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February 14, 2018
SCBWI: Anti-Harassment Policy
In light of recent news in the children’s publishing world, SCBWI has put a new anti-harassment policy in place. NOTE: Anti-harassment. I’ve seen a few people call it a harassment policy. No. Anti-harassment. The reworked policy holds all faculty, staff, and participants to the same Code of Conduct which states that prohibits harassment which includes […]
February 13, 2018
Office Update: Valentine’s Day Our Way
“Why is your third bedroom an office? You could get a laptop and work anywhere!” Um, no. Let’s just say – no. You may be able to work anywhere and I assume that many people can. Why? Because people seem to think that I can too. But, nope. Not this girl. I have the attention span of […]
February 12, 2018
ALA Awards for 2018: Warm Up Your Library Card
Each year the American Library Association names the winners of a wide range of awards. If you write for children, check out these books. With no further fuss – here are the winners. John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: Winner: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins Publishers). This one looks intriguing […]
February 11, 2018
Revision: Overhauling a Manuscript from Top to Bottom
Rewriting a manuscript is a lot like cleaning out and redo-ing your office. You have to believe that in the end it will be magnificent because before it gets better it will be a disaster. I say this because last week I finished cleaning out the freestanding book-case in my office. My husband and son […]
February 8, 2018
5 Minutes a Day: Working with Your Characters
I thought today’s post would be about creating your premise. You know what they say about well laid plans and all that? For some books, it might be possible to start with premise, but I feel like I need to get to know my characters first. What types of characters might you have in your story? […]
February 7, 2018
Fiction or Nonficiton: Which Is More Work?
Last night, I met with my critique group. Two of us normally write nonfiction but this time we both had fiction manuscripts. I had to laugh because the other author kept commenting on how much work fiction was to write. The reason that this struck me as so funny was that I’ve heard other writers argue about […]
February 6, 2018
The Most Important Thing for a Writer’s Career
I don’t remember where I saw this on Tuesday. I read blogs while I’m on the treadmill. But somewhere on the great web, someone made the comment that the most important thing an author can do to further their career is develop their online presence in a way to help sell their books. Now, I’m […]
February 5, 2018
Love of Reading Month
February is Love of Reading Month. I’ve tried to discover who launched this but to no avail. A Google search uncovered numerous schools doing literacy pushes through February. Isn’t this a great idea? What are you reading? I have two books underway: Waking Up White by Debby Irving. It is a memoir about how a privileged […]
February 4, 2018
The Webinar: One Way to Sell Your Work
A webinar is a great way to sell your work. If you’ve never participated in one of these events, a speaker or speakers give a presentation and often take questions from participants. They can either take the questions live or solicit them ahead of time. Often webinars are about how to do something. They can […]
February 1, 2018
5 Minutes a Day: Start with Knowledge
If you’ve accepted that you can accomplish amazing things writing for five minutes a day, good for you! That’s a big part of the process. You won’t try if you don’t think you can succeed. But you also have to start with a plan. And the first step in that plan? Knowledge. I bet you expected […]
