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Sherrinda Ketchersid asked, “Have you heard of twitter pitches? I thought they were crazy. But what did I have to lose?” She put a twitter pitch up for Lord of Her…
Pixar published Storytelling in a Box through Khan Academy. This is free content that looks at the art of storytelling as Pixar does it, through the eyes of many Pixar…
Sherrinda Ketchersid, a medieval Christian romance author, whose book Lord of Her Heart, was published this month, presented “Tips and Tools for the Writing Journey” to the Abilene Writers’ Guild on…
Mitali Perkins, author of ELEVEN published children’s books, including Rickshaw Girl, and her newest Forward Me Back to You–just released last month, spoke at Austin’s SCBWI conference. Among many useful details from…
Lynne Kelly, author of the amazing book Song for a Whale, gave some great hints and helps during a panel discussion at Austin’s SCBWI conference. If you feel like, Why Doesn’t…
If the editor or agent likes what you have, but it doesn’t fit their needs, they will say, “What else do you have?” At Austin’s Society for Children’s Books Writers…
One way to make sure you know your characters is to create a 6-word biography for them. Examples from my middle grades novels (from the oldest character to the youngest):…
SCBWI = Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators PB = picture books MG = middle grade books YA = young adult books NF= non-fiction works