Backstory Basics
Backstory can be essential to understanding a character and his/her journey. It can deepen conflict, reveal motivation and elicit sympathy for a hero or secondary character. But...
Read MoreBackstory can be essential to understanding a character and his/her journey. It can deepen conflict, reveal motivation and elicit sympathy for a hero or secondary character. But...
Read MoreThe middle grade and YA sections of your local bookstore and/or library these days are teeming with genres, styles and subject matters...
Read MoreMany middle grade and YA authors debate whether or not to include a prologue when beginning their manuscripts. Prologues are sections of...
Read MoreWe've been zeroing in on the unique craft elements of beginnings - opening pages, scenes and chapters - in the Children's Book...
Read MoreWhat's the difference between a middle grade novel and a chapter book? The lines can often seem blurry - but the truth...
Read MoreYou're writing a story with a teenage protagonist but very sophisticated themes and content...
Read MoreShopping 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...
Read More“What I need is someone who will make me do what I can.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Would you like to finish a...
Read More[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...
Read MoreBefore you think I've gone all Pollyanna, let me say that I'm not talking about "content" here...
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