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We’re All in This Together: Motivation Post #2
How do you keep yourself motivated? We all like to have written, but find it hard to stay motivated to write. Yesterday several children’s writers weighed in on how they stay motivated. Today, Alayne Kay Christian gives several tips for staying motivated. Alayne Kay Christian Author of “Butterfly Kisses for…
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We’re All in This Together: Motivation Post #1
How do you keep yourself motivated? We all like to have written, but find it hard to stay motivated to write. I posed this question to the “We’re All in This Together” folks. Today and tomorrow I will feature writers’ thoughts. Sue Heavenrich Writing about science & nature for…
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We’re All in This Together: Books That Impact Writers Post #1
I asked our “We’re All in This Together” group to tell me about a book that impacted them as a writer. It could be a book on writing, a book that they wished they’d written themselves, or a book that they just really love and has made an impact…
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We’re All in This Together: Revision Tips Post #2
Miranda Paul Children’s author and RateYourStory.org Founder www.MirandaPaul.com 3 Revision Tips for Picture Books 1. Search for “filler” words that add to word count unnecessarily. I am often guilty of using the words “just” “even” “all” and “only” too much, and also of transitions that aren’t needed such as…
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We’re All in This Together: Revision Tips Post #1
Today children’s writers share their favorite revision tips. I hope you will find some practice ways to revise your writing in today’s post. EW Clark YA novelist ewclark.net I slog through early stage revision like everyone else — cutting out tens of thousands of words and rewriting. But the…
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We’re All in This Together: Making Time to Write Post #2
Yesterday, several children’s writers posted about how they make time to write. Today, we have some more great tips on making time to write. Allison Wexler Weiss Like everything else that I want to accomplish in life, I make writing a priority. But how do I that when, like…
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We’re All in This Together: Making Time to Write Post #1
If you’ve been reading my blog since the beginning, you know that a big theme I have is “making time to write.” I always learn a lot from hearing about how other busy writers make time to write. No matter what stage in life, no matter what other jobs or…
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We’re All in this Together: Rejection Post #2
Yesterday, I featured several children’s writers and asked them to weigh in on dealing with rejection. Today, we hear from a few more writers. Amie Rose Rotruck Author of “Young Wizards Handbook: How to Trap a Zombie, Track a Vampire, and Other Hands-On Activities for Monster Hunters” and “Bronze…
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We’re All in This Together: Rejection Post #1
I am a member of several writing circles. One thing that we all have in common is persisting in the face of rejection. I’m starting a new series of posts this week featuring some of my writer friends. I’m calling it “We’re All in This Together” because many times…
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Picture Book Challenges: Get Ready to Run
If you are a picture book writer, there are many places you could hang out to find your picture book tribe. One of them is in Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 group. The challenge is to write one picture book draft per month. This year, you have to pay for…