By Paul Czajak Slush pile. Two words writers hate. So much so that I use it like a swear, “What the Slush pile!!” But it is
Category: Book Reviews
Audiobooks as Leisure Time: Part I
So I was listening to NPR and… Is there anybody else out there who finds themselves starting sentences this way? If you do, it is
Talented Author, Corey Rosen Schwartz
Corey Rosen Schwartz writes action-packed picture books that appeal to girls and boys and parents! Her rhyming meter is fun to read and reread and
A Twisty Path to Publication–with Dragons
Post #5: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
THE SCAR BOYS by Len Vlahos
Post #4: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
THE CARNIVAL AT BRAY by Jessie Ann Foley
Post #3: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
Post #2: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E. K. Johnston
Post #1: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
Illustration Revision in Mariana Ruiz Johnson’s Book, I Know a Bear
By Diana Zipeto Recently, I bought Mariana Ruiz Johnson’s beautiful picture book, I Know a Bear. Published in 2014 by Schwartz & Wade, the book is about
The Writer Magazine: Fuel for the Aspiring Writer
While browsing through Barnes and Nobles, a magazine caught my eye. The Writer. Tag line: Imagine, Write, Publish. On the cover: Boiling down the bones:
The Deep Breath Before the Plunge
By Paul Czajak Right now I sit in my house and it is silent. A silence that some have described as the deep breath before
Book Review: SAVE THE CAT! by Blake Snyder
I found SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need through a novelist’s blog. I was scouring the internet for help
Marcie Colleen, Talented Author and Educator
Kirsti Call: You’ve been a teacher, a theater educator and a nanny. What is it about writing picture books that has you hooked? Marcie Colleen:
The Perfect (Signed!) Book for Everyone on Your List
It’s been a dream come true seeing At Your Service on bookshelves this year, I’m having a blast in my Author-in-Residence role at my local
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