Mobility increases productivity. Although you write B.I.C. (Jane Yolen’s famous rule #1 on writing: keep your “Butt in Chair”), that chair now has wings. With
Category: Writing
Writing for Computer Games
By Almitra Clay You know how you tell someone you’re a writer and they say, “oh, I have this great idea for a novel,” and
“Every Book Still Kicks My A**” Words of Solidarity from the SCBWI 2015 NY Winter Conference
By Diana Zipeto Dr. Brené Brown, vulnerability researcher, says that in the midst of struggle, the two words we most want to hear are, “Me,
Talented Author, Corey Rosen Schwartz
Corey Rosen Schwartz writes action-packed picture books that appeal to girls and boys and parents! Her rhyming meter is fun to read and reread and
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: A Golden Key
What do Ezra Jack Keats, Sylvia Plath, Stephen King, Richard Avedon, Truman Capote, Robert McClosky, and Andy Warhol have in common, besides being incredibly creative?
What’s So Great About ReFoReMo?
By Carrie Charley Brown ReFo…what? Well, you can pronounce it in four syllables just like it looks, or you can change it up to be
Should you follow a formula when #writing #picturebooks ?
When I first started writing picture books about twelve years ago, I wasn’t aware there was a “formula” for writing them. I wrote from my
A Twisty Path to Publication–with Dragons
Post #5: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
Revising Your NaNoWriMo Mess-terpiece
By Heather Fenton If you, like me, participated in the highly-focused, highly-caffeinated National Novel Writing Month this past November, hopefully you have a 50,000 word
The Writer Magazine: Fuel for the Aspiring Writer
While browsing through Barnes and Nobles, a magazine caught my eye. The Writer. Tag line: Imagine, Write, Publish. On the cover: Boiling down the bones:
Shape Your Story, Part Two: Summon the Elementary Teacher in Yourself
By Carrie Charley Brown Writing a story is a lot like working a puzzle. We have to get the pieces to fit just right. What
Book Review: SAVE THE CAT! by Blake Snyder
I found SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need through a novelist’s blog. I was scouring the internet for help
Does writing take courage? You bet!
By Carol Ekster I believe all that matters in life requires courage. I read that in Yoga Journal magazine. Sharing your art was one of
Writing and Illustrating: Becoming a Pinball Wizard
By Diana Zipeto Writing and illustrating stories can feel a little like a game of pinball. Use the ball shooter to launch the story idea. Watch
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