By Naomi Milliner If I had a dollar (okay, maybe a hundred) for every time someone advised, “Write what you know,” I could buy a
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Mercy Me: Mercy Watson Stars in a Picture Book
I’m a HUGE fan of the Mercy Watson early reader series written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. So I literally gasped
What Kids Can Teach Us About Writing for Kids
The past few months I have been revisiting a musical that I wrote about ten years ago, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Musical. I am
Survival Guide for #NESCBWI
By Dana Nuenighoff The annual spring conference for NESCBWI is coming this weekend! That means a weekend full of workshops and keynote speakers, of being
Interview of Elaine Kiely Kearns, author of NOAH NOASAURUS!
Elaine Kiely Kearns is a light in the kidlit community. I first met her in 12×12 and later interviewed her here on Writer’s Rumpus soon
Meet #kidlit debut picture book author, Kim Chaffee
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Kim Chaffee joined our SCBWI critique group a few years back and was an instant shining light in her dedication to the
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