Write Resources
There are an awful lot of resources available to today’s writer. Sometimes I wonder how things ever got written and published without them. For example, how did Esther Forbes write Johnny Tremain in the early 40′s without help from a critique group and several how-to books? I can only conclude it’s because more and more people [...]
Spring Mingle Preview
Okay, enough doggie dishing and back to business this week. Though I’m still pluggin’ away at the Picture Book Marathon, it’s also time to gear up for Spring Mingle. The three-day SCBWI conference kicks off this weekend, right here in Atlanta. I was having a little bit of trouble getting myself psyched up for [...]
Marathon Month
Sooooo….I’ll let you in on a little secret: I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I’ve signed myself up for two marathons in February. That explains the catchy title to this post, right? But maybe a more accurate title would be “Overachiever Makes Bold and Ambitious Plans to Crash and Burn.” Well, [...]
Notes from the Lola Shaefer Workshop
This morning I had the privilege of listening to author Lola Schaefer speak on her experience in the publishing world of children’s literature. You’d never guess that she’s written more than 250 books for children based on her humble and gracious manner. She showed an interest in every attendee by taking the time to speak [...]
The Giblin Guide
It received a full page book review in the September/October SCBWI newsletter. It was a door prize at the SCBWI Southern Breeze WIK Conference earlier this month. It now sits at the tippy top of my book wish list. “The Giblin Guide to Writing Children’s Books” by James Cross Giblin is a mouthful. It’s also [...]
