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February 18, 2020
The Number One Reason to Limit the Writing You Post
I am taking a Coursera class on Ancient Roman Art and Archaeology. I love, Love, LOVE the lectures and have learned so much. And, I’ve also come away from the class with several writing ideas. As part of this class, we have to post essays and grade essays written by our fellow students. I’ll admit, […]
February 17, 2020
3 Must-Haves for a Picture Book Biography
I’ve been reading a lot of picture books lately and one of my favorites has been Pies from Nowhere by Dee Romito. It is the story of Georgia Gilmore who was part of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Never heard of her? That brings you have to have in a picture book biography. . . An Untold Story. […]
February 16, 2020
Two Essentials for a Break Out Book
In the blog post Three Reasons Why One Picture Book Is Not Enough, I mentioned the importance of finding the right break out manuscript. The problem is that when your first book book, whether it is a novel or a picture book. comes out you probably don’t have name recognition. This leads us to must […]
February 13, 2020
Three Things I Love about Being a Writer
I didn’t decide that I wanted to focus on my writing until I was well into grad school. Incidentally, for those of you who don’t know, my graduate degree is in history. I wanted to learn to do better research for my writing but I thought that writing would be my side gig. But it […]
February 12, 2020
2 Upcoming Twitter Pitch Opportunities
Submitting your work is a drag. You have to research publishers/editors/agents, polish your query, and send out just the right combination of things. Wouldn’t it be so much easier if they would come knocking on your door? I have to admit that I cringe when I see an author pitching their work on Twitter and […]
February 11, 2020
Three Reasons Why One Picture Book Manuscript Is Not Enough
I’m always surprised when I speak to a new picture book writer who has written and polished one manuscript and believes that they are ready to take the publishing world by storm. If this is what you think, I hate to break it to you but now is the time to get to work on […]
February 10, 2020
Bizarre Coincidence in My Reading
The ladies in book club tease me about coincidence and my choice in books. It seems like very often I’ll end up reading two books that are annoyingly similar. Our last book club book was The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan. If you haven’t read the book, it is set in England […]
February 9, 2020
3 Tips to Help You Write a Picture Book Based on a Family Story
Last week, I read Eliza Wheeler’s Home in the Woods. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this story, Marvel and her family move to a shack in the woods after Marvel’s dad dies. Marvel is unimpressed with the humble shack. “‘You never know what treasures we’ll find,’ says Mum.” This picture book is based on […]
February 6, 2020
What You Need to Know about Work for Hire
On February 22, I will be presenting a workshop session on writing work-for-hire. The day long event is The Business of the Book which will be on the UM-SL campus and is put on by the KS-MO SCBWI. My session is an introduction to what you need to know to write work-for-hire. I will discuss: […]
February 5, 2020
Five Ways to Generate More Story Ideas
Once when someone asked me where I get my story ideas, I commented that I would have to walk around with a bucket over my head not to get story ideas. And that’s the truth. But it doesn’t do any good to get ideas if you don’t write them down. So that’s tip number 1. Write down […]
