Our MFA in Writing and Literature team spent the week in Denver at the annual AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) conference. This got me thinking about the value of conferences to writers, and - a blog post is born! There are essentially two different...
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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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Basic plot structure for a picture book is the same as for any other kind of dramatic structure, be it a novel,...
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OK, it's not Monday, but the holidays have intervened. That said, let's talk about niches. Having a niche means being known as "The...
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Most publishing houses make acquisitions decisions by committee. Having been a fly on the wall at a lot of those meetings, as...
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Like many children’s book authors who are also parents, I get a lot of ideas from my own kids. Several years ago,...
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It’s been said that we all run at least two businesses – the business we’re in, and the business of marketing the...
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The role of a children’s book author in the marketplace is dramatically different today from what it was even ten years ago....
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The ‘What’s It All About’ discussion of the last post leads right to the next topic: theme. What do you want to say...
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