By Jen Malone Most of us writer types could probably find a way to live on books alone, but sadly, the kids need new soccer
Category: Writing – Critiquing & Community
A Writer’s Best Friend
By Liz LeSavoy This was me a couple years ago, embarking on my new career as a children’s fiction writer. You can tell I’m just
How to Help an Author (Beyond Buying the Book): Part One
By Jen Malone In this season of making resolutions, what could be a better one than using your talents to help those around you achieve
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
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
How to Format a Manuscript
By Jen Malone I know there are many other places on the fancy schmancy intrawebz to get this information, but I’m not so sure the
Critique / Taekwondo Connection
OOF! A big foam bat whacks my left side—hard. “Great job defending your right!” my partner shouts encouragingly. Then she shoves me to the floor.
12 Tips for Effective Critiquing
By Heather Fenton Writing can be a solitary endeavor much of the time, so it’s truly rewarding to find a critique group or critique partner
Big Group Benefits
Many critique groups are small, with four to six dedicated writers or illustrators meeting regularly to share and comment on each others’ work. In a
Scribophile: Your Friendly Online Critique Group
The critique process is integral to any author’s pursuit of a clean and polished manuscript. Many writers join critique groups and meet face to face
Let the Writers’ Rumpus Start!
Does the wild rumpus start or begin? Scroll to the bottom of this post and join the conversation. Yesterday would have been Maurice Sendak’s 85th
WRITERS' RUMPUS 