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Writing Habits: Where Do You Work Best?

Monday, I met with a teen book club. This was an online meeting in part because they live all over the country.  Parents and teens sat in on the meeting and asked a wide variety of questions.  Although the focus was Black Lives Matter, several of these young readers also want to write.  One of them […]

Norton Young Readers

It is always exciting when a new imprint opens its doors.  W. W. Norton is adding an imprint specializing in young people’s books.  The publishing director of Norton Young Readers will be Simon Boughton, formerly Senior Vice-President and Publishing Director, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. Boughton told PW, “Norton is a company that I have long admired. They […]

Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults

If any of you are interested in learning to write nonfiction, I am teaching Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults through WOW! Women on Writing.  The class starts on: Monday, May 7, 2018 Monday, July 9, 2018 Monday, September 10, 2018 Monday, November 12, 2018 This is an 8 week class that includes: Week […]

Earth Day and STEM

Yesterday was Earth Day so it seems especially timely that the two books I am writing for ABDO are science related as is the one I’m revising for Millbrook (animal coloration) and the one I’ll be workshoping at the retreat (geology and caves).   I’ve done some writing about conservation and recycling but lately I seem […]

Crystal Kite: Time to Vote on Round 2

Hi Everyone.  I hope you’ll forgive the super-short post today but I have a book due and everyone in the household has been sick.  Everyone.  We are on the mend but I’ve got to finish proofing my manuscript. It is time to cast your 2nd Round vote for the Crystal Kite award. If you are […]

Writing Nonfiction: What to do when you’re stumped

Recently someone asked me how much research I do for a book.  Really, it all depends on the topic.  My current book, which I can’t discuss in detail just yet, is STEM title.  I have 142 sources but part of chapter 2 has been giving me a hard time.  The topic is full of medical […]

Reading Without Walls

I can’t believe that the month is half over and I just realized it is time for the second annual Reading Without Walls.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with this program, author Gene Luen Yang challenges young readers, educators, librarians and booksellers to read beyond their comfort zone.  This can mean several things. […]

The Agent Search: Wait for a Good Match

SCBWI members have through this month to submit their work to Alexandra Penfold, an agent at Upstart Crow.  So I’ve read up on Penfold and I love so much about her. She represents fiction and nonfiction. She’s an agent and an author. She represents picture book authors as well as people who write children’s novels. […]

Theme: Telling a story to get your message across

I love it when I’m sitting reading a stack of books from the library and I come across one that does something especially well.  Recently, I read Liz Wong’s Quackers.  It is all about a cat who loves life down at the pond with the other ducks.  Well, except for maybe the water.  And eating duck weed.  […]

5 Minutes a Day: When It Looks Like Someone Ransacked Your House

I’m not houseproud but when someone who has never been here before stops by, I don’t want it to look like enemy agents were looking for the code key which, at the moment, is pretty much how it looks. Unfortunately, my son’s engineering study group is meeting here on Saturday afternoon. But I have a […]