Happy New Year! As a children's author, editor and writing coach, I spend a lot of time talking about writing and/or publishing books for children and young adults. I feel so blessed to do the work I do, and to belong to such a warm, supportive...
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Many middle grade and YA authors debate whether or not to include a prologue when beginning their manuscripts. Prologues are sections of...
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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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It took us thirteen drafts to figure out the best way to start the Very Fairy Princess series: with a “day in...
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I’ve been on a series of deadlines and taking a bit of a break from blogging, but as I promised last week,...
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I've been taking a break from blogging for the past month in order to focus on writing and editing deadlines, as well...
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What does it take to draw in today's young reader and persuade them to keep reading? Last week, in the children's lit class I'm...
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"If you're dreaming of becoming the next J. K. Rowling, we've got the perfect place for you—the Southampton Children's Literature Conference!" So...
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