The Business of Books – The Success Story of an Indie Bookstore

  FoxTale Book Shoppe is celebrating eight years in business and is often compared to the Shop Around the Corner from “You’ve Got Mail. The store is the brain child of three ladies, Ellen Ward, Karen Schwettman and Jackie Tanase. They’ve managed to develop a strategy for success in an increasingly competitive marketplace. I recently spoke with Ellen who provided some insight into the success of their shop in historic Woodstock, Georgia. Middle Grade Mafia: Each [...]

By |2020-04-09T22:06:32-04:00March 11th, 2015|Mo Happening, Mo Writing|0 Comments
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SCBWI Conference Recap – Rocky Mountain Region

Contributor: Shari Schwarz After arriving in beautiful Golden, Colorado for the Rocky Mountain SCBWI Letters and Lines Conference, I first attended The Changing Landscape of Illustrations presented by the warm and inspiring Roberta Collier-Morales. She shared how illustrations create vision for the future and sow seeds of hope. We are in a meaningful industry we are in! Newberry Award winner, Avi, delivered the opening keynote address and left me in awe of his humble, witty [...]

By |2020-04-09T21:51:36-04:00September 29th, 2014|Mo Happening|0 Comments
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Welcome to the Family, the Middle Grade Mafia

The mission of the Middle Grade Mafia is to provide a refuge, a klatch, for established and aspiring middle grade authors. The purpose of the site is to share knowledge, inspire each other, and celebrate good news. Writing can be a lonely endeavor, but when you are part of a family, you are never alone. Please join in the conversation, share good news or recommend great books. Hopefully, all of you will get an offer you can't refuse (get published). :)

By |2020-04-09T21:40:57-04:00August 7th, 2014|Mo Happening|1 Comment
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