<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131950481043881896</id><updated>2011-12-05T08:19:43.673-08:00</updated><category term='Society of authors'/><category term='Scottish arts council'/><category term='Scottish book trust'/><category term='SCBWI'/><category term='SCBWI Scotland'/><title type='text'>Righting the plot - a writing blog dedicated to all things literary</title><subtitle type='html'>Need help with grammar, spelling, plotting, finding an agent?  Look no further - being a children's author and Regional Advisor for SCBWI Scotland, I'm here to share the links and resources I've come across along the way ... enjoy your stay!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rightingtheplot.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1131950481043881896/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rightingtheplot.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Claira Jo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09873416273390557837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_68sN4EkC5J8/S1scJ_I0euI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UkuWKeG2LjA/S220/KeithGrayA5.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131950481043881896.post-5841688247209197762</id><published>2009-01-11T07:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T04:49:33.454-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SCBWI Scotland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Society of authors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scottish book trust'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scottish arts council'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SCBWI'/><title type='text'>The importance of networking</title><content type='html'>When I first started writing, I found it to be a lonely profession. Now, being an active member of SCBWI, this is no longer the case. I'll be adding more links over time that either I, or people that I've spoken to, have found useful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scbwi.org/"&gt;www.scbwi.org/&lt;/a&gt; The Society of Children's Book Writers and illustrators homepage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scbwiscotland.co.uk/"&gt;www.scbwiscotland.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt; Homepage for the Scottish chapter of SCBWI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/"&gt;www.scottishbooktrust.com/&lt;/a&gt; A wonderful resource for published authors&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://need2bpublished.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://need2bpublished.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; A great blog with links for pre-published authors&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.societyofauthors.org/subsidiary_groups/soa_in_scotland/"&gt;www.societyofauthors.org/subsidiary_groups/soa_in_scotland/&lt;/a&gt; Another great site with information on contracts etc for published authors&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/"&gt;www.scottisharts.org.uk/&lt;/a&gt; A site dedicated to the funding and development of your craft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ayewrite.com/"&gt;www.ayewrite.com/&lt;/a&gt; Book festival held in Glasgow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/"&gt;www.literacytrust.org.uk/&lt;/a&gt; A charity dedicated to helping those who struggle with reading and writing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://margotfinke.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://margotfinke.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; The wonderfully talented Margot - a site with advice and a lot more besides.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1131950481043881896-5841688247209197762?l=rightingtheplot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rightingtheplot.blogspot.com/feeds/5841688247209197762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rightingtheplot.blogspot.com/2009/01/importance-of-networking.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1131950481043881896/posts/default/5841688247209197762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1131950481043881896/posts/default/5841688247209197762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rightingtheplot.blogspot.com/2009/01/importance-of-networking.html' title='The importance of networking'/><author><name>Claira Jo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09873416273390557837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_68sN4EkC5J8/S1scJ_I0euI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UkuWKeG2LjA/S220/KeithGrayA5.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
