We’re celebrating Women’s History month with 31 days of posts focused on improving the climate for social and gender equality in the children’s and teens’ literature community. Join in the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kidlitwomen or Twitter #kidlitwomen Recently a group of children’s lit colleagues and I (all...
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Happy New Year! As a children's author, editor and writing coach, I spend a lot of time talking about writing and/or publishing books...
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Many middle grade and YA authors debate whether or not to include a prologue when beginning their manuscripts. Prologues are sections of...
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What's the difference between a middle grade novel and a chapter book? The lines can often seem blurry - but the truth...
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You're writing a story with a teenage protagonist but very sophisticated themes and content...
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I’ve been on a series of deadlines and taking a bit of a break from blogging, but as I promised last week,...
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One of the things I love best about being a member of the children's lit industry is the spirit of community with...
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Early this week I had the pleasure of interviewing veteran literary agent and children’s book expert George Nicholson for the Children’s Book...
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It may be hard to believe there are any cons associated with being published by a traditional, commercial publisher - after all,...
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If you missed last night's live Q&A webcast/teleseminar on writing and publishing children's books, you'll want to hear the replay, as we...
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