Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
Writer’s Block can happen when you’ve been pushing yourself too hard for too long, or when you’ve gotten so far out of practice that the keyboard feels more like a foreign device rather than a natural extension of your hands. It can even happen when you’ve just finished a successful project–suddenly the prospect of repeating the process can seem so daunting you don’t really believe you can ever do it again.
Winter can be an invigorating time for us writer folk–we look forward to long months where the cold and dark give us the perfect excuse to spend hours upon hours curled up inside, happily plunking away at our manuscripts.
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Lori Snyder at the virtual NY SCBWI conference. Her yoga class was beautiful and she mentioned her free Writers Happiness
The year 2020 did such a bang-up job on so many writers that here were are, nearly halfway through 2021, and most of us are
I always enjoy Writers’ Rumpus blog posts, whether they be debut book announcements, interviews with prolific authors and illustrators, or timely tips of the trade.
Writing is hard. The process of putting words on paper is far from easy. But it’s even worse when you try to put those words
Kim Chaffee has been an invigorating presence in our Writers’ Rumpus group since she joined in 2016. Her debut year has included two picture books:
A friend once told me that if she didn’t have to write, if there weren’t stories building themselves in her head constantly, her life would
What is your vision for the perfect summer day? Wakeboarding with your Weimaraner? Cuddling with your Calico? Cooking chewy, gooey Chocolate Chip cookies? Sipping spiked lemonade
By Sarah Lynne Reul When faced with a new project that I’m not sure how to approach, often my first instinct is total avoidance. All
By Sarah Lynne Reul If there’s one piece of writing advice I’ve heard at every conference and in nearly every writer’s article, it’s some variation
This post really resonates with me this month, so I’m sharing it again. Recently, an old friend wrote to say that he feared his days
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