A Bit of End of Summer Fun If you have ever been on Facebook, you have probably seen posts like, ‘Which Harry Potter Character Are You?’,
Category: Inspiration
Meet Kristen Necaise, the New Owner of Character Publishing
UPDATE: CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS CAROL GORDON EKSTER: First of all, congratulations, Kristen! That’s quite an undertaking to buy a small press.
How to Rehearse Your Story
By Amy Courage This is me in the third grade from my first public performance. With a perm in my hair and legwarmers on, I
Interview with children’s author Larry Dane Brimner
I came across Larry Brimner’s children’s books when he reblogged one of my interviews with another author. I love discovering authors I had not yet
Being a Writer is like Growing a Garden
Candide is an operetta written by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novel by Voltaire. The finale song has always made my spine tingle. I turn
The Ups and Downs of Being an Author
I was reading an article written by my Rabbi in our Temple bulletin. He was writing about the balance between conceit and humility. We can’t
Interview with Mitali Perkins, Author
Mitali Perkins is the author of nine children’s books. She has received awards from the New York Public Library, American Library Association and the Junior
FOLLOWING YOUR HEART AND GUT
By Carrie Charley Brown Writers could probably go crazy if they stopped to analyze all of the agent desires that are out there. This one
Writing Out of the Comfort Zone
I consider my writing comfort zone to be chapter books in a series. This is not surprising to me. Ever since I was little, I have
How My Mother Raised a Writer
As a kid growing up, I knew that mothers weren’t all the same. But it took me a while to realize how unusual my own
Cornering Your Passion to Boost Your Growth
By Carrie Charley Brown As soon as you walk into my house, you get a glimpse of my office. It is not neat. It is
Words from the Wise
Every day, more and more people take pen to paper (or put fingers to keys) in search of their inner muse. It takes a long
Shape Your Story, Part Three: Summon the Middle School Teacher in Yourself
By Carrie Charley Brown As you might have noticed from Shape Your Story, Part One and Two, using a formula can often springboard me smack
3 Secrets to School Visit Success
Schools visits are magical…most of the time. My very first school visit started with technology issues. After struggling for half an hour, I decided to give
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