Mentor Text Monday: Back to School, Part Two
[Art by Lorna Hussey, Hedgehog's 100th Day of School by Lynne Marie.] As you may or may not know from my last post -- my very first...
RYS Contest Results Diagnosis and Prescriptions
Every year, as the Judges review the contest entries, we like to cull their comments for the most common issues we come across in the...
The Story Behind Rate Your Story
ABOUT RATE YOUR STORY: About thirteen years ago, Rate Your Story began as a concept brought to life by the talented prolific author and...
SPOTLIGHT: Lauren H. Kerstein and Remembering Grandpa
BACKGROUND: Some time ago, when Jodell Sadler’s KidLit College was in session, this wonderful learning and opportunity forum was the...
Mentor Text Monday: Lyrical Nature Books
The nature and other STEM nonfiction books I grew up with tended toward info-dumps. They presented facts about scientific, mathematic, or...
Bonus: The Building Blocks of Feather Flores
Tell us a little bit about yourself: Hello! My name is Feather, and I’m an editor with Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of...
Announcing Our 2023 RYS Contest Winners
FIRST PLACE / FICTION PICTURE BOOKS Kelly Kates - The Princess and the Crocodile Above the Slush Submission - Agent Dan Cramer Above the...
The Building Blocks of Laura Boldin-Fournier
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - September 10th). Each will...
Writing Tips for Various Stages
by Tina Shepardson Sometimes we have these wonderful ideas and are excited to shape them into a story until….we sit down in our comfy...
The Palace Rat - A Riches to Rags Tale by Lynne Marie
Interview by Lisa Horn RYS: To start close to the beginning - what was your favorite book as a child? Why? Tough one! I was a fast reader...
