This is just a quick post to invite you to join me TONIGHT at 7 PM EST for a FREE question and answer phone call during which I will be answering your questions about writing children's books! Here are the details: EVENT: Children's Book Author Q&A Call...
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At the risk of belaboring a subject, here is yet another reason why books make the best gifts. A recent article in...
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Building on my last post about books that inspire reading, here are some of my favorite books that celebrate and/or support writing,...
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Writing is hard enough. On any given day I wrestle with hundreds of distractions – some real, like my children’s needs or...
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One of my students asked a question this week about how to name a children's book and how to come up with...
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Writing a good children’s book is hard. Selling one to a publisher is even harder. Getting it bought, and read - by...
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So, you've written a children's book and you're ready to submit it to an agent and/or a publisher. The following are...
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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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Last week we talked about identifying and reaching out to your niche, or your target audience, and not relying on your publisher...
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