This link is no longer active. https://writeoncon.org/ What is WriteOnCon? WriteOnCon is a three-day online children’s book conference for writers and illustrators of picture books, middle grade, young adult, and even new adult. It was founded in 2010 and is now run by a new team of writers who are Continue Reading
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Using Pinterest for writing inspiration
I am a Pinterest addict…well, I’m a recovering Pinterest addict that is. There are too many visual feasts to possibly devour in one sitting, so reoccurring visits are darn near mandatory. I browse it for numerous reasons such as gardening tips, recipes, DIY’s, hobbies… the list goes on, but most Continue Reading
There’s no market for that.
The first writing conference I attended was online. You had to have either Young Adult or Middle Grade stories in order to get feedback or participate on forums. There was a discussion panel made up of publishers, agents, and authors of children’s books where you could ask anything. Pretty cool, right? I Continue Reading
Answering questions about my work- then and now
It’s a good idea to have responses in mind when answering questions about your work. Not only will you need to have these questions down pat when pitching to agents or publishers, but it will help you with the other aspects of submitting your novel such as the query or synopsis. So think Continue Reading
Leave it alone!
Here are my thoughts on immediately revising a first draft: Don’t do it. Just don’t. Let it sit for a while. Take the time to work on other projects, get caught up on your to read list…do anything but revise that infantile draft. I say this with a heavy heart Continue Reading
Word of the day…Positivity
Well, it’s not the easiest thing to achieve, so how does one do it when they are knee-deep in revisions or just barely staying afloat through the rough draft? Try giving credit where credit is due. I think many times we as writers undervalue our work. Especially as it morphs through the critique cycle. Nothing Continue Reading
Beating the block
Not sure how it happens for others, but writer’s block seems to kick into high gear when my stress levels have reached dangerously high altitudes. When I’m on the brink of tossing it all out the window, I take a step back and run through this checklist to regain the Continue Reading