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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:50:31 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Children's Writers: Want to Go to a Free Children's Book Writing Conference?:
Fran said, "The Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Virginia Festival of the Book are presenting a fabulous lineup of authors this year. The Virginia Festival of the Book is a five-day annual event held..." more
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:59:50 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Join me at BOOKS OF WONDER for my first book signing in NYC!:
Fran said, "I want to invite you all to join me at my first book signing in New York City! Here are the details:Where: Books of Wonder, Manhattan http://www.booksofwonder.com/nycstorelocandhours.aspWho:Ellen Hopkins - Tricks, Identical,..." more
Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:21:12 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled An Author Christmas:
Fran said, "Lookie what Santa brought me for my Christmas tree this year! What a good guy!I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, or whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year. We are coming up on the New Year and I am starting to think..." more
Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:17:25 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Audio Version of When the Whistle Blows!:
Fran said, "I recently spent a wonderful, whirlwind day in New York City watching When the Whistle Blows be recorded as an audio book. It was a fantastic experience!Tim Ditlow, who brought my book to Brilliance Audio was there and it was a pleasure to finally..." more
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11:22:37 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Linn Oliver:
Fran said, "Lin Oliver of SCBWI has had recent surgery. For those of you who would like to send her a card, here is the information from SCBWI:[Lin] suffered chest pains on Friday and had a double bypass & valve replacement operation. She's doing well..." more
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:12:08 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Gall Bladder Surgery!:
Fran said, "Well, the gall bladder surgery I had on November 19th went very well and I am recovering quite nicely. Thanks to all my Facebook friends for all the good wishes. I'm still sore, but that's to be expected, and actually makes for some..." more
Friday, November 6, 2009 10:58:13 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Skype School Visit!:
Fran said, " I had the wonderful opportunity to visit DC Everest Middle School in Wisconsin today, and I was able to do it in the comfort of my own office! That's right, I had my first Skype visit, and it could not have been easier (or more..." more
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:30:58 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled :
Fran said, "Today I'm happy to introduce my guest - Susan VanHecke. Susan is a columnist for Authorlink.com and author of not one, but TWO, newly released books: Rock 'N' Roll Soldier and An Apple Pie for Dinner.Welcome, Susan!!..." more
Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:09:13 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled SAVE SHRINKING VIOLET:
Fran said, " SAVE SHRINKING VIOLET! Help Tere keep her voice! My wonderful Class of 2k9 friend, Danielle Joseph, has a cool book that is about to go on back order and in order for more copies to be printed, more people have to place..." more
Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:05:15 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled When the Whistle Blows was reviewed in the Washington Post on September 2nd!:
Fran said, "Here's an exciting bit of news - my book was reviewed in the Washington Post last week! I couldn't be more thrilled - it even uses the word "expertly" to describe my writing - woohoo!!! (I raided our local Starbucks..." more
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 1:13:30 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Children's Book News Email & 30 ARC Give Away Contest!:
Fran said, " If you are a teacher or librarian who would like a chance to win 30 advance copies of When the Whistle Blows for your classroom or library, then sign up to receive my monthly Children's Book News Email here. The winner will be..." more
Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:37:39 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled RADIO INTERVIEW THIS MORNING!!:
Fran said, " My radio interview on kmsu.org airs this morning at 11:30 EST. If you want to listen, you can go to kmsu.org and click "listen live" ! (If you do listen, please leave a comment here and tell me what you think!!)I hope to post more..." more
Saturday, July 4, 2009 12:24:25 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled BOOK TOUR IN PROGRESS!!!:
Fran said, " I'm now on my three week long book tour across the midwest, and it's been a great time so far! My first stop was on June 29th at the Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston, WV. I spoke to a crowd of about 20 people, including a..." more
Monday, June 15, 2009 11:44:53 AM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS CONTEST! Win an advance copy by leaving a comment below by June 25th!:
Fran said, "Hi Everyone!To celebrate my book launch week, I'm having a contest over at the Class of 2k9 blog. Please head on over and check it out for a chance to win one of two advance copies!Best, Fran Cannon Slayton When the Whistle Blows ..." more
Friday, June 12, 2009 12:32:45 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled When the Whistle Blows was released yesterday!:
Fran said, " Well, yesterday was the release day for my book! Book release days can be tricky, actually. They are the day that the book becomes available at bookstores, so it's exciting. But sometimes the books are not actually..." more
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:53:39 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled Proud Member of the Class of 2K9:
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Monday, April 20, 2009 5:53:33 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled An Interview With Book Marketing Expert, L. Diane Wolfe:
Fran said, "A big welcome to L. Diane Wolfe, an author who is a wiz at all things involving book marketing!Hi Diane, I'm glad you could stop by today! I first heard you speak about book marketing at the Book ‘Em literacy event in..." more
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:32:50 PM
Fran Slayton wrote a blog post titled I've Got an I-Graine OR Why I am "Fasting" From the Internet:
Fran said, "Lately I’ve been feeling like a hamster on a little spinning wheel. Why? The Internet. The emails come without pause, like the tide. I answer one and three more pop up. As of four days ago I had almost 800 unanswered emails in my Inbox. ..." more