This is another “untraditional” kid lit news post and it’s worthy of your attention. For several years, I’ve worked on a piece about characters from the east coast making their way to the midwest. The characters are diverse, but linked. Creating the story forced me to do a lot of research. When I write children’s,… [Read more…]
May 22, 2012
While searching all things “kid lit news” today, I came across this at Publisher’s Weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/52006-virtual-picture-book-world-magic-town-launches.html. I decided to check out the site and I’m glad I did! We have young children who would think this is AWESOME. (Say that with a sing-song voice. That’s what Z&Z will do when I show them this site.)… [Read more…]
May 2, 2012
I found this great article this morning! Check it out at: http://www.thegridto.com/life/parenting/occupy-kid-lit/. I LOVE Dr. Seuss (Who doesn’t,really? Well, there might be a few people, but they’re probably conservative, right-wings. Read the article and you’ll see what I mean.) At any rate, enjoy the article! KDM
March 5, 2012
Here’s a newly identified goal for 2012: I posted 1-2x/week. One post was about whatever “moves” me, and the other post was about some aspect of the writing industry, as seen through an unpublished author’s eyes. My blogs were more frequent and more content relevant. If you’ve read my previous posts re: goal setting, then the… [Read more…]
October 6, 2011
For those who are not following me on FB (You should, by the way. I post things there that are not always here.), I found this great article while reviewing Publishers Weekly: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8803864/Its-boom-time-for-childrens-books.html Several years ago, I made children’s, MG and YA my focus because I believed things were really headed that direction. With the… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
Just a quick note for fellow children’s writers … I came across this: http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/10/seven-character-types-that-build-your.html via Twitter. KDM Word count = 6530 Word count today = 0 Expected daily word count = 500
May 30, 2012
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