Here’s a fabulous way to jumpstart your writing goals for 2013! My friend and colleague Julie Hedlund launched the first 12x12 initiative in 2012. Members were challenged to write a picture book draft a month, so as to conclude the year with 12 completed manuscripts. The...
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I’ve been honing my Story Radar, and have found the holiday season to be more abundant than ever with respect to prompting...
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This week I had the joy of interviewing my friend and picture book hero, Peter H. Reynolds, for the Children’s Book Hub....
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As every singer knows, exercises that strengthen and warm up the vocal cords are essential in order to sing well. Painters do...
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Michael Chekhov - nephew of playwright Anton Chekhov - was an esteemed Russian-American actor, director and acting teacher. Among those who studied with...
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The summer before last, I became a student in the Southampton MFA in Creative Writing and Literature program where I am also...
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One more gift from Peter H. Reynold’s workshop last summer: I.O.P, or “Illusions of Progress.” Now, for some this may have a...
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Here’s another jewel I picked up from Peter H. Reynolds’ workshop last summer: “Story Radar.” This is a term Peter uses for...
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... what would the title be? This was a question Peter H. Reynold posed to his workshop participants during last summer's Southampton Children's...
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My daughter attended her annual book fair at school this week. Among the books she wanted me to buy for her was...
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