Kids Lit
Four Ways to Add Humor to Your Picture Books
Students in my second-grade classroom love reading funny books. There is a bit of science behind the attraction. Laughter…
February 8, 2022-
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Kids Lit
2022: Your Best Year Ever Starts TODAY!
What do you want to accomplish in your writing by Dec 31, 2022? From the perspective of January, everything…
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Kids Lit
Have You Considered Writing Board Books
Board books have extra thick coated pages that small hands can turn and chewing babies can sink their teeth…
December 8, 2021 -
Kids Lit
How I Spent the Mesozoic Era
Does it seem to take FOREVER to get a brilliant (they all are!) book published for kids? Even as…
September 8, 2021 -
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Huff, puff…blow the house down! Engaging Children in Books
“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!” said the Big Bad Wolf. Children engage…
August 8, 2021 -
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What DO librarians want in a picture book?
Is there anything more fun than being in the library Children’s room at story time? I was the lucky…
June 21, 2021 -
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Know Your Audience
“Many books for children feature children. Your writing will be more natural if you are aware of the rhythms…
January 21, 2021 -
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Don’t Commit a Rhyme Crime
You might have heard that “Rhyme is a crime,” and that editors don’t like rhyming board books and picture…
December 21, 2020 -
Kids Lit
Writing Books that Matter
I was in the window seat, thumbing through my recent issue of “Writer’s Digest,” just waiting for the plane…
October 21, 2020 -
Kids Lit
Which Hat Shall I Wear Today?
In January, I had the privilege of speaking about being a writer at a large private school near…
April 21, 2020 -
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Get a New Perspective! Find a New Twist!
Once in a while, I come across a book so unique and wonderful that I think, “Wow, I sure…
December 21, 2019 -
Kids Lit
Three Tips for Successful Platform Building
If you’ve been to any writers conference lately, you’ve no doubt heard lots of talk about building a platform.…
September 21, 2019 -
Kids Lit
“B.I.C. Time”
Whenever I teach at conferences, I’m often asked the same question: “How do you write so many books a…
August 21, 2019 -
Kids Lit
While You Wait…
We’ve all said it before. You know, the old, “I’m just waiting on God to make this publishing thing…
July 21, 2019 -
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Who You Gonna Call? A Ghostwriter!
Eva Shaw, author of “Ghostwriting: How to Get Into the Business” beautifully sums up the heart of being a…
May 21, 2019 -
Kids Lit
Query with Confidence!
A query letter is your chance to make a great first impression at a publishing house or a magazine,…
April 21, 2019 -
Kids Lit
Crafting Holiday Books that Sell
Christmas comes every year. And so does Easter. And so does Thanksgiving. And so does the Fourth of July.…
March 21, 2019 -
Kids Lit
Write Like a Dinosaur to Succeed in Children’s Publishing
Write Like a Dinosaur While doing research for my latest children’s devotional book, “Dinosaur Devotions: 75 Dino Discoveries, Bible…
February 2, 2019
