By Dana Nuenighoff A friend once told me that if she didn’t have to write, if there weren’t stories building themselves in her head constantly,
Category: Writing
A Launch Day Ode To My Editor
Sure, authors get acknowledgement pages to wax poetic about all the many, many people who help turn a manuscript into an actual book, but sometimes an
Writers’ Rumpus Glossary of Publishing Terms
Every field has its own jargon — words, terms, and acronyms that sound like a whole special language. Publishing is no exception. What’s a newbie
The +s and –s of Writing Holiday Books
Guest Post by Lynne Marie Happy 4th of July, Everyone! I’ll start out with an admission — I write books about holidays. Now, the surprising
Build your world using Inkarnate
By Dana Nuenighoff Have you ever opened up a fantasy novel and found yourself lost in the gorgeous map on the first pages? Have you
Meet #kidlit debut picture book author, Hayley Barrett.
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Your debut picture book, Babymoon with Candlewick Press came out on April 2, 2019. This beautiful rhyming text, filled with emotion and
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