Accents and Auctions

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Wow, busy week at my house! In addition to some local media coverage of our family business, I'm guest posting today about how you talk funny and so do your characters: "

On Dialect and Dialogue

" at Adventures in Children's Publishing.

I'm also one of three interviewees in this month's issue of

The Writer

magazine. That means I got to walk into Barnes and Noble and buy a magazine with my picture in it, which was pretty much insane. I believe you can also buy copies online or for your e-reader

at their website

.

But while we're on the subject of auctions and insanity: go check out

Read For Relief

, which is raising money to support Hurricane Irene victims. They have some fantastic items up for bids, including signed books and ARCs, feedback from agents and editors, and a

Vermont prize pack

from my girl Steph Kuehn. And keep an eye out for a big critique package from YA Highway!