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April 16, 2017
Author’s Bio: Three Tips for Combining Business + Fun
I think it may have had something to do with my mood when I got the message. The e-sports book is heading into the final stages of production and they needed a bio now. At the best of times, I loathe writing my bio. Loathe. In this case, I had 3 – 4 sentences. For Abdo, […]
April 13, 2017
Research: Organizing What You Find
I have to admit it. When I numbered the items on my Dakota Access Pipeline bibliography, I expected it to top 200 by a comfortable margin. But I only had 156 items. It probably seemed like more than it was because I was a bit organizationally challenged on this book. Yes, there were things I […]
April 12, 2017
Most Challenged Books of 2016
I’m betting that 99.99% of you have probably already figured out that I’m kind of wild for intellectual freedom. Book banning drives me nuts. That isn’t to say that I’m against a parent saying “No, that book is a bit much for you” if the content is too emotionally advanced for their child. After all, […]
April 11, 2017
Market Alert: The Innovation Press
I know that many of us keep our eyes open for new markets so I was excited to read about The Innovation Press on Tara Lazar’s blog. This small publisher is looking for manuscripts for readers K-5. Does your work fit in this age range? Then it doesn’t matter if it is a picture book, […]
April 10, 2017
You Can’t Please ’em All: Critiques, Editorial Feedback and More
Recently one of my students came to me with a worry about her manuscript. How do you know when to accept good feedback (Love it!) vs bad feedback (This needs something more.)? This is a really tough issue. Accept every comment as legitimate and you’ll be endlessly rewriting every manuscript you attempt. You’ll never get […]
April 9, 2017
Deadline Dead Ahead
I’m doing hard copy edits on the book that’s due today. I have two more chapters and the backmatter to go. This gizmo to the right has been my best friend. It is my mom’s typing stand. Mom was a graduate of Miss Hickey’s Business School. She worked in accounting but, to my knowledge, she […]
April 6, 2017
Rewriting, Revising, and Using Things in New Ways
If you are anything like me, keeping your desk organized is a challenge. There is no shortage of pens, markers, highlighters and pencils floating around here but finding what I need when I need it is always a challenge. Given my love of color, your standard desk organizer simply is not sufficient. For quite a […]
April 5, 2017
Nonfiction Research: What If You Can’t Find the Facts that You Need?
Monday I’ll be turning in a book on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Invariably 25% of the comments/questions that I get from my editor will be requests for more information. Why did this person do X instead of Y? Where did he get this idea? Why didn’t he do Z instead? Most of the time, I […]
April 4, 2017
Anti-Hero vs Flawed Main Character
“Only villains are evil — antiheros are deluded, damaged individuals.” –David Weisberg I read this quote today in a Writer’s Digest article and it definitely made me think. I can’t say that I necessarily agree at least with the part about villains, but that’s largely because we don’t see many true villains any more (Voldemort […]
April 3, 2017
Crystal Kite Award: It Is Time to Cast Your Vote!
If you are an SCBWI member, it is time to cast your vote in the Crystal Kite Awards. For those of you who have not vote before, the Crystal Kites are voted on by your peers, fellow authors and illustrators. There is an award for each of the 15 SCBWI regional divisions worldwide. This is […]
