STEAMing Into Nonfiction: 4 Ways to Make It Leap-Off-the-Page Exciting!January 21, 2016 | Educational Market, Nonfiction, Picture BooksNonfiction manuscripts are a hot commodity these days. Narrative nonfiction and STEM (Science, Technology, ...By: Jennifer Swanson
Meeting the Needs of 3 Different Audiences for the Educational MarketJune 18, 2015 | Early Readers and Chapter Books, Educational Market, Nonfiction, Picture Books, PoetryWe'd like to thank Paula Morrow for this blog post! The writer for the educational market must please 3 different ...
Putting the Fun In Educational WritingMay 27, 2015 | Early Readers and Chapter Books, Educational Market, Nonfiction, Picture Books, PoetryWe'd like to thank Jan Fields for this blog post! Everyone knows that kids need to read. These days, much of the ...By: Jan Fields
9 Picture Book Topics to AvoidJanuary 30, 2015 | Craft Tips, Picture Books9 Picture Book Topics to Avoid (Or Be Ready for Stiff Competition and Write a Story with a Fresh Take) When ...By: Darcy PattisonLeslie Helakoski
6 Ways to Begin to Understand Voice and Find Your OwnSeptember 9, 2014 | Craft Tips, Nonfiction, Novels, Picture BooksHere's some wisdom about finding your writing VOICE from editor and author Kim Griswell: Editors Want to See ...
7 Pointers for Writing Powerful Picture BooksJuly 16, 2014 | Craft Tips, For Beginners, Picture BooksAccording to Eve Bunting, "Picture books are a joy to write." Here are 7 pointers from her that will help make ...
How to Start Revising That First DraftJune 2, 2014 | Craft Tips, For Beginners, Novels, Picture Books, RevisionHarold Underdown is faculty for our Crash Course in Children's Publishing and Revision Retreat workshops, so we ...By: Harold Underdown