Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
By Paul Czajak UPDATE: Since this post was published, Scarletta has changed its name to Mighty Media Press and Josh Plattner has moved on from
By Liz LeSavoy Everyone gets writer’s block. At least that’s what I tell myself every time I find myself staring at my computer, my hands
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
Julie Hedlund is the author of A Troop is Group of Monkeys and A Shiver of Sharks. Her website is an incredible resource for writers. She is a
I am 1 writer, but often find I am in need of more heads. In fact, most of the time I need about 10. Why
Oh, how children’s authors in critique groups pray to get published someday! It’s true, just ask them. Hopefully, all of us can find the joy
By Paul Czajak A few weeks ago I was invited to my first book signing for my Halloween-themed picture book, Monster Needs a Costume, at
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
By Heather Fenton Much like the adage “you can’t win if you don’t play”, you can’t get published if you don’t send your manuscript to
Most picture book writers and illustrators learn pretty quickly that a standard picture book is thirty-two pages long. But why? True, that is a convenient
Read-Self Publishing in the Land of Oz Part I here. CreateSpace is Amazon’s platform for self-publishing paperback copies of a book, and the method I
Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper, is the kind of book that should be shared. I read Out of My Mind for a library book
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is an author filling big high-heeled shoes in the world of picture books. (She LOVES high heels.) I met her when she
By Jen Malone As a writer, I’m always searching for inspiration (read: procrastinating), but I especially love stories of perseverance because, as anyone who dreams
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