Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
By Carol Ekster As authors, we want to spend much of our time writing. But writing work is no longer just creating clever plots and
By Paul Czajak I had a wonderful experience last week during World Read Aloud Day, when I was able to set up several classroom visits
By Jen Malone For the last few months I’ve been posting a series called How To Help An Author. In January, I talked about the
Wendy Van Camp over at No Wasted Ink runs a series about Writing Spaces. Each post showcases a catalog-perfect photo of a stylish room or
By Liz LeSavoy A good opening line is like a bite of chocolate. It immediately hits the pleasure centers of your brain and makes you
By Heather Fenton A few months ago, I decided to stop writing picture books. Not permanently. I just wanted to put them on the back
I am sitting in a busy ski lodge on Attitash Mountain in New Hampshire. The White Mountains are a beautiful place to visit for February
By Paul Czajak This is going to sound contradictory, but when it comes to writing a picture book, your book isn’t finished until it’s incomplete.
By Carol Ekster When I taught elementary school, Valentine’s Day meant envelopes overflowing with cards, a party complete with treats and games, and very excited
By Kirsti Call My favorite mug features first lines of classic books. I am an invisible man. Marley was dead to begin with. It
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
Victoria Wells Arms has spent over twenty years in publishing, beginning as an editor at Dial Books for Young Readers and later establishing the highly
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
By Joyce Audy Zarins Writing is an amazing abstract art. By arranging a small set of symbols in unique ways, writers convey ideas to the
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