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I’ve been doing lots of reading this week and here are some gems. Ever wonder what high concept means to an agent? Elana Roth of Caren Johnson Literary explains. If you like what she says, she’ll be at the Missouri SCBWI conference on November 9. Which would you rather do? Sell a novel on a [...]
From around the net: Halloween Jokes that crack up a second grader. Excellent tutorial on creating your own press kit. How much money do writers make anyway? How many non-work-related books do you read a month? How do you compare to other professionals in the publishing industry? AIGA’s 50 Books/50 Covers. If you like looking [...]
What are you reading on this blog? From the Archives The top 5 posts from the 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book series: 12 Picture Book Topics to Avoid How to Write an ABC Book What Kids Think is Funny Picture Book Standards: 32 Pages Messages, Morals and Lessons in Picture Books Top 5 [...]
Dear Janni: Wow, your words are so effective! I was at my wit’s end because these characters avoided me all last week. But today? My characters are actually telling me something today. It’s a bit confused and not quite as clear as it needs to be, but they are whispering things today. Thanks! Darcy Dear [...]
Book Trailer tips, awards and scissors Tips for book trailers. Men more likely to share than women – online, at least. Highlights of the history of science fiction literature for kids. Kindle most appropriate for women? “I think it’s fascinating the way that the author of that post connects (rightly I suspect) the marketing of [...]
I’ve been meaning to post links to these great articles for several days — here is news about how snack and writing are connected, revision stories, Twitter delivering stories, and more. 21 Key Traits of Bestselling Fiction. Daily installments of literature via Twitter on your cell phone. My favorite kind of story: a revision story [...]
I’ve been StumblingUpon things: Students Doodle 4 Google For author-illustrators: Drawing Day – drop everything and draw for the sake of art. Writers love the moleskine books and here are examples to prove it. 43 Amazing Resources for Writers Why Being a Mother is like being a writer You’ve seen Mock Newbery and Mock Caldecott [...]
Join these conversations: Roger is playing Mind Games with sugary-sweet children’s book titles. Baseball compared to poetry! Alan Gratz muses about the Flitcraft Parable. Do MORE words mean BETTER words? Finding Time to Write.
Could it be true that YA fantasy is selling better than adult fantasy? Links to that story and more. YA fantasy outselling adult fantasy! Does being a professional writer mean you must also have teaching skills? Janni is talking to her characters again! For some reason, this cracks me up every time. Maybe because I [...]
Successful Reviser Read the interview with author Deborah Lynn Jacobs about her newest novel, CHOICES. She brought this manuscript to the 2005 Novel Revision Retreat, then revised and revised. The workbook for the retreat Novel Metamorphosis is now available. And the online Novel Metamorphosis class is taking registrations for the May/June class. Strange Rules for [...]
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