By Carrie Charley Brown I took a mental trip back to preschool at the 2015 New Jersey SCBWI Conference. One quote, from author/illustrator Denise Fleming
Category: Writing – Tools, Tips & Resources
The Ups and Downs of Being an Author
I was reading an article written by my Rabbi in our Temple bulletin. He was writing about the balance between conceit and humility. We can’t
Blogiversary Gift: 15 of Our Favorite Blogs
Writers’ Rumpus is 2 years old this week! Our first post, Let the Writers’ Rumpus Start!, went live on June 11, 2013. Since then, we’ve
FOLLOWING YOUR HEART AND GUT
By Carrie Charley Brown Writers could probably go crazy if they stopped to analyze all of the agent desires that are out there. This one
Adventures in Co-Writing
We’ve fielded questions of all varieties about how the heck we write something as personal as a novel alongside someone else. Well, we have answers.
6 Stylistic Techniques in YA Novels
There are two aspects to each story— what it is about and how it is written. Three young adult novels I’ve read over a span
Cornering Your Passion to Boost Your Growth
By Carrie Charley Brown As soon as you walk into my house, you get a glimpse of my office. It is not neat. It is
How to Turn Your Novel into an Audiobook
Inspired by my many hours of listening to audiobooks on my daily commute (see Audiobooks as Leisure Time Part 1 and Part 2), I decided
Did Your Book Go Out of Print? Take a lesson From Author/Illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg.
Having been in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, NY last year during the crazy busy Mermaid Parade, I was interested when I received an
Age Group and Genre: Targeting Your Manuscript
Are you certain you know who you are writing for and what species of story you’ve concocted? These two significant pieces of information must be
World Backup Day: BACK IT UP!
Today is World Backup Day 2015. Save your work in progress before you lose it to an April Fool’s virus! Here are some simple suggestions.
Shape Your Story, Part Three: Summon the Middle School Teacher in Yourself
By Carrie Charley Brown As you might have noticed from Shape Your Story, Part One and Two, using a formula can often springboard me smack
Why Does it Take Sooooooo Long for a Book to Come Out?
There are two questions I get most often from well-intentioned family and friends. The first is “You must be so rich now that your book
Writing Devices: Pros and Cons of Connectivity
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
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