer is retelling the epic of Gilgamesh, supposedly the oldest story every written. This contemporary version is loosely based on the legend, ... http://acebauer.com/reviews/school-library-journal-weighs-in Look what Random House created: (Click on the poster to get a larger size.) http://acebauer.com/gil-marsh/ooh-pretty Over at Write Up Our Alley I blog about how I keep archives of my work on paper, and why. You can read the post here. http://acebauer.com/on-writing/archives For those of you who have joined Goodreads, I have posted a giveaway. Anyone indicating an interest between now and February 28, 2012 will have a chance to receive one of two signed hardcover copies of GIL MARSH. There's more information here.Good luck! http://acebauer.com/gil-marsh/book-giveaway Over at Write Up Our Alley I blogged about where I got the ideas for my books. You can read the post here. http://acebauer.com/on-writing/theft-a-time-honored-tradition Tuesday November 15 I'll be presenting a workshop for writers and illustrators at the New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, New Haven, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with author/illustrator Deborah Freedman, and Donita Aruny from the Shoreline Arts Alliance. We'll discuss writing and illustrating children's books and give ... http://acebauer.com/appearances/appearing-at-a-tassy-workshop When I first started out as a writer, I steeled myself for rejection. I knew it could take a while before anything I wrote was published. But as months rolled into years, and the rejections piled up, my confidence began to flag.In 2001, word got around of a new children's ... http://acebauer.com/no-castles-here/a-call-for-submissions-new-voices-in-childrens-literature I'll be at the Southwestern Connecticut Youth Book Expo at the Shelton Courtyard Marriott, 780 Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton, CT on Saturday October 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., along with 23 other children's book authors and illustrators. For more information about the event, the participants and the schedule, ... http://acebauer.com/appearances/swct-youth-book-expo Why did it take me 14 pages to describe 10 pages of a graphic novel? I explain over at Write Up Our Alley. http://acebauer.com/on-writing/getting-all-the-details-in-a-graphic-novel