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
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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.
Thankful for Critique Groups (and Why You Need One of Your Own)
Guest Post by Stacy McAnulty Writers’ Rumpus is honored to be the first stop on Stacy McAnulty‘s blog tour for her picture book DEAR SANTASAURUS, illustrated
3 Ways to Pace Your Picture Book
Now that you know Why thirty-two pages? is the standard number for your picture book, you can pace your story within that format. By editing,
PiBoIdMo, Picture Book Idea Month!
By Kirsti Call I’m a sucker for a good writing challenge. Something about working with a bunch of other writers really gets me motivated. This
Chapter Book Blueprints
I didn’t have much experience dissecting chapter books until I started writing them. I’m not sure if any other authors go through the same process when
So You Want to Write a Series
Guest Post by Anna Staniszewski We all know the magic formula for writing a children’s book series: If, of course, you replace “collect underpants” with
Author Interview: Jane Kohuth
Jane Kohuth sent me her newest book, Anne Frank’s Chestnut Tree, to look at, and in checking out her web site I found out we
November Word Wars: NaNoWriMo and PiBoIdMo
By Jen Malone November is upon us: jumping in leaf piles, watching football, inhaling turkey, and trying to ignore all those “XX Shopping Days Until
Unblocking Writer’s Block
By Liz LeSavoy Everyone gets writer’s block. At least that’s what I tell myself every time I find myself staring at my computer, my hands
Where Do I Begin?
By Josh Funk So, you have an idea for a children’s story. You even stay up late one night clacking away on your laptop in
12 Questions for 12 x 12 founder, Julie Hedlund
Julie Hedlund is the author of A Troop is Group of Monkeys and A Shiver of Sharks. Her website is an incredible resource for writers. She is a
1 Writer, 10 Heads
I am 1 writer, but often find I am in need of more heads. In fact, most of the time I need about 10. Why
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
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