Mentor Text Monday: Editor Julia Recko Prefers Informational Fiction
by Julia Recko I personally dislike basic fact-filled nonfiction. Even with clever construction or lyrical language, I’m just not as...
MOWMT March 30: Lydia Lukidis Intersects Art and Science
The Intersection of Art and Science By Lydia Lukidis If you know me, you know I’m a huge STEM fan. But interestingly enough, I started...
MOWMT March 30: Audrey Perrott Turns the Page
Turning the Page on Picture Books By Audrey Perrott While I prefer to avoid drama in my life as much as possible, when it comes to...
MOWMT March 29: Andrea J. Loney Explores Multi-Layers
Exploring Multilayered Picture Books by Andrea J. Loney Layers in a picture book are the individual elements of the book that combine to...
MOWMT March 28: Erin Dealey Asks An Important Question
Mentor Texts - Comps or Competition? by Erin Dealey Mentor Texts are wonderfully helpful when you’re crafting a story idea into a...
MOWMT March 27: Vivian Kirkfield Uses Quotes
Using Quotes Effectively in Nonfiction PB Bios by Vivian Kirkfield Back in 2019, my agent submitted one of my manuscripts to an editor....
MOWMT March 26: Beth Anderson Connects History
Endings that Resonate and Connect History to Today’s Readers By Beth Anderson For me, a “satisfying ending” is more than tying up the...
MOWMT March 23: Jennifer Buchet Mines Magazines
Mining the Kidlit Magazines By Jennifer Buchet An often-overlooked mentor text is eagerly waiting for you to flip through its pages....
MOWMT March 22: Mariana Ríos Ramírez Shares Tradition and Culture
Sharing Tradition and Culture Through Picture Books by Mariana Ríos Ramírez As an author of children’s books, some of my favorite topics...
MOWMT March 20: Facing Fear with Cynthia Mackey
Picture Books Showing Fear as the Central Emotion by Cynthia Mackey After submitting my manuscript for IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR...
