Writers’ Rumpus is taking a break for the winter holiday season. We’ll resume our regular Tuesday and Friday posting schedule the first week of 2017.
Author: Marianne Knowles
Marianne Knowles writes picture books, chapter books, and YA, runs an SCBWI critique group, and serves as co-admin for the group blog Writers' Rumpus. By day, she works for the Museum of Science in Boston. An owl once came down her chimney, but it did not bring a Hogwarts admission letter. Marianne is represented by Emily Mitchell of Wernick & Pratt Literary.
Odyssey Online Writing Courses: Intense Focus, Great Results
Last winter my novel got wrung out, taken apart, and put back together. It was praised and constructively critiqued by classmates from nearby towns and
How to Research Comps Using AR BookFinder
You’ve done it! You’ve written a children’s book, or maybe a young adult. Congratulations. But before you start to pitch or query your finished manuscript,
In Memoriam: Liz LeSavoy
Writers’ Rumpus has lost one of our own. I was surprised to discover, when I looked back through our writing group’s attendance lists, that Liz
These Wouldn’t Be Published Today
My vintage-book collection expanded this summer with two picture books published within two years of each other. One is fiction, the other nonfiction, and both
Let the Writers’ Rumpus Restart!
Our Writers’ Rumpus begins again! Welcome to our new interface. Try it out! We’re excited about how easy it is to navigate. Swipe through Featured
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