There were several recurring themes that emerged at the wonderfully inspiring SCBWI 2013 Winter Conference this past weekend. One was brightening and enriching the lives of children – our readership. (Seems obvious, but sometimes one loses sight of the forest for the trees.)  Another was...
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I 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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Here’s a fabulous way to jumpstart your writing goals for 2013! My friend and colleague Julie Hedlund launched the first 12x12 initiative in...
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I’ve written here before that I prefer setting goals to making resolutions, because they feel more positive and attainable, less like resolving not to...
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Does the idea of reading your work in front of an audience terrify you? We’ve been discussing the subject of presenting your work...
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[caption id="attachment_3090" align="alignleft" width="115"] Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel by Sean Vogel[/caption] Gold Recipient: The Mom's Choice Awards® Winner: The Global eBook Awards Jake,...
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When it comes to maintaining continuity of plot details in a series, it can be helpful to create a scene chart or...
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In the last post, we looked at building, developing and maintaining the continuity of characters within a series. Now let’s look at...
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Despite scrupulous editing, some of the most successful series of all time feature notable inconsistencies. For example, in Eragon, book one of...
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There are many different ways to categorize a series. One common way is as a set of stories that feature the same...
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