I'm thrilled to announce that my good friend and colleague, author and 12X12 Picture Book Challenge Founder Julie Hedlund, and I have officially launched our new course, The Ultimate Guide to Picture Book Submissions! Julie and I have poured everything we know about writing query letters and the process of...
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Backstory can be essential to understanding a character and his/her journey. It can deepen conflict, reveal motivation and elicit sympathy for a...
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The middle grade and YA sections of your local bookstore and/or library these days are teeming with genres, styles and subject matters...
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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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We've been zeroing in on the unique craft elements of beginnings - opening pages, scenes and chapters - in the Children's Book...
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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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Shopping for a children’s book author, or author-to be, this holiday season? Here are some ideas to make the gift-giving a bit easier...
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“What I need is someone who will make me do what I can.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Would you like to finish a...
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[caption id="attachment_2708" align="alignleft" width="300"] First completed illustration for Julie Hedlund's "My Love for You is the Sun"[/caption] My friend, fellow writer and editing...
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