I was recently interviewed for the esteemed blog "Cynsations," run by the very talented YA author Cynthia Leitich Smith. It was a real honor - Cynthia's site is among the most respected, and followed, in the Kid Lit blogosphere - but it also gave me...
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Our MFA in Writing and Literature team spent the week in Denver at the annual AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs)...
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Writing for young people is deceptively difficult. But getting published these days can be a harder task than the writing process. The...
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This topic is WAAAYYY too big for one little blog post (which is why it's a 101 as opposed to a 500). ...
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In my freelance editing practice, I read as many as 100 children’s book manuscripts a year - sometimes more. Over and over...
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Question: How can you turn one book into multiple sources of income, and continue to promote the original book at the same...
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Two of the most frequently asked questions I hear from aspiring authors are: "Do I really need an agent?" and "How do...
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Whether you are submitting to an agent or a publisher, you must include a cover letter and an up-to-date bio with your...
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So, you've written a children's book and you're ready to submit it to an agent and/or a publisher. The following are...
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Some picture books are narrative all the way through with no dialogue, and some are only dialogue with no other narrative, as...
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