Thank you!

I just wanted to give all my family and friends a huge Thank you who came out to my book signing yesterday. I had a wonderful, successful day! Thanks for all of your support!

Please Join Me at the Booking Signing to Benefit the International Breast Cancer Surigical Mission

I will be signing books at the Book Lover's Garden Party on June 24th, 2012 located at Scarsella's Flowers. See below for details. Hope to see you there! Book Lover's Garden Party June 24th, 2012 DONATIONS TO BENEFIT THE INTERNATIONAL BREAST CANCER SURGICAL MISSION* www.islandimpact.net PLEASE JOIN US AT SCARSELLA'S FLOWERS LAUREL HOLLOW ENJOY THE GARDEN AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH LOCAL AUTHORS AND ARTISANS Scarsella's is a uniquely beautiful setting reminiscent of those English gardens described in Gothic novels. The nursery is a labyrinth of green houses where book lovers can wander through and meet the authors.. Local artists and artisans will also be on hand to display their work, and a folk singer will perform. Tea sandwiches will be provided. SUNDAY - JUNE 24TH , 2012 TIME: 11:00AM - 4:00PM * Donation is $20.00 PER PERSON and INCLUDES REFRESHMENTS Scarsella's Flowers is located on Route 25A in Laurel Hollow. Approximately 1.5 miles west of the Rte 25A and Rte 108 intersection. Hope to see you at the Garden, Contacts: For Book and Author Information - Linda Maria Frank - 516 798-0341 - lmf217@hotmail.com For Scarsella's Flowers Information - Janet McGee - 516 319 4148 - janetmmcgee@aol.com

Book Signing May 26th, 2012, East Quogue, New York

I am happy to say that I've been invited to sign my middle grade novels at the East Quogue United Methodist Church Community Hall on Montauk Highway in East Quogue. This fair is to raise money for the East Quogue Adopt-A-Family Group, which assists local families in need. The date is May 26, 2012 and I will be available to sign books from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

I Write Like Isaac Asimov

I write like

Isaac Asimov

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

"> For those of you who don't know who Isaac Asimov is, he is an American author and professor of biochemistry. Mr. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time having written and/or edited more than five hundred books. His area of specialtize was science ficiton, mystery, fantasy and some non-fiction. He is the receipiant of many awards including the Westinghouse Science Writing Award, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novelette and Nebula Award for Best Novelette. Some of these awards he received more than once. I am honored to find that my writing has been analyzed to have a similiar voice as to such an outstanding, historical figure as Isaac Asimov.

Karenann E. Knotoff, Children's Book Author: New Picture Book

Karenann E. Knotoff, Children's Book Author: New Picture Book: Well, I finished a picture book!  My first attempt in a long time to create one.  I'm happy with the results and have sent it out to a few e...

Karenann E. Knotoff, Children's Book Author: Middle Grade Novel Published!!!!!Well, I finally ...

Karenann E. Knotoff, Children's Book Author: Middle Grade Novel Published!!!!!
Well, I finally ...: Middle Grade Novel Published!!!!! Well, I finally have another children's book published!  A middle grade magickal, fantasy!  Woo Hoo!...

Karenann E. Knotoff, Children's Book Author: The Dreaded Writers Block

Karenann E. Knotoff, Children's Book Author: The Dreaded Writers Block: I've been working on a YA novel for approximately two years now inbetween middle grade novels and picture books and I've hit the dreaded 'wr...

The Dreaded Writers Block

I've been working on a YA novel for approximately two years now inbetween middle grade novels and picture books and I've hit the dreaded 'writers block'.  I can sit for hours looking at the blank page of my computer monitor hoping for a spark so I can complete this overly stressful manuscript.  My main character is so intense I sometimes get worn out writing her.  Don't get me wrong, she's an extremely profound character, with many flaws that she's driven to correct after much soul searching however, at her core, she's caring, loving and just wants to be accepted.  Torn between two different worlds, she struggles with who and what she is knowing all along what her basal instincts are and as much as she attempts to defy those instincts, at her nucleus she knows that is where she belongs.

I've accomplished, I feel, a great beginning and middle, however, its the down hill slope that's got me in turmoil.   After a turbulent beginning and middle, I've slowed down and I think I'd let my readers down with how the story is going.  But then, I tell myself, the pace is necessary because these are necessary details.

I'm at the point in this manuscript where I wish I was just finished and I could start the rewriting process.  Much of the earlier text has been rewritten several times, which I find comforting.  I so enjoy the rewriting process, its the getting it down part that sometimes drives me crazy.  I so love when the text just flows like a vessel from my mind onto the pages.  I wish it could always be that way.  So, here's to tomorrow, another day which I hope I can accomplish much more then the three or four lines I got down today.

Middle Grade Novel Published!!!!!

Well, I finally have another children's book published!  A middle grade magickal, fantasy!  Woo Hoo!

Stylus!

In this entertaining novel, the protagonist, Cassandra Halsey, receives a magickal pen from her beloved, eccentric cousin. Magick enters her once normal life, then danger in the form of a wicked pixie.  Wanting to rule the worlds, both fey and human, the pixie does what it does best – causes mayhem.    It’s up to Cassie to protect all she holds dear. 

This adventurous, fun, magickal book will have children laughing out loud, cringe in fear for Cassie and empathize with her many tribulations and victories.

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RULES FOR GUARDING THE PEN

 (In no particular order)

(And not a complete list)

1. Never let the pen out of your care. Keep it locked away somewhere safe and secret. In iron if possible.

2. Never let the evil pixie get it.

3. The pen can and will destroy the world if gotten into the wrong hands.

Rules are made to be broken, and Cass breaks them all. As Guardian to a magickal pen, she misuses her responsibility by making a game of her duty. Soon, Cass becomes a victim of blackmail. Things only get worse when the pen is stolen by an evil pixie and she is cast into the Fey World. Cass needs to regain possession of the pen to protect humanity, master her spell casting, and make a truce with her archenemy before she can save the world and find her way back home.

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 I am particularly proud of this book, not only due to the many long hours of rewrites (I must confess here and now, I love the rewrites!) but as the result of the extremely hard work of the illustrator, Ginny Fox-Fey.  Ginny, is my sister and an exceptionally talented self-taught artist.  I don't think I will ever forget her begging our dad with her big blue eyes and blond hair in her little red pants and white shirt to allow her to try to paint with his oils at the age of 7 and him actually allowing her.   The result?  A nearly perfectly painted still life.   I guess I can say, I could not expect anything less when both your father and grandmothers were talented artists.  I can say she was born with a paint brush in one hand and a pencil in the other with a sketch pad between her feet.  Thanks Gin for all your hard work that's made my book look so magickal.