Here's a wonderful opportunity for children's fiction writers, as announced by Kirby Larson: With the push toward Common Core Standards, historical fiction may be the next "hot trend." Or maybe not. But if you have a passion for the genre, please consider attending the Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshop, with a focus on historical fiction.... Continue Reading →
CONFERENCE 2013: Tamra Tuller, “Crying Out Loud: Heightening Emotion in Your Novel”
Chronicle Books' Tamra Tuller addresses the banshee in the backs of our minds, waiting for its time to wail in the pages we write: EMOTION!!! um, er, (inner voice drops to a whisper). . . emotion. What she shared: *It's difficult to bring a high level of emotional complexity to your text. *Understand your character's... Continue Reading →
Conference Sneak Peek: Tamra Tuller
After working for several years in education as an English as a Second Language instructor at Rutgers University’s Program in American Language Studies, Tamra Tuller got her publishing feet wet in the Scholastic Book Clubs, and then moved on to Scholastic’s trade division at Blue Sky Press. She was an editor at Philomel Books, primarily... Continue Reading →