May your week be full of things that spur you to climb any wall keeping you back from achieving your dream, and don’t forget to have the climbing gear you need on hand and the perfect climbing boots… I’m busy writing a chapter book and finding out lots of things about famous people andContinue reading “Climb that Wall into Creativity”
PiBoIdMo Day 7: Jennifer Arena Uses the George Stanley Idea Generator (plus a prize!)
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Jennifer Arena When I was an editor at Golden Books, I was lucky enough to work with many wonderful authors, but one who stood out for his good humor, his generosity, and his absolute joy in writing for kids was George Stanley. Around Golden, we…
Arts in Recovery – After Yasi – Finding the Smile Within
Originally posted on After Yasi:
The virtual launch of the ebook of After Yasi, finding the smile within, is being planned right now. So watch this space! As one historically oriented reviewer recently said, this book is not really about a cyclone, but more about what happens in its aftermath. If you really want to…
PiBoIdMo Day 6: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen’s Characters are the Key (plus a prize!)
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen It’s still early in Picture Book Idea Month, and hopefully you’re all still overflowing with ideas that you can put down on paper. It does get tougher as the month continues, but bravo to you for taking up the challenge! You’re going to…
Finding the Zing
So today for PiBoIdMo – I was inspired by this post Plot Twists that Zing. You just have to head over to it and have a read of that post and look at the books it talks about. I just loved it! I am looking for story ideas that have a clever twist, an xfactorContinue reading “Finding the Zing”
