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Kidlit Book Trailers Bookselling is changing rapidly with advances in technology and the belt-tightening economy. Publishers and authors are having an ongoing discussion of electronic rights, trying t… more →
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)
Can't-Miss Kidlit Links
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tara wrote 4 months ago: Kidlit Book Trailers Bookselling is changing rapidly with advances in technology and the belt-tighte … more →
New to Children's Writing? A To-Do List
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tara wrote 5 months ago: Agents and editors have told me they occasionally receive calls from writers who are brand new to ch … more →
Gone Fishin'
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tara wrote 6 months ago: Check ya later, kidlit fans. There’s sand castles, seafood and South Carolina in my forecast. … more →
Agent Panel at NJ-SCBWI Conference
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tara wrote 6 months ago: Want to be a fly on the wall in an agent’s office? If you were at the NJ-SCBWI conference last … more →
NJ-SCBWI Conference: Richard Peck Keynote
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tara wrote 6 months ago: Thirty-eight agents, editors, art directors and acclaimed authors. Two days. Twenty workshop session … more →
The Pros and Cons of Reading Your Work Aloud
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tara wrote 7 months ago: Did you know that words on a page make a sound in your head? Reading expository stretches is like so … more →
Middle Grade Authors on Twitter
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tara wrote 7 months ago: First there was Mitali Perkins’ list of young adult authors on Twitter. Then came the picture … more →
First Page = First Impression
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tara wrote 8 months ago: Children’s book writers were treated to another fun and informative first page session this we … more →
QueryDay Questions and Answers
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tara wrote 8 months ago: I’ve pulled together some questions and answers from yesterday’s QueryDay on Twitter. I … more →
QueryFail? Fail. Now it's QueryDay
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tara wrote 8 months ago: In early March, several literary agents, organized by Colleen Lindsay and Lauren E. MacLeod, partici … more →
A Promotional Adventure: Book Authors Take to the Road
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tara wrote 8 months ago: Publishing a book can be an adventure, and that’s especially true for Christine and Ethan Rose … more →
Overheard at the NJ-SCBWI Mentoring Workshop
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tara wrote 10 months ago: Random comments on the children’s book industry from editors and agents attending the NJ-SCBWI … more →
Horse Crazy & Book Smart: Tween Author Jessica Burkhart
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tara wrote 10 months ago: Are you crazy about horses? Jessica Burkhart is! She’s the author of Canterwood Crest, a new t … more →
The Great Call of China release party!
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tara wrote 10 months ago: UPDATE! The winner of the autographed copy of The Great Call of China is Karen Kincy! Congratulation … more →
The Great Call of China Release Party: Giveaways!
tara wrote 10 months ago: You’ve marked February 19th on your calendar, right? I’m hosting a release party for Cyn … more →
Ring, ring! Who is it? "The Great Call of China!"
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tara wrote 10 months ago: On February 19, Cynthea Liu, one of the most givingest authors in the children’s writing commu … more →
Jennifer Brown: Funny Girl on the "Hate List"
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tara wrote 10 months ago: Jennifer Brown is a two-time winner of the Erma Bombeck Global Humor competition and a humor column … more →
Toni De Palma Interview & First Giveaway
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tara wrote 10 months ago: Toni De Palma’s debut YA novel Under the Banyan Tree is a New Voices Pick by the Association o … more →
The Golden Ticket...and a Few Golden Words
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tara wrote 10 months ago: You might already know that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite children’s book. … more →
