Confession: I love science and love working stuff researchers have discovered into manuscripts (even if they're ostensibly about, I dunno, temporarily possessing the body of a squirrel).My college alumni magazine had a really interesting piece about research being done on language, and whether thought drives language or vice versa. For a long time, scientists have... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Brenda Guiberson!
LIFE IN THE BOREAL FOREST by Brenda Z. Guiberson (Henry Holt and Company) is on the recommended list for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. Congratulations, Brenda! BTW, Brenda didn't send us this little tidbit, so we're glad we caught it. Please remember to send... Continue Reading →
Nonfiction Mondays
Nonfiction writers, forgive my lateness to this party. I didn't know about these swell nonfiction Monday roundups, called "a celebration of nonfiction children's books."Yesterday's was at School Library Journal; to find out when they're happening going forward, click the Nonfiction Monday link.
I.N.K. – Interesting nonfiction for kids
Here's a blog for the nonfiction writers among us. Called I.N.K., it offers with research techniques, fact-polishing suggestions, and writing tips that will help you connect your stories with kids. It also has suggestions for photo and illustration integration, along with market research that will help you focus your efforts in new territory. Go to... Continue Reading →
Capstone adds graphic novel line
This Publishers Weekly news item should interest illustrators and nonfiction writers alike:Capstone Press, a nonfiction imprint of educational and library publishing house Capstone Publishers, plans to add a new line of kids' nonfiction graphic novels to its fast-growing comics and graphic novel publishing program. This fall the house is launching Graphic Expeditions, a nonfiction line... Continue Reading →
How to write a nonfiction book proposal
This is primarily intended for the adult market, methinks. But Danielle Chiotti's primer on the construction of a nonfiction book proposal is right on the money (I've sold two books in the adult market with just this approach). So, if you're wondering how to put your NF proposal together, pop on over to the Upstart... Continue Reading →