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Category: Writing
Animation, Illustration and Writing – Part 2: Planning
By Sarah Lynne Reul (This is part two of a three-part series – part one focused on Iterations, and part three is on Observation.) When starting a new
7 Reasons Why Everyone Should Read Award Winning EVERY LAST WORD by Tamara Ireland Stone
1. Sam is an authentic teenaged girl with OCD who has successfully hidden her condition from her friends. She spends every second worrying about how
What to do while waiting for that next book contract? Follow Kirsti Call’s example!
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: It is always the most amazing time in a writer’s life when that first book gets sold. You wait for the contract,
Finding a Critique Group to Nurture Your Fire
You’ve heard of Burning Man, right? The arty, fire-infused festival takes place each Labor Day week in the middle of the 400 square mile Black
Practicing Revision with Telescopic Text
Thanks to StumbleUpon, I recently discovered a site that has been around for several years, but it was new to me; perhaps it is new
On a Mission to Read and Research: Writers and Teachers Alike
By Carrie Charley Brown About this time last year, ReFoReMo rolled out the red carpet and welcomed over 400 interested picture book writers to join
Animation, Illustration and Writing – Part 1: Iterations
By Sarah Lynne Reul Animation has been called the illusion of life. It’s the optical illusion of persistence of vision that creates the effect of
Interview of Katarina Bivald, Debut Author of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
When I read Katarina Bivald’s, The Reader’s of Broken Wheel Recommend, I had no expectations so I was completely delighted to find it compelling,
Meet the talented #kidlit author, Carmela LaVigna Coyle
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I was fortunate to experience Jane Yolen’s magical picture book boot camp with so many wonderful moments, and so many awesome authors there
Amber Glasses: Write Late, Sleep Well
Call it writer’s insomnia: You’re on a roll, writing for hours, late into the night. Finally, exhausted but accomplished, you save your work, back it
Helping Hands
By Carrie Charley Brown Does anyone else remember that Calgon slogan? For some reason, it stuck with me through childhood and continues to pop into
The Good, the Bad, and the Celebrity Picture Book
By Paul Czajak An Open Letter to Celebrity Children’s Book Writers My wife did something shocking that rocked the foundation of our marriage. A betrayal
5 Ways to Squeeze Writing into Your Life
My life is a tornado. Sometimes kids, house stuff, homeschooling, church work, therapist duties, chickens, and everything else pull me into a frenzy of activity
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