Backstory Basics
Backstory can be essential to understanding a character and his/her journey. It can deepen conflict, reveal motivation and elicit sympathy for a hero or secondary character. But...
Read MoreBackstory can be essential to understanding a character and his/her journey. It can deepen conflict, reveal motivation and elicit sympathy for a hero or secondary character. But...
Read MoreThe middle grade and YA sections of your local bookstore and/or library these days are teeming with genres, styles and subject matters...
Read MoreMany middle grade and YA authors debate whether or not to include a prologue when beginning their manuscripts. Prologues are sections of...
Read MoreWhat's the difference between a middle grade novel and a chapter book? The lines can often seem blurry - but the truth...
Read MoreYou're writing a story with a teenage protagonist but very sophisticated themes and content...
Read MoreMany aspiring children's book authors are confused about the difference between young adult (YA) and middle grade novels. Aren't all teens and...
Read MoreWhether your manuscript is a picture book or novel, it can be tempting to create a wide variety of supporting characters to...
Read MoreI had the privilege and pleasure of interviewing middle grade and YA author Maryrose Wood last night for our Wednesday night Writers...
Read MoreThere were several recurring themes that emerged at the wonderfully inspiring SCBWI 2013 Winter Conference this past weekend. One was brightening and...
Read MoreI blogged last week about jump-starting your writing resolutions with Julie Hedlund's wonderful 12X12 in 2013 program for picture book authors, but...
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