Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Pro Tip: Bring a Copy of Your Book With You When You Do an Author Appearance/Speaking Event
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Generally, it's very helpful to bring along a copy of your book if you're going to be on a panel, or speaking about your author jour...
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Words to Help Keep Your Writing Heart Full
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A lot of people think that writing is the hardest part of a KidLit creator's job. For some, they may be right. But for others, it’s the ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The "Top 10" Most Challenged Books of 2023
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Book Banning continues to impact young readers, their adult allies, and all of us who create books for kids and teens. The American Library ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
When Writer's Block Hits
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Whether you are a new writer or a seasoned expert, it’s likely that you have experienced or will soon endure the dreaded writer’s block. Wri...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The Differences Between Middle Grade and Young Adult
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This past weekend I had the opportunity to be in dialog with middle grade author Chris Baron at the San Diego Writers Festival, in a sess...
Thursday, April 4, 2024
5 Things to Do If You're New to KidLit
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As a new KidLit writer, do you ever feel like you're alone on an island with your laptop? It doesn't have to be that way! There are ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Check out Authors Against Book Bans (Important for Illustrators and Translators as well!)
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Authors Against Book Bans was featured last month in an article by Emma Kantor in Publishers Weekly . Their mission: We are Authors Against ...
Friday, March 29, 2024
Are You a Poet? (A suggestion for Poetry Month: say "yes")
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Do you use words in creating your content for kids and teens? (Many illustrators do, so this is not just for writers and translators...) Do ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
AI and the fourth party cheated... The creative experience you didn't have
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I don't intent this to be a screed against technology, but in all the talk about artificial intelligence and these newer re-generative l...
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Donna Janell Bowman discusses her newest nonfiction biography for children and her writing process
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By Suma Subramaniam I'm thrilled to welcome Donna Janell Bowman to the SCBWI Blog today. We're eager to learn about your new book...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Audiobook Pre-Production - Have You Prepared Your Manuscript?
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Becky Parker Geist talks about the work that has to be done to prepare a manuscript to be recorded as an audiobook. Besides the obvious, lik...
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Jenn Bailey discusses her books and writing secrets
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By Suma Subramaniam I'm thrilled to welcome Jenn Bailey to the SCBWI Blog today. We're eager to learn about your new books, Henry An...
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