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September 1, 2020
3 Things to Remember When Writing Flash Fiction
Last week, I accidentally wrote a piece of flash fiction. I meant to write. That part wasn’t accidental but I was suprised when I came up with the idea. Most often when I have an idea for fiction it is for a picture book so this surprised me. Thanks to WOW! Women on Writing, I’ve […]
August 31, 2020
5 Things to Tips for a Top Notch How-to
September is National Sewing month. In the spirit, the St. Louis Public library put together this “One Stitch at a Time Topic Guide.” I’ve been noodling over sewing. My mother was a brilliant seamstress. My skill level? I’ve never driven a needle through my finger. Or my thumb. I’m fascinated by the thought of sewing […]
August 30, 2020
3 Things Black Panther Taught Me about Crafting a Hero
My husband is a long time comic book fan. My son read graphic novels long before I was into the genre. Between the pair of them, they got me into Marvel. My favorite hero? Black Panther. Yeah, I had to deal with some fan girl grief. Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played Marvel’s Black Panther, […]
August 27, 2020
3 Things to Remember When Creating a STEM Picture Book
Last night, I reviewed A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars By Seth Fishman, illustrated by Isabel Greenberg, published by Greenwillow. You can see the video below or skip that and go right to the blog post. If you are writing for young readers, I hope you know the drill. Even if you are writing STEM, you have […]
August 26, 2020
3 Ways Research Can Be Biased
Whether you are writing historic fiction or science, you need to be aware of the ways that the research materials you use can be biased. This something I’ve discussed with my students because it was something my professors discussed with me. It first came up in my anthropology classes as we were reading ethnographies of […]
August 25, 2020
3 Ways to Create a Nonlinear Timeline
Tuesday I was listening to a podcast interview with Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Resistance Women, a book set in Germany during World War II. Several times, the interviewers pointed out how much they liked her chronological structure. Of course it was chronological, I thought. What else would it be? What can I say? Sometimes I’m more than a […]
August 24, 2020
3 Tips on Creating 3-D Characters
I’m about 20,000 words short of a full draft on my cozy but I’ve been giving my antagonist suspicious glances. Something isn’t right. She just seems so flat. This weekend, I had an epiphany. I needed to base her on someone I know. That may seem hazardous since this is my antagonist but a big part […]
August 23, 2020
3 Tips about Creating a Book Video
This weekend, I read Kirsten W. Larson’s post about creating brief book videos. I like that her videos were short and simple and decided to give it a try. Here are three things I learned in my attempt. But first, here is the video. Notes. You don’t need to write a script but at a […]
August 20, 2020
The Best Advice I’ve Heard for Writing During the Pandemic
If you are an SCBWI member who registered for the Summer Spectacular online conference, I hope you’ve found the time to watch the sesssion with Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple. This mother-daughter team was the most inspirational session I’ve seen so far and that’s saying a lot. Someone asked how to write during the pandemic. […]
August 19, 2020
Book Habit Bingo
When my friend shared this with me, I told her it should be book-lover bingo. If it was, would you have a winning card? I have to admit that as a young reader, I often reread my favorite books. As an adult? Not so much because there are so many great books out there. And […]
