Meg Lippert and Allyson Valentine Schrier have launched a new blog that should be really helpful for all of us trying to figure out what makes a great book tick:
Story Sleuths Goes Online!
What happens when you mix two children’s writers with the books they love to read? Story Sleuths–where Meg Lippert and Allyson Valentine Schrier dig for clues to improve their writing, through reading award winning children’s literature. Join them as they read a book a month and take turns sharing with one another an insight from each chapter about elements of craft the author used to make the story shine.
Check it out at http://www.storysleuths.blogspot.com.