HOW I GOT MY AGENT - DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME
After banging my head on my computer for more than five years of trying to entice an agent into representing me, I finally got one....
ENJOY THE JOURNEY
When I first decided to venture into the world of writing for children, I had no idea what I was getting into. I thought it would be...
Truth Above All in Young Adult Novels
Many of us are painfully aware that truth, one of the ultimate values that makes us human, is being eroded in this day of fake news and...
2017 WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
After much deliberation and multiple rounds of judging, we are excited to announce the results of our 2017 Awesome Openers Writing...
WRITING CREATIVE NON-FICTION FOR KIDS: TIPS AND TRICKS
It seems one of the buzz words around the kid-lit hive these days is “Creative Non-Fiction”. Creative non-fiction provides a great...
FROM PICTURE BOOKS TO MG NOVELS: Tips on Switching Gears
If you're a picture book writer, what do you do if one day you get a story idea and realize it's too "big" to fit into a picture book...
SMALL PRESS PUBLISHING
You may have noticed the explosion of small press publishing in the last few years. Some small publishers are fantastic while others...
HOW TO TURN A SHORT STORY INTO A NOVEL
There's no magic formula, and it won't work for every story, but sometimes it's possible to turn what you thought was just a little tale...
TWITTER BASICS FOR WRITERS
Welcome to Twitterville! For writers, there are a bazillion (that’s a number, right?) different ways you can maximize your use of...
AUTHOR VISITS ARE AWESOME
Full disclosure – the original title of this article was AUTHOR VISITS ARE AWESOME AND HERE IS HOW YOU CAN PLAN ONE FOR YOUR FABULOUS...
