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Red Flags

Emma Walton Hamilton February 10, 2012
With all the new publishing options available in our digital world, how can we verify the quality of an agent, editor or publisher?  Unfortunately, the publishing industry is no different…
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A Lesson in Showing Versus Telling

Emma Walton Hamilton February 4, 2012
Last week I started teaching the spring course in Childrens Literature for grad students in the MFA in Creative Writing and Literature at Stony Brook Southampton. We spent the first…
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Character + Problem = Story

Emma Walton Hamilton January 17, 2012
Last week, we delivered the first draft of the next manuscript in our Very Fairy Princess series. This one is a leveled reader – still 32 pages, like a picture…
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The End of Publishing… Again.

Emma Walton Hamilton January 7, 2012
Early this week I had the pleasure of interviewing veteran literary agent and children’s book expert George Nicholson for the Children’s Book Hub.  George reminisced about the time when it…
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Ideas on the Go

Emma Walton Hamilton December 16, 2011
I’ve been honing my Story Radar, and have found the holiday season to be more abundant than ever with respect to prompting ideas.  The problem is, most of them come…
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Who Can Help Me Tell This Story?

Emma Walton Hamilton December 9, 2011
This week I had the joy of interviewing my friend and picture book hero, Peter H. Reynolds, for the Children’s Book Hub. As usual, Peter said a million inspiring things…
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Literary Gifts for the Holidays

Emma Walton Hamilton December 2, 2011
Looking for holiday gifts for the readers and writers in your life? Here are a few ideas: “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night” Board game www.goodreadgames.com “Storymatic” Game (also…
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Grateful

Emma Walton Hamilton November 24, 2011
Ten years ago today, my mother and I had the good fortune to hear a special song, performed a capella at the Thanksgiving dinner table by our dear friend Anne Runolfsson.…
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Red Flags

Emma Walton Hamilton February 10, 2012 No Comments
With all the new publishing options available in our digital world, how can we verify the quality of an agent, editor or publisher?  Unfortunately, the publishing industry is no different…
Read more

A Lesson in Showing Versus Telling

Emma Walton Hamilton February 4, 2012 No Comments
Last week I started teaching the spring course in Childrens Literature for grad students in the MFA in Creative Writing and Literature at Stony Brook Southampton. We spent the first…
Read more

Shout-Outs, Giveaways and Reciprocity

Emma Walton Hamilton January 25, 2012 No Comments
One of the things I love best about being a member of the children’s lit industry is the spirit of community with which we support one another. Unlike many other…
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Character + Problem = Story

Emma Walton Hamilton January 17, 2012 No Comments
Last week, we delivered the first draft of the next manuscript in our Very Fairy Princess series. This one is a leveled reader – still 32 pages, like a picture…
Read more

The End of Publishing… Again.

Emma Walton Hamilton January 7, 2012 No Comments
Early this week I had the pleasure of interviewing veteran literary agent and children’s book expert George Nicholson for the Children’s Book Hub.  George reminisced about the time when it…
Read more

Ideas on the Go

Emma Walton Hamilton December 16, 2011 No Comments
I’ve been honing my Story Radar, and have found the holiday season to be more abundant than ever with respect to prompting ideas.  The problem is, most of them come…
Read more

Who Can Help Me Tell This Story?

Emma Walton Hamilton December 9, 2011 No Comments
This week I had the joy of interviewing my friend and picture book hero, Peter H. Reynolds, for the Children’s Book Hub. As usual, Peter said a million inspiring things…
Read more

Literary Gifts for the Holidays

Emma Walton Hamilton December 2, 2011 No Comments
Looking for holiday gifts for the readers and writers in your life? Here are a few ideas: “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night” Board game www.goodreadgames.com “Storymatic” Game (also…
Read more

Grateful

Emma Walton Hamilton November 24, 2011 No Comments
Ten years ago today, my mother and I had the good fortune to hear a special song, performed a capella at the Thanksgiving dinner table by our dear friend Anne Runolfsson.…
Read more

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