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FROM PICTURE BOOKS TO MG NOVELS: Tips on Switching Gears
If you're a picture book writer, what do you do if one day you get a story idea and realize it's too "big" to fit into a picture book...

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Nov 18, 20206 min read


SMALL PRESS PUBLISHING
You may have noticed the explosion of small press publishing in the last few years. Some small publishers are fantastic while others...

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Nov 18, 20204 min read


HOW TO TURN A SHORT STORY INTO A NOVEL
There's no magic formula, and it won't work for every story, but sometimes it's possible to turn what you thought was just a little tale...

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Nov 18, 20204 min read


TWITTER BASICS FOR WRITERS
Welcome to Twitterville! For writers, there are a bazillion (that’s a number, right?) different ways you can maximize your use of...

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Nov 18, 20204 min read


AUTHOR VISITS ARE AWESOME
Full disclosure – the original title of this article was AUTHOR VISITS ARE AWESOME AND HERE IS HOW YOU CAN PLAN ONE FOR YOUR FABULOUS...

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Nov 18, 20204 min read


THINKING IN SEQUELS
My path to publication was neither quick, nor easy. I had studied the art and craft of writing for children since 1999, after having...

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Nov 18, 20205 min read


Fractured Fairy Tales, Fairies & Fae
A fractured fairy tale is an adaptation of a fairy tale, in which the author changes the characters, setting, theme, and/or other...

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Nov 18, 20204 min read
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