We hope you had a great Thanksgiving! And if you grabbed a book to read to a child, we’re sure you had no trouble finding...
From my files I found these tidbits of wisdom for beginning editors, but the thoughts are helpful for writers also. Barbara Marcus, Random House, said...
Want to write fast and get your idea for a children’s book on paper at last? Many writers set a quota of words per day....
Do you know who is the popular children’s book writer who never once received a rejection slip? Here are three clues: She became an American citizen in...
In Shirley Raye & Jennifer's workbook, Write a Marketable Children’s Book, we mention the importance of checking your manuscript for spelling and grammar errors. As competitive...
Shirley Raye and I are excited to announce that our workbook is now available in all e-book formats. The workbook has a fun, new cover as...
Last week I wrote about the writing sin of “info dumping.” An editor told me that writers commit it when they force historical or factual...
Worried about trying to write a synopsis of your middle grade or young adult novel? The most important thing to remember about a synopsis is— It should...
Last week I advised writers to sign up for critique sessions with editors at conferences and related my experience meeting Mallory Loehr of Random House....
It’s often important to do research on certain places or time periods when we write fiction. But we need to use the information we gain...