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
Category: Writing
YA: The Dark Place of Children’s Lit
By Almitra Clay “So what is your novel about?” This is the point where I go from smiling to my deer-in-the-headlights grimace. See, I’m not
Planning the New England SCBWI 2016 Conference: The Power of (RE) INVENTION
By Josh Funk On the evening of Friday, April 20th, 2012, I walked into the Sheraton Monarch Place in Springfield, Massachusetts without a clue of
It All Starts with a Picture
By Carrie Charley Brown I took a mental trip back to preschool at the 2015 New Jersey SCBWI Conference. One quote, from author/illustrator Denise Fleming
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
Interview with Ben Clanton, Gifted Author and Illustrator
Ben Clanton is a gifted artist, author, and one of my trusty critique partners. After touring his studio, getting personal doodles at a book signing,
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
Blogiversary Gift: 15 of Our Favorite Blogs
Writers’ Rumpus is 2 years old this week! Our first post, Let the Writers’ Rumpus Start!, went live on June 11, 2013. Since then, we’ve
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
Adventures in Co-Writing
We’ve fielded questions of all varieties about how the heck we write something as personal as a novel alongside someone else. Well, we have answers.
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
Meet the Clever Picture Book Rhymer, Josh Funk
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Josh Funk is clever, kind, and funny. He’s in my on-line critique group and part of the New England chapter of SCBWI,
6 Stylistic Techniques in YA Novels
There are two aspects to each story— what it is about and how it is written. Three young adult novels I’ve read over a span
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
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