Why Write?
Feeling particularly uninspired about blogging, I reached out to my online communities last week to see what folks wanted me to talk about. Thanks to those of you who responded! Your questions mostly...
View ArticleTricks to Break Through Writer’s Block
Let me start off first by saying I don’t really believe there’s an actual thing that is “writer’s block.” I just put that in the title so people would click the link. Seriously. It’s my belief that...
View ArticleThe Low Down on Writing Picture Books
Don’t kid yourself thinking that writing a picture book is easy. In my opinion, writing a picture book takes more skill and craft than writing a novel. Well, perhaps that’s not true, but it takes a...
View ArticleGuest Post Regarding Writing: Editor Cheryl Klein & The Magic Words
Cheryl Klein is the executive editor at Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, where she edits and publishes books for children, teenagers, and discerning adults. She is my guest today on The Blabbermouth...
View ArticleGuest Post Regarding Writing: Matt Bird & The Secrets of Story
Today’s guest post is from Matt Bird, who runs the SecretsOfStory.com blog (formerly known as Cockeyed Caravan), and whose book The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and...
View ArticleGuest Post Regarding Writing: Editor Kendra Levin & The Hero is You
Kendra Levin is my guest today on The Blabbermouth Blog. She is a senior editor at Viking Books at Penguin Random House, a certified life coach, an author, and a teacher. Kendra helps writers and other...
View ArticleAuthors on Craft: Bill Konigsberg on Surprises
I write for the surprises. Now don’t get me wrong: I like the moments when it feels like I have some semblance of control over my story, and I know what I want in a scene, and it happens correctly, …...
View ArticleWriting for Kids: 5 tools for success
Join SCBWI. If you don’t know what that is, it stands for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. It’s the professional organization for people who write or illustrate books for...
View ArticleAuthors on Craft: Sarah Aronson on Theme
When I first began to write stories, the first advice I received (that made writing seem doable) was this: put two characters in a room. Lock the door. See what happens. This advice made writing fun,...
View ArticleOn Finding Your Voice – Guest post by Jenna Gavigan
“But without my voice, how can I…?” – Ariel We just sold my first novel, Introducing Broadway Lulu. It’ll be published in the fall of 2018. (Fear not, this post is not about selling my novel.) I tell...
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