Laurie Wallmark's Blog, page 9

Developmental Editing

How do you prepare your manuscript to get the most out of a developmental edit.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/06/how-to-prepare-your-manuscript-for-a-developmental-edit/ 

Writing No-nos

 Here are fifteen things a writer probably shouldn't do.

https://www.darcypattison.com/writing/picture-books/5-ways-to-make-the-reader-turn-the-page/

Picture Book Page Turns

 An important decision in writing picture books is thinking about the page turns.

https://www.darcypattison.com/writing/picture-books/5-ways-to-make-the-reader-turn-the-page/

Picture Book Secondary Characters

 Secondary characters can add depth to picture books.

https://katiedavis.com/blog/craft-and-writing/the-secret-power-of-secondary-characters-in-picture-books/

Quick Drafting

 If you're on deadline, you need to write your draft quickly.

https://ericageorge.substack.com/p/10-strategies-for-weathering-that

Writing Retreats

 How do you decide which writing retreat is good for you?

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/06/how-to-decide-if-a-writers-retreat-is-right-for-you

Revise and Resubmit

 A revise and resubmit request gives you another chance to make a good impression with your work.

https://writersrumpus.com/2025/06/24/revise-and-resubmit-making-a-stellar-second-impression/

Quirky Picture Books

How do you make your picture book weird, yet wonderful?

https://katiedavis.com/blog/uncategorized/not-edited-write-weird-write-wild-why-theres-room-for-strange-picture-books/

Tricky Punctuation

 Here are some tips on how to use the rarer types of punctuation.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/writing-101-semi-colons-other-tricky-punctuation-marks/

Accents

 A little bit of using accents goes a long way.

https://theeditorsblog.net/2017/01/23/restraining-accents/