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February 19, 2017
President’s Day
I hope that many of you are enjoying your holiday. I’ll be doing a bit of work but my family has a four-day weekend. That’s means that I’m spending some time with them. Have any of you written about one of our Presidents? I have a lot of presidential picture books that I adore but I’ve […]
February 16, 2017
Fiction or Nonfiction?
Recently one of my writing students wanted to know how to classify a book. She was reading STEM books and had found one set in a classroom with animal characters. They were learning about . . . rocks? She might have said rocks. I don’t actually remember. There was a ton of information about the […]
February 15, 2017
Reality vs Perception: When What You Know Isn’t Main Stream
Tuesday I saw an article in Smithsonian. “The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys.” Whoa. It was a surreal moment because I grew up knowing all about these cowboys. An electrician by trade, my father was a history buff. We toured every fort we passed, scoured museums and walked paths reading signs. I grew up hearing […]
February 14, 2017
You’re so lucky: Luck Doesn’t Drive Successful Writing Careers
Recently, Hope Clark, the editor of one of my favorite newsletters, Funds for Writers, wrote about someone telling her how lucky she is. “You were lucky to have FundsforWriters to sell your books. I don’t have that luxury.” Personally, I find it a little hard to believe that the person who said this can coordinate […]
February 13, 2017
Love and Writing: Do you have what it takes to write children’s nonfiction?
I will never forget when I called me mom to tell her that I’d decided to write for kids. I was a university research assistant and about to finish a masters in history. I loved learning but I had pretty much had it with university level education. I’d taken scads of classes, written papers and […][image error]
February 12, 2017
Read aloud day
Eek! This really snuck up on me this year. This coming Thursday, February 16, is World Read Aloud Day. The goal of the founding organization, LitWorld, is to encourage young people to “lead lives of independence, hope and joy.” Seriously, what more could you wish for your readers? As LitWorld says, “By raising our voices together […]
February 9, 2017
#MSWL Day: Boom or Bust?
Were you one of the many writers checking out all of the #MSWL (Manuscript Wish List) tweets? I planned to leave the feed up all day, stopping in to check every once in a while and read the latest posts. But that plan went out the window when I got home from yoga and saw […]
February 8, 2017
Author Copies! and Getting Paid
I’ve been checking the porch for my author copies for days. Of course, the authors copies of The Zika Virus and Hidden Human Computers arrive while I’m on the rowing machine so please forgive my snazzy outfit. My husband brought the box in and put it on the bed. I walked past it on my […]
February 7, 2017
Agents: Susan Hawk
Today is #MSWL day over on Twitter. If you have an account, be sure to pop over there and see who wants what in terms of manuscripts. If Susan Hawk is one of your dream agents, note that she has moved. Formerly of The Bent Agency, Susan is now at Upstart Crow Literary Agency. Susan […]
February 6, 2017
Warning! Warning! How to Know An Agent May Not Be Legit
Since I’m looking for an agent, I’m paying more attention to what other people have to say about their own agent searches. There are a lot of great agents out there but there are also people who call themselves agents but don’t get the job done. Here are some warning signs. First things first, just […]
