Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts November and December 2011
I missed posting last month’s helpful writing links post in the craziness of NaNoWriMo, so this month you get the best writing sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the last two months. Writing...
View ArticleHelpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts January 2011
Time for the first ‘Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts’ post of the the year. I’ve collected a lot of great picture book links through the 12 x 12 challenge Facebook group, but I also have a few...
View ArticleHelpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts – February & March 2012
I only have a few links to share in this combined post. Don’t forget you can find more links in the masterlist. How Not to Write a Rhyming Picture Book Children’s author Juliet Clare Bell shares her 7...
View ArticleHelpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts April/May 2012
I seem to have accululated quite a few links on promoting yourself as an author the past two months, from having a great author bio to having a professional headshot to hitting #1 on Amazon. Speaking...
View ArticleHelpful Blog Posts – May 2013
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I’ve come across some great posts this past month. Don’t forget you can check out the masterlist (click the tab at the top of the page) for a...
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I used Grammarly to grammar check this post because even grammar nerds like me need a second pair of eyes sometimes. Grammarly Full disclosure: Grammarly asked me if they could sponsor this blog post...
View ArticleThe Starving Author
The Dream… When I was younger I dreamt that one day I would be able to spend my whole day focusing on my writing. I would have enough money to hire a housekeeper to do all my housework and enough...
View ArticleWriting Mentorship Program Opportunity for Emerging Writers
Yesterday I learned of an exciting new mentorship program that’s starting next month for emerging writers. It’s being run by the fantastic editor, publisher and author Jodi Cleghorn. I had the...
View ArticleNew FREE Writing Newsletter
This year I am starting up a monthly writing newsletter. It is completely FREE and sent to your email once a month. Each month the newsletter will include: Writing tips. Helpful writing links. Book...
View ArticleHow to Write a Picture Book Query
In my role as co-admin for the query critique forum on 12 x 12, I recently wrote a post on writing a picture book query. 12 x 12 is closed to new memberships for 2016 (they will reopen again in January...
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