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The Building Blocks of YA Editor Monique Jones Brown
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 24, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Lynne Marie
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 21, 20237 min read
The Building Blocks of Karen Kilpatrick
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 20, 20233 min read
The Building Block of Karly Dizon, Fuse Literary
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 17, 20234 min read
The Building Blocks of #SeasonsOfKidlit
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 15, 20235 min read
The Building Blocks Of Erin Dealey
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 14, 20234 min read
The Building Blocks of Dan Cramer
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 13, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Audrey Ades
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 12, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Michele McAvoy and The Little Press
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 11, 20234 min read
The Building Blocks of Linda Joy Singleton
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 9, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Helen H. Wu, Publisher & Author
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 6, 20236 min read
The Building Blocks of Jennifer Buchet
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 3, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Adam Blackman, Cardinal Rule Press
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 2, 20233 min read
The Building Blocks of Becky Scharnhorst
This month, we'll be highlighting the Donors from Our Rate Your Story *Build-A-Story* Contest (August 1 - 31st). Each will share a little...
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Aug 1, 20234 min read
Mentor Text Monday: Back to School
As far as many publishers are concerned, Back to School could be considered a yearly holiday! If the target market is school and library,...
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Jul 31, 20234 min read
MENTOR TEXT MONDAY: Unique Main Characters
Doing research for my current position as Literary Agent Mentee has been illuminating, to say the very least. I see evidence both in...
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Jul 24, 20234 min read
Announcing the 2023 Rate Your Story Summer Contest
About the Contest: We are excited to announce that our seasoned team of Rate Your Story Contest Judges will accept manuscripts and...
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Jul 15, 20236 min read
CRAFTY TIP: When Does Back Matter Make Sense?
By Mary Boone Back matter – extra tidbits of information that come after the story is concluded – has become exceedingly popular in...
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Jul 11, 20232 min read
Author Spotlight: Lyn Miller-Lachmann, RYS Judge
This month, we are excited to Interview long-time RYS Judge Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of Ways to Play, illustrated by Gabriel Alborozo....
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Jul 11, 20236 min read
MENTOR TEXT MONDAY: Spinning a Yarn
There are many ways to describe telling a story! Telling a tale, shooting the breeze, crafting a narrative, fracturing a fable, etc....
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Jul 10, 20234 min read
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