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February 26, 2020
3 Ways to Get Creative with Your Book Marketing
Recently I saw a post, a know not where, that listed the four types of book events you can do. An author signing. A group signing. A workshop. A school visit. I looked at that and thought, “There has to be more.” And there are. Creative Venues. This weekend fellow Business of the Book speaker Dan […]
February 25, 2020
5 Reasons to Join the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Last weekend, I spoke at a day long workshop put on by the Kansas-Missouri Region of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Way back when, I was the regional advisor for what was then only the Missouri Region. Although I’m still active, I don’t make it to many events but this one […]
February 24, 2020
3 Things You Need to Know about NASA’s Katherine Johnson
Feeling a little blue today after hearing the news that Katherine Johnson, formerly of NASA, died yesterday. This 101 year-old math whiz was one of the Hidden Human Computers that Duchess and I wrote about in our book. She was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Computers. When Hidden Figures come out, Johnson was the […]
February 23, 2020
When Giving a Presentation, Keep This in Mind
It doesn’t matter if you are doing a school visit, speaking at a workshop, or entertaining the crowd at a literacy event there is one thing that you should keep in mind. Preparation pays off. And this should include a backup plan. This weekend, I was the first speaker at the KS-MO workshop. I haven’t […]
February 20, 2020
5 Reasons to Take Part in This Picture Book Challenge
Do you write picture books? If so, you should sign up for the ReFoReMo challenge? If you’ve never heard of it, this isn’t a picture book writing challenge. It is a challenge all about studying picture books so that you can learn to write them. Writing Picture Books Is Harder Than It Looks. Most of […]
February 19, 2020
3 Problems to Fix when You Revise Fiction
Last week, I was reading Jane Friedman’s blog when I came across a post on rewriting. I’ve suspected for a while that two of these things were problems in my manuscript. The third one? She didn’t point this one out but I’m just as certain it needs to be fixed. Along for the Ride. While […]
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 […]
