The TUMWATER TIMBERLAND LIBRARY is offering these great classes. If you live in the South Sound or want to take a day trip south, check these out! Choose Your Words CarefullySaturday 10/3/152:00-5:00 pmMark Twain said that the difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the same as that between lightning... Continue Reading →
The (bargain) Book
THE BOOK (2015) is available online for free for members of SCBWI. About THE BOOK: This three hundred page comprehensive, hands-on tool is designed to guide children’s book writers and illustrators through their publishing careers. It is available in hard copy and online to SCBWI members. It contains new and essential articles featuring such topics... Continue Reading →
Your brain on stories
Why are clichés ineffective? Why is simple language likely to make for a more popular book? Get the answers to these and other great writing-related questions at this cool post about how our brains respond to stories.
CONFERENCE 2013: Colleen AF Venable- Villains: Why It’s Good to be Bad
Colleen AF Venable is an author and designer. Colleen AF Venable has an incredible knack of showing some extremely scary villains to her audience. She (with scary and hilarious slides) talked through film and literary villains, such as Voldemort, King Leck, Darth Vader, a number of Disney villains, and even a rabbit. We talked through the... Continue Reading →
CONFERENCE 2013: Robin LaFevers, Pace Yourself: Tools & Tips for Pacing Your Story
We had a wonderful session with Author Robin LaFevers. It was chock full of invaluable information on pace for your story. According to Robin: Pace is all about momentum. Getting the reader to turn the page as quickly as possible. We are creating a compulsion through pace for our reader to turn the page. There... Continue Reading →
100 Free and Useful Apps for Writers
How many apps do you have on your phone? How many help you with your writing? You can check out this article on OnlineUniversities.com on 100 Free and Useful Apps for Writers! There are some great apps that include inspirational, publishing, organizing, writing and more! Check it out! Thanks to Brenda for sending this in!!!
Writing and Revision Resources
Here are some great resources to help with your writing and revision process! Thanks to Laurie for always sharing her amazing resources!! This blog post on A Totally Random Romp (by Jean Reidy) offers a quick exercise to use with your critique group or critique friends. A great tool for novel writers! Here's a post for... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Article for Monday Morning
Before you pull out your WIP or get ready to create something new and amazing, grab your cup of coffee (or tea) and take a few moments to read this Publishers' Weekly article, "Giving Birth to Bitterblue." BITTERBLUE is Author Kristin Cashore's third novel (which was #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list two weeks... Continue Reading →
The Difference Between MG and Chapter Books
Here's a great article on Operation Awesome (a wonderful resource for writers!) about the difference between writing chapter books and middle grade fiction. The article is written by Author Kurtis Scaletta and is a great one to check out!! Thanks to Laurie for sending the article!!
Find a Trusted Reader for Your Middle-Grade Novel
Writing the middle-grade novel means writing in that fine line between the mind of a child and the uncharted territory of an adolescent. At the Whole Novel Workshop, we offer trusted readers on our faculty who are also published authors and editors working on fiction targeted for middle school children. If you have a manuscript... Continue Reading →