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
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You Know You’re Done When You’re Half Undone
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.
Advice for writers from Madeleine L’Engle
By Kirsti Call A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is one of my all-time favorites. I remember reading the book when I was eight
Creating Active Characters
Good character development is essential for a story to work. The more complex a character is, the more we want to spend time with the
November Word Wars: NaNoWriMo and PiBoIdMo
By Jen Malone November is upon us: jumping in leaf piles, watching football, inhaling turkey, and trying to ignore all those “XX Shopping Days Until
Unblocking Writer’s Block
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
Interview with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Picture Book Author and Presenter
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
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