http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/ The Purple Crayon: announcements Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:28:18 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/167 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/167 Hi, It's taken me a couple of weeks to catch up after getting back from Chautauqua, where I was on the faculty of the Highlights Writer's Workshop. If you're Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:36:01 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/166 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/166 It's been a couple of months since I sent out an announcement, but I've doing updates. You can find links to the updated pages on my What's New page, at Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:58:35 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/165 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/165 [I thought this went out three weeks ago--but just realized it didn't. My apologies for the belated announcement!] It's been two months, due to a family move, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:53:31 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/164 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/164 The economy My big news is that I have posted my thoughts on Working in Children's Books and the Recession of 2008-2009. It needs a little polishing but it's Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:12:56 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/163 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/163 After speaking at a couple of conferences recently about the state of the industry, I've posted a page of links to relevant articles: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:10:03 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/162 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/162 The big news is that I've written the review of Minders of Make-Believe by Leonard Marcus that I mentioned I was working on last time. It's one of the most Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:35 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/161 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/161 After a longer-than-intended summer break, I'm back at work on The Purple Crayon. One of the things I've been doing is reading The Minders of Make Believe, by Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:04:50 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/160 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/160 Here is the latest from The Purple Crayon: I've posted a blog entry which compiles ten questions and answers related to Manuscript Submissions: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:52:07 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/159 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/159 Hi, I've reviewed a book that is something of a departure for me, because it's not just for children's writers or illustrators: It's The New Writer's Handbook, Thu, 29 May 2008 17:34:41 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/158 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/158 Hi, I've written and posted a review of Anastasia Suen's Picture Writing, which you can find here: http://www.underdown.org/picture-writing-review.htm There Thu, 08 May 2008 16:11:55 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/157 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/157 The big news: The third edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide is now available. For more info. and sample materials, go to my Idiot's Guide home page: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:15:11 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/156 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/156 Dear friends, I'm pleased to say that I've just completed my most substantial addition to the site since last year's Acquisition Process piece: an expansion Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:16:43 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/155 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/155 I've posted a review of Gail Carson Levine's "Writing Magic," a lively writing guide for children that might also be helpful for adults. I've also put up Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:33:10 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/154 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/154 A real grab-bag today: The news about the upcoming third edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide is starting to get out, so I have had to update that part of my Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:13:27 GMT Harold Underdown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/153 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_crayon/message/153 Just a couple of things this time: I've added Margot Finke's latest column, Fighting to Write, on making time for writing, and using it.