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- Beach Writes – The Southampton Childrens Literature Conference
- Red Flags
- A Lesson in Showing Versus Telling
- Shout-Outs, Giveaways and Reciprocity
- Character + Problem = Story
- The Very Fairy Princess
- The End of Publishing… Again.
- Ideas on the Go
- Who Can Help Me Tell This Story?
- Literary Gifts for the Holidays
- Grateful
- Voice Exercises
- Chekhov, the Picture Book Author
- National Picture Book Month
- Just Start
- Illusions of Progress
- Story Radar
- If Your Life to Date Were a Children’s Book…
- Books Not Yet in Print
- The #1 Query Mistake Authors Make Today
- Independent Publishing – Pros & Cons
- Subsidy Presses – Pros & Cons
- Vanity Presses – Pros & Cons
- Traditional Publishing – Pros & Cons
- Coaching and Courses
- Self-Publishing 101
- Mapping Your Plot
- Editing Yourself – Find and Replace
- Something Utterly Inspiring
- Publishers, Distributors, and Wholesalers, Oh My!
- Saving the Hero
- Other Ways to Get Published
- And in the End…
- Motion and Emotion
- Illustratability
- Words, words, words.
- Get the Hook!
- The Circle of Focus
- Child-Centeredness
- Compression: Getting Down to the Essence
- 2011 Grammy Winner! Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Jane Yolen’s 10 Words Every Picture Book Author Must Know
- “So… What Did You Think?” or, Writers’ Critique Groups 101
- SCBWI Highlights
- Virtual Book Tours
- What’s His Problem? (Your hero, that is)
- Did That Really Happen? Writing Historical Fiction
- Capturing, Organizing and Developing Ideas
- The Hub Reviews Are Coming In!
- The KidLit Blogosphere
- The Replay of the Children’s Book Writing Q&A Call is Ready!
- If Only, As Soon As and When I (or, If You Start to Clean Your Office…)
- Trolling for Ideas (or, “Darn! Why Didn’t I Write That?!”)
- Announcing the Children’s Book Hub!
- Writing Goals for the New Year
- The Nativity of Our Ideas
- The Best Children’s Books For, and About, Christmas
- Replay of Q&A Call is Now Available!
- Answers to Your Questions About Writing Children’s Books – Tonight at 7!
- Rx for Gift-Shopping Woes: Books and Journals
- Great Books That Inspire Reading
- Great Books That Inspire Writing
- Why Books Make the Best Gifts
- Maintaining Sanity, Focus and Productivity During the Holidays
- Role-Models=Reading Opportunities
- Gratitude
- Family Stories
- 10 Reasons Why I Love to Write
- Who Inspires You?
- What’s in a Title?
- The 3 Little P’s of Picture Books
- The Very Fairy Princess
- Why You MUST Write That Children’s Book
- Conferences, Festivals, Bookfairs and Other Opportunities for Writers to Eat
- The Why’s and How’s of Choosing an Editor
- Social Networking 101 for Children’s Book Authors
- The 6 Common Mistakes Made by Aspiring Children’s Book Authors
- Just Write For Kids
- Re-Purposing
- Agents and Publishers
- Cover and Query Letters
- Submissions 101
- Show, Don’t Tell – or, a Tribute to Mo Willems
- Gotta Getta Website!
- The Building Blocks of Plot, or “Dramatic Arc”
- Products and Promotional Materials
- What’s Your Niche?
- Put Your Best Foot Forward
- They’re Called PICTURE Books…
- Know the Market!
- “But I’m a Writer, Not a Salesperson!” or, Intro to Marketing for Authors
- “Theme”, or Simple Gifts
- What’s It All About, Maurice?
- Icing Vs. Cake (or, Verse Vs. Prose)
- A Question of Style
- Q: Who’s Your Hero? (A: Your Reader!)
- My Daughter is Reading!
- Poetry Can Change the World – Or At Least, How We View the World
- The Legend of Holly Claus
- Holly Claus
