With Scholarship Help, Writers Make Discoveries at Our Whole Novel WorkshopsSeptember 6, 2023 | Black Voices, Novels, Scholarship StoriesBoyds Mills Whole Novel Workshops offer writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft of a novel read with ...
3 Ideas for Your Comedy Writing ToolboxSeptember 2, 2023 | NovelsThey say that talking about comedy is one of the un-funniest things you can do. So consider yourself warned. I ...By: Chris Tebbetts
5 Reasons Middle Grade Readers Want (And Deserve) HorrorAugust 10, 2023 | NovelsThese days horror in kidlit is having a moment. From the increase in horror titles being published all the way to ...By: Ally Malinenko
10 Essential Steps to Convert a Graphic Novel Script Into Compelling PanelsAugust 10, 2023 | Illustration, Latinx Voices, NovelsCreating a graphic novel is an artful process that marries storytelling with captivating visuals. Here are ten ...By: Kayden Phoenix
Creating Memorable Characters Means Being Patient and Asking a Lot of QuestionsMarch 13, 2023 | NovelsOver the last few weeks, I have been facilitating a class called Get To Know Your Character. And that is what I've ...By: Sarah Aronson
Your Book’s First Editor Is You: Is It Too Soon for Line Editing?February 28, 2023 | For Beginners, Novels, Revision, The Boyds Mills ExperienceI'm Not Finished With My Draft Yet. Is It Too Early for Line Editing? We all come to Boyds Mills in different ...By: Jennifer Gennari
The Sticky Note Approach to RevisionJanuary 19, 2023 | Muslim Storytellers, Novels, RevisionI hate revision. I’m just going to put that out there as the author of a book that went through sixteen full ...By: Intisar Khanani
How We Developed Our Collaborative Feedback ProcessJanuary 18, 2023 | NovelsWe’ve been critique partners for many years, but it took us a long time (10 years!) to come up with our current ...By: Diana MaChristina Scheuer
What’s the Game? (A Tool for Writing Humor, with Examples of How It Applies to My Own Co-Authored Novel)October 13, 2022 | NovelsI wanted to share one of the tools from my comedy writing toolbox-- a new favorite tool of mine, one that I picked ...By: Chris Tebbetts
5 Reasons to Revise Your WorkSeptember 16, 2022 | Novels, RevisionWe asked editor Emma D. Dryden, the leader of Filling the Writer's Toolbox: A Picture Book and Novel Retreat, to ...By: Emma D. Dryden
Just do it: how momentum and effort can help you finish your draftSeptember 15, 2022 | NovelsHave you met Sarah Aronson yet? She is a huge cheerleader for her fellow writers, sharing advice and inspiration ...By: Sarah Aronson
#Gather: Empowering Readers and Reader Choice with Julia TorresAugust 10, 2022 | Essential Conversations, Novels, PodcastsBoyds Mills' Alison Green Myers and Alex Villasante had a wonderful conversation with educator, advocate, and ...