By Jen Malone November is upon us: jumping in leaf piles, watching football, inhaling turkey, and trying to ignore all those “XX Shopping Days Until
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Interview with Josh Plattner, Editor at Scarletta
By Paul Czajak UPDATE: Since this post was published, Scarletta has changed its name to Mighty Media Press and Josh Plattner has moved on from
Unblocking Writer’s Block
By Liz LeSavoy Everyone gets writer’s block. At least that’s what I tell myself every time I find myself staring at my computer, my hands
Where Do I Begin?
By Josh Funk So, you have an idea for a children’s story. You even stay up late one night clacking away on your laptop in
Advice from a Book Fair…Write Your Story!
By Paul Czajak A few weeks ago I was invited to my first book signing for my Halloween-themed picture book, Monster Needs a Costume, at
How to Format a Manuscript
By Jen Malone I know there are many other places on the fancy schmancy intrawebz to get this information, but I’m not so sure the
S.O.S. Sending Out Submissions
By Heather Fenton Much like the adage “you can’t win if you don’t play”, you can’t get published if you don’t send your manuscript to
Just Keep Swimming
By Jen Malone As a writer, I’m always searching for inspiration (read: procrastinating), but I especially love stories of perseverance because, as anyone who dreams
Now the Real Work Begins
By Paul Czajak Today is going to be a short post because quite frankly I forgot I was supposed to post today. It has been
Agent Interview: Kaylee Davis
Today, Jen Malone chats with Kaylee Davis of Dee Mura Literary Agency. Growing up in The Middle of Nowhere, Ohio, (and just wait until you
A Visit to the Curious Garden: Inspiration for Our Craft
By Paul Czajak Early this summer I got the chance to visit the High Line in New York City. What’s the High Line you ask?
12 Tips for Effective Critiquing
By Heather Fenton Writing can be a solitary endeavor much of the time, so it’s truly rewarding to find a critique group or critique partner
The Alphabet Soup of Publishing
By Jen Malone Paul’s fantastic post about receiving his F&G (folded and gathered) copy of MONSTER NEEDS A COSTUME had me thinking about all the
Finally Seeing the F&G
By Paul Czajak Some of you may know, but for those of you who don’t, I have my first picture book being released September 03,
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