By Joyce Audy Zarins While your book is percolating in your mind, in revisions or sketches, or under the scrutiny of your crit group buddies,
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Networking Is Half the Battle
By Josh Funk It’s hard to get up the nerve to network. But networking is so incredibly helpful on the road to publication. Don’t get
Pinterest for authors and illustrators? You bet!
By Carol Ekster As authors, we want to spend much of our time writing. But writing work is no longer just creating clever plots and
How to Help an Author (Beyond Buying the Book): Part Three
By Jen Malone For the last few months I’ve been posting a series called How To Help An Author. In January, I talked about the
Declaring my love for writing on this Valentine’s Day
By Carol Ekster When I taught elementary school, Valentine’s Day meant envelopes overflowing with cards, a party complete with treats and games, and very excited
How To Help An Author (Beyond Buying the Book): Part Two
By Jen Malone Most of us writer types could probably find a way to live on books alone, but sadly, the kids need new soccer
The Truth About Twitter Contests
By Kristine Carlson Asselin Thank you to the lovely writers at Writers’ Rumpus for inviting me to share my thoughts about Twitter Pitch Parties and
How to Help an Author (Beyond Buying the Book): Part One
By Jen Malone In this season of making resolutions, what could be a better one than using your talents to help those around you achieve
How one small press got started: Character Publishing
UPDATE: CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. Some titles have been acquired by other publishers. I first contacted Jerusha Bosarge through the SCBWI Discussion
What I Learned In An Agent’s Inbox
By Jen Malone This week I’ve been playing agent. And while I often fancy myself a secret agent, in this case I mean literary agent.
Let the Marketing Begin
Oh, how children’s authors in critique groups pray to get published someday! It’s true, just ask them. Hopefully, all of us can find the joy
How to Format a Manuscript
By Jen Malone I know there are many other places on the fancy schmancy intrawebz to get this information, but I’m not so sure the
S.O.S. Sending Out Submissions
By Heather Fenton Much like the adage “you can’t win if you don’t play”, you can’t get published if you don’t send your manuscript to
Interview with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Picture Book Author and Presenter
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is an author filling big high-heeled shoes in the world of picture books. (She LOVES high heels.) I met her when she
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