By Dana Nuenighoff Like every industry, the publishing industry has a set of rules. Rules which both publishers and agents expect authors to follow. Many
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Posts by guests, alumni, & infrequent bloggers
Setting Aside Fear
By Dana Nuenighoff Rejection is a common occurrence in the writing world. It comes at all stages of the game. Sometimes those rejections can weigh
#The100DayProject redux
By Sarah Lynne Reul Last year, I found that the #the100dayproject really helped me get in daily drawing practice (see the post about it here!), so
When To Put Down Your Manuscript
By Dana Nuenighoff This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators New England regional conference (NESCBWI)
Debut Author/Illustrator Support Resources
By Sarah Lynne Reul Just a couple of weeks ago, the announcement went out for my debut picture book, The Breaking News (Roaring Brook/Macmillan, Winter
Picture Book-Storybook Hybrid? YES, Please!
You say you love picture books, but you’re ready to venture into chapter books? Look no further! Princess Cora and the Crocodile, a picture book-storybook hybrid, just arrived and features the best of both worlds. The reader will not be disappointed by the Newbery/Caldecott winning pair of Laura Amy Schlitz and Brian Floca.
Cover reveal for The Art of the Swap (and a little “how a book is born” story to accompany it)
By: Kristine Asselin and Jen Malone We’re joining you today from the land of co-writing to (hooray!!) reveal the cover for our first joint venture!
The Pros and Cons of Pitch Contests
By Dana Nuenighoff One of the great things about social media is the many writing communities that have formed. Through Twitter, many established authors have
Josh Funk’s World Read Aloud Day 2017 Experience
On Thursday, Josh Funk visited 21 classrooms in 12 states, 6 time zones, 4 countries, and ALL the hemispheres – for World Read Aloud Day!
Me? A Mentor for Writing with the Stars?
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
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
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