I had the privilege and pleasure of interviewing middle grade and YA author Maryrose Wood last night for our Wednesday night Writers Speak series at Stony Brook Southampton. Maryrose is everything you might wish the author of a delightfully satirical and superbly written series called...
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I've never thought of myself as much of a matchmaker, but today I feel like Yenta! You see, it's the pub-date of a...
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One of my favorite speakers at the 2013 SCBWI winter conference was Mo Willems. No surprise, he’s also one of my favorite...
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There were several recurring themes that emerged at the wonderfully inspiring SCBWI 2013 Winter Conference this past weekend. One was brightening and...
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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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