By Paul Czajak Ever since my first SCBWI conference I have touted the importance of attending these functions to every writer who asks me how
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Want to Know Your Characters? Try a Character Sketch.
By Dana Nuenighoff One of the hardest aspects of writing a novel, a good novel, is creating characters that are relatable. Whether you’re writing a
The Making-Of the NESCBWI17 Logo
By Sarah Lynne Reul Last summer, I was honored to be selected as the illustrator for the NESCBWI17 logo. The logo is used as a
The Plotter, Pantsed
By Dianna Sanchez Recently, I baked banana cookies. I was doing a series of posts on holiday recipes because my book, A Witch’s Kitchen,
So You Didn’t Win #NaNoWriMo
By Dana Nuenighoff With end of November last week, many people in the writing community struggled with finishing their 50K word goal for NaNoWriMo. If
YA’LL FEST Recap
If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. -Stephen King By Dana Nuenighoff Stephen
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