By Josh Funk Today, September 1st, 2015, Dr. Phil turns 65. Today, September 1st, 2015, parents are waving goodbye to their magical British children boarding the Hogwarts
Tag: picture books
Being Creative on Demand
By Paul Czajak What happens when you, the type of writer who writes solely from inspiration, is asked by your publisher to write about a
Meet Kristen Necaise, the New Owner of Character Publishing
UPDATE: CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS CAROL GORDON EKSTER: First of all, congratulations, Kristen! That’s quite an undertaking to buy a small press.
The Picture Book Idea Syndrome
Guest Post by Rob Broder — President and Founder of Ripple Grove Press Rob Broder’s guest post, “You Can Judge a Book by Its Title,
Top 10 Picture Book Read Alouds
Kids are books are my favorite. That’s why I’m drawn to writing kidlit. That’s why I’m always reading at least 5 books at once and
It All Starts with a Picture
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
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
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!
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
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 ?
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
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.
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
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
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