Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
This Fall, I was struck by a bout of writer’s block. I should point out that my writer’s block does not start with the blinking
Kirsti Call: You’ve been a teacher, a theater educator and a nanny. What is it about writing picture books that has you hooked? Marcie Colleen:
By Carol Ekster I learned about the powerful quote below, by Maya Angelou, when an instructor shared it in spin class. It touched me. Wanting
It’s been a dream come true seeing At Your Service on bookshelves this year, I’m having a blast in my Author-in-Residence role at my local
By Diana Zipeto “Your image reminds me of Maurice Sendak.” “That character is very Peanuts-like.” “The way you draw reminds me of another artist, I
Last year a pair of second graders, Cianna and Laura, came to me with a proposal. “Ms. Potoma, we would like to have a book
Kirsti Call: I first became aware of Tara Lazar when I joined her Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) challenge. What a wonderful way to connect
I first met April at Kindling Words, a writing retreat. We happened to have gotten paired together for a funny ice-breaking activity of looking into
By Liz LeSavoy Do you think in rhyme all of the time? Do your stories evolve with a rhythm to resolve? I’ve always loved the
Last week I did a school visit where we discussed “show don’t tell”. To keep things fun, I asked a few brave 5th graders to sample
Today, Writers’ Rumpus is chatting with Brooke McIntyre, founder of Inked Voices, a website and tool that lets writers run cloud-based critique groups. Brooke is
GUEST POST by Dede Perkins I have a confession to make. Even though I write for a living and tell people I really do love
From attending conferences and connecting online, I have met and been inspired by illustrators and authors at all different stages of reaching their publishing goals.
GUEST POST by SARAH S. BRANNEN Like many children’s book writers and illustrators, I have a second job: I cover figure skating for icenetwork.com and
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