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June 17, 2018
Mentorships, Part 2: A Great Opportunity to Grow as an Illustrator
This is so embarrassing that I’m literally red in the face. Last week I blogged about the KS-MO SCBWI writing mentorship. I completely left out the illustration mentorship. So embarrassing. Like a writing mentorship, an illustration mentorship allows a less experienced artist to learn from someone with more experience. It is a great way to […]
June 14, 2018
One or More: How Many Manuscripts Do You Work on at Once
Last week at critique group, one of my writing friends commented that she had to set a manuscript aside. After more than a year of research, she had found a published book that did it better. She thinks she’ll probably come back to her idea, but until then she needs to work on something new. […]
June 13, 2018
Apples and Oranges: Comparing Your Work with Others
Study what is already in print. Learn from the best. A lot of what we do as writers involves reading what others have published and comparing our work to theirs. Its a great way to see what’s already in the marketplace and also to learn new techniques. But it can also be discouraging. Last week […]
June 12, 2018
The Great American Read
I wasn’t at home the night that The Great American Read premiered on PBS so I haven’t yet watched the two hour special. It’s one of my goals for the upcoming week. I’m going to watch it while on the treadmill. But I did immediately go online and check the book list. 100 favorite American […]
Copyright Terms and Payment
Copyright terminology can be confusing. Fortunately, Brian Scott and FreelanceWriting.com has created an amazing graphic full of information. I’ve run this graphic (see below) once before but it has been getting a lot of play on Pinterest lately. I thought it might be a good idea to give you all a chance to refresh your […]
June 10, 2018
Mentorships: A Great Opportunity to Learn and Grow as a Writer
In a writing mentorship, a less experienced writer gets to work, often one-on-one, with a more experienced writer. It is an opportunity to get personalized feedback from someone who has come to know your writing. That’s so important because they know what your weaknesses are and can offer advice tailored to overcoming these issues. Critique, […]
June 7, 2018
Picture Book Writing and the Unreliable Narrator
I just finished reading Whobert Whover by Jason Gallaher, illustrated by Jess Pauwels. I picked it up because an agent I’m scouting recommended it as a great picture book mystery. Picture book mystery? You bet. And it is totally age appropriate. Whobert Whover is a detective but he’s not the best at his job. In fact, he […]
June 6, 2018
Research: How to make it manageable when you are finding too much info
Recently one of my students asked me a question. She is working on a biography and busy collecting as much information as she can find about her chosen topic. Her problem isn’t too little information but too much. Did I have any tips so that she wouldn’t feel overwhelmed? A big part of this is […]
June 5, 2018
#PitMad: Getting Your Work in Front of Agents and Editors
If you’ve never heard of #PitMad, gather round and get ready to take advantage of this exciting opportunity. #PitMad is a Twitter pitch party. Writers get to tweet a 280-character pitch for manuscripts. Agents and editors make requests by liking the tweeted pitch. Any unagented writer is welcome to join in because all writing categories are welcome. #PitMad […]
June 4, 2018
Too Much to Do: Organizing post-critique
A big part of the KS-MO Advanced Writing Retreat was critique. This means that I got feedback on “People Pray” from the four other members of my critique group. They also critiqued “Drip by Drip, Cave Below” as did Karen Boss (Charlesbridge). Actually Boss critique two versions of the cave manuscript. Sometimes when you get […]
