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Picture books

Catching Up

20.08.2011

The approach of fall (and winter) really invigorates me. I’ve got two picture book manuscripts done and out circulating. Trying to figure out the marketing for a third. Working on two essays, too. I finished a shawlette… And did find a sock to knit with that lovely blue yarn… Bring on the autumn weather… (Oh, [...]

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Wanting Doesn’t Always Make It So

26.06.2011

When I ask students what their writing goals are, I sometimes get a variation of this response: Everything! I want to write for all ages—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, everything! Well, that’s not realistic, especially when it’s for every single readership age. Writers have their own unique voice on the page. Some write incredible humor for little [...]

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Get Second Sight

28.03.2011

I’ve been waiting for this book ever since I read in Cheryl Klein‘s blog that she was publishing it. Second Sight is a collection of her talks at various writing conferences, between 2003 and 2010, as well as her blog posts. It was worth the wait. From picture books to YA, Cheryl covers: what makes [...]

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What Anne Said

03.10.2010

I love reading other writing blogs (okay, and knitting ones, too). One of my favorite blogs is Anne Bingham: Making It Up As I Go. Her last post on October 1st—”So You Want to Write for Kids?”—is a fantastic primer for any new writer. I hope you pop over and check it out. Children’s writers—all [...]

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