Picture Books: Sound, Story, and Emotion
Being good at writing picture books means doing three things well: sound, story, and emotion. Here’s why these are essential in your next picture book draft.
Cynthia Collins
The Unicorn TreeNovember 26, 2016
027: Serving Up Tempting Titles
027: Serving Up Tempting Titles
November 25, 2016
Write the Most Popular Genre in Kidlit | IFW
021: Write the Most Popular Genre in Kidlit
October 14, 2016
What Rejection Really Means
All writers face rejection. The key is to realize it isn’t personal. Here’s how to use the takeaways from your recent rejections to improve your writing.
Time Management Tips When You Have No Time to Manage
How do people manage to fit in a busy life, work activities, AND writing? Let’s look at 7 time management tips to help you fit writing into your busy day.
Avoiding the LONG Short Cuts
New publishing opportunities pop up and make it seem like a writer has found a short cut to getting their book published. Beware of the long short cut.
3 Keys to Good Kid Nonfiction
Good kid nonfiction comes down to three key elements: focus, vitality, and appeal. Learn how you can incorporate them into your next article or manuscript.
Writing Rewards and Challenges
If you’re getting the blues about your long term writing goal, consider taking a small break and doing a piece that will give you a writing reward!
Being Open to Surprises (Don’t Slam the Door on Possibility)
Many of us begin our writing journey with a firm vision of exactly what we want to write but don’t close yourself to surprises along your writing journey!
Personal Inventory Quiz: What Kind of Writing Do You Like ?
The writing world offers so many options. Finding the exact right spot can come from self-analysis and exploration. Answer these questions to see where you fit!
In My Day (How I Started Writing)
Your writing journey may be different from Jan Fields’ and it might not have any snow on the way to the mailbox, but it’s the right path for you. Keep going!
What’s Your Motivation?
To understand how best to plan for your writing adventure and keep going during the tough times, look inward and ask yourself: What’s my motivation?
Two-Layered Writing
Children’s writing has a dual nature—an objective story. what happens, and a subjective story, the emotion of the story. Today, we discuss how to include both!
Dangerous Writing Tools
The truth is that every tool in the writing toolkit has value. Let’s evaluate the more dangerous writing tools and see how we can make them work for us.
Creating Characters for Young Children
When writing for kids, your main character must be someone a child can relate to and care about. Check out these tips for writing believable characters.
Holidays: Time to Try Out Some Crafts
Can submitting craft tutorials help you get published by a children’s magazine? Yes! Crafts make magazine content interactive! Use these tips to get started.
Thankful
This is a time of year when many people think about thankfulness. I am thankful for the gift of writing. A gift that I’ve nurtured and used to make a living.
Digging in for Winter
Do you want to know the truth? For every single piece of advice given to writers, there are successful authors who never did them. Get some inspiration today!
Stuck, Stuck, Stuck
Are you stuck and you wish you had someone to help you out? Look at your characters. Ask them what they want and then drive that plot ahead!
