Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, the subject of my 2012 picture book has returned to Midway Island and Continue Reading
November 1, 2011
Picture Book Idea Month 2011
After flirting with the idea of doing NaNoWriMo, I decided instead to do PiBoIdMo, or Picture Book Continue Reading
September 19, 2011
Picture Book Revision Takes 25 Years
Writing is rewriting Guest post by Anastasia Suen For years I have been saying that writing is Continue Reading
May 3, 2011
99 Picture Books to Study
Over at Playing by the Books, the UK blogger (bilingual Dutch/English), is talking about picture Continue Reading
April 28, 2011
How To Write A Picture Book: Resources
12 Updated Resources for 2011 State of the industry. First, a basic question: Are picture books Continue Reading
September 24, 2010
STOP! Cut Picture Book Mss by 1/3
Stop! Before you send out that picture book manuscript, cut it by at least one-third. Really. Make Continue Reading
May 24, 2010
Literature for the Youngest
Last week, after welcoming my new grandson into the world, I brought my 22 month old grand-daughter Continue Reading
April 21, 2010
Animals Stand in for Kids
I'm currently revising a picture book and finding it to be a bit tricky because I created animal Continue Reading
March 4, 2010
Revise: Remember the 4 Sources of Conflict
Conflict, the type that motivates and moves a plot, comes from four sources. Yesterday, an editor Continue Reading
February 23, 2010
Keeping Current: Read Newly Released Books
Take a Reading Day Standard advice: read what you want to write. If you want to write a novel, Continue Reading
