No matter which collection of descriptive writing tools you choose, all will help you SHOW instead of TELL!
Category: Writing
Book Review: The Sisters of Straygarden Place by Haley Chewins
The Sisters of Straygarden Place by Haley Chewins is a mystical middle-grade novel that celebrates the importance of family, resilience, and belonging. Chewins masterfully builds
Moooove Into Your Rhyming Groove
by Kirsti Call and Corey Rosen Schwartz It’s rare to find a rhyming picture book where the words flow so seamlessly that you forget to
Plotting and Pantsing Their Way to a Debut
I told the authors and illustrators of the Soaring ’20s debut group that it was time to come clean…about their writing process that is. So I asked them, are you a plotter or a pantser?
Creative Walking
I always enjoy Writers’ Rumpus blog posts, whether they be debut book announcements, interviews with prolific authors and illustrators, or timely tips of the trade.
Interview of Cheryl Schuermann, Author of A Boy Called Preacher
A Boy Called Preacher by Cheryl Schuermann is a middle-grade historical fiction novel that celebrates resilience, the childhood call to uncover mysteries, and the power
The New Podcast in Town
I’m a huge fan of podcasts and their wealth of free content available at just the tap of the screen. Last November I even wrote
Charnelle Barlow, #Kidlit Debut Illustrator
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Charnelle, what beautiful illustrations you created for Alice Faye Duncan’s text, JUST LIKE A MAMA, a lyrical read aloud celebrating adopted children,
Three rules: being brutal enough when revising.
Our stories are often long in gestation and as personal to us as if they were born of our flesh and blood. If you want
Story of the Migrating Bird
Guest Post by Kataneh Vahdani, author of Kat and Juju, out this month from Two Lions Press. I remember when I was a little girl
EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW by Shannon Takaoka
I thought I knew what this book was about, but it surpassed everything I imagined. I was lucky to receive an ARC of EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW by writer, editor, and public relations consultant Shannon Takaoka, but I strongly recommend you snap this up (or place a pre-order) when this young adult debut novel releases on October 13, 2020.
Interview of Ruth Spiro, Author of the Baby Loves FIVE SENSES SERIES
Kirsti Call: Ruth Spiro‘s BABY LOVES FIVE SENSES series combines simple text with expressive illustrations to explain complex science in a simple and engaging way.
How to Edit a First Draft
So you’ve finished the first draft of your new novel. Now what? *I recently finished a first draft of a new novel. Only took five
What My Past Manuscripts Have Taught Me
Encore post first published March, 2019. Shelving a story is a scary concept. You’ve put your heart and soul into this writing. Hours have been
WRITERS' RUMPUS 