picture books – Page 21 – WRITERS' RUMPUS

It All Starts with a Picture

June 23, 2015 Alumni & Guests

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

The Ups and Downs of Being an Author

June 12, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

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

Meet the Clever Picture Book Rhymer, Josh Funk

May 8, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Josh Funk is clever, kind, and funny. He’s in my on-line critique group and part of the New England chapter of SCBWI,

Kids Need Monstrous Words!

April 14, 2015 Alumni & Guests

By Paul Czajak Procrastination, negotiation, dramatically, in-lieu; these are words that you probably would not expect to appear in a picture book. Which, in my

Talented Author, Corey Rosen Schwartz

February 17, 2015 Kirsti Call

Corey Rosen Schwartz writes action-packed picture books that appeal to girls and boys and parents! Her rhyming meter is fun to read and reread and

Should you follow a formula when #writing #picturebooks ?

February 6, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

When I first started writing picture books about twelve years ago, I wasn’t aware there was a “formula” for writing them. I wrote from my

You Can Judge a Book by Its Title, and Other Wisdom from the Submission Pile

February 3, 2015 Alumni & Guests

GUEST POST by Rob Broder, President & Founder of Ripple Grove Press We have received over 2000 submissions at Ripple Grove Press (RGP) since we

Meet the talented children’s author, April Pulley Sayre.

November 14, 2014 Carol Gordon Ekster

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

Writing in Rhyme

November 11, 2014 Alumni & Guests

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

Interview with Kelly Light: Anatomy of a Book Tour

October 28, 2014 Alumni & Guests

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.