Blog Three Hard Things Every Writer Needs to Hear Where Do Ideas Come From and the Four Places to Look Emotions Part II Kids at the Zoo Getting to the Good Part Advancing the Project Hope in Children’s Books The Magic of Picture Books Do Some Carving How to Tell If You’re a Writer How to Use Tropes in Middle Grade Fiction Slippery Slope Concepts, Premises, and Loglines We Arrive with the Wind Story, Structure, and Plot Crafting Characters Who Can Carry Your Story What Comes First: Character, Plot, or Theme? How Reaching Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit Can Enrich Your Life and Your Writing Was It the Moon? Making Room to Create (aka Downsizing Your Book Collection) Resolutions, Small Acts and Words of the Year Happy New Year Wishes Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanza! We Still Have Two More Weeks Books, Books, Books Baking for the Holidays How Writing Has Changed Me Bringing Stories to Life Here’s How the Story Ends Vote, Vote, Vote! It Whispers Spooky(ish) Books for Young Readers Make Your Mess Your Message The Books that Made Me Do It I’ll Have What She’s Having Life Is Messy—Go with it Embrace the Quirks What Should I Read? Labor Day—A Kumbaya Story Are We Having Fun Yet? You Need This Calling All Parents It Takes a Village Find What Makes Your Audience Put Down Its Apples Summer Reading Mid-Year Check-In The Value of Not Listening Twelve Golden Rules It’s Wedding Season Bookish Tea Party References How Much Is Too Much? An Interview with Author Kurt Christiansen A Space to Create Geronimo Supporting a New Author What’s Your Superpower? A Few Words about Diversity in Children’s Fiction 5 Favorite Things Today Is National “All Is Ours” Day (plus an April book list) Hand Off Your Precious Creation It’s a Hoot Birth Your Goals Books to March through March with You Is Entertainment (as we know it) Dead? Why We Build Worlds, Tell Stories, Make Stuff Today I Wanted to Quit…Until I Remembered My Secret Weapon Books to Fall in Love With Vignettes, Small Stories, and Golden Threads What’s So Great About Magic? Do You Have Dirty Water? January Reading Recommendations The Advantages of Being a Writer The Countdown Is On! A Christmas Wish In the Mood Feeling a Little Scattered? December Recommendations and Reading List Comforting Things What Should I Blog About? Forty-two Quotes I’m Mulling Whatcha Readin’? Don’t Let Me Scare You So You Want to Write (Part 2) So You Want to Write? (Here is a super-easy way to get started.) Boooooo-ks for Halloween Today Is a Grab Bag of Stuff Curating Your Museum The Magical Rule of 3 and Fairy Tales Hitting a Wall Before It’s Time (and Before Its Time) Book Review of The Ogress and the Orphans The Wisdom in Middle-Grade Fiction Hey, I Placed! Lauren Kate – Author Interview Who Has All the Answers? The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels – A Review The Importance of Book Titles An Interview with Author Susan Lynn Meyer What’s Your Version of a Perfect Summer Day? The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo A Sky Full of Song by Susan Lynn Meyer Aix Marks the Spot – a Review Six Reasons Adults Should Read Children’s Books Geek Guardians: Recess Revolution Thomas Taylor and Festergrimm Reviews of Two Books by Sarah Mlynowski One True Wish by Lauren Kate How to Find Your Voice When Writing Pain and Art Book Impressions – Thee Dare Not Judge Books by Their Covers School Librarians are Unsung Heroes Writing Stories Readers Will Love…and a new word A Tea Party for Characters from Your Favorite Books Read Chapter Books and Invite Them into Your Personal Library Kids These Days…Are Enough Confirmation Bias: Here’s How it Worked for Me Suggested Books Plotter vs Pantser – Which is Better? 10 Lies Writers and Dreamers Tell Themselves Books for Black History Month Squirrels, Books, and Dreams Conversations with Friends- Talking to Your Characters How to Kickstart the Creative Process and Reenergize What is a Middle Grade Book? My Plan Keeping the Holidays in Your Heart Happy Hanukkah and a Miracle of a Dessert! December Also Means the Lights of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa Holiday Middle-Grade Novels Gifts for Kids and for Writers Always, Clementine by Carlie Sorosiak – A Review Why You Need to Find Your People Six Native American Middle Grade Novels to Enrich Your World Tammy’s Story How to Face Your Fears Like a Middle-Grade Hero How to Write Middle Grade Horror Fiction – 8 Rules Scary Stories to Amp Up the October Spook Factor How to Stop a Dragon From Eating Your Best Friend -a Short Story Hispanic Heritage Month…And It’s Always a Good Time to Celebrate Diversity An Interview with Ethan Nicolle, Author of Brave Ollie Possum Why September is Better Than January Remember Me – a Short Story 30 September Holidays You’ve Probably Never Celebrated The One and Only Good Thing from Miss Trunchbull (+ writing prompts) Mup: Interview with Raea Gragg, Author of the Graphic Novel (and other books) Back to School – Tips to Make This a Fantastic School Year Public Library No-Churn Turtle Brownie Ice Cream Goodbyes are Important – a Short Story Summer Magic Independence Day Cookies Creating a Kids’ Corner A Splash of Color – Short Story Blueberry Hand Pies Recipe – Because Summer is Almost Here! Wonderland – Book Review It Starts at Home If There’s Cake, It’s a Party Million Dollar Cookies Recipe – How to Make a Quick Million Secondhand Dogs Book Review Everyday Magic A to Z A Butterfly Story Warm Your Heart with Excellent Cookies Middle Grade Book Review & Interview with Author Rachel Selle A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking – Book Review Raising Children While Being a Writer Scones Recipe-Magical Beginnings How to Make a River Dance – Part 2 Middle Grade Fiction – Book Reviews for the Week A Short Story for Kids – How to Make a River Dance Cramm This Book – a Review Writing Exercise for Kids Start A Chain Reaction What Are You Teaching Your Children? How to Write a Children’s Book – Go to an Expert A Child’s Garden of Verses and Baker’s Magic Imagination and Creation Telling Stories Under the Oak Tree Making Connections: When Kids See Themselves in Story Lemonade Cookies Recipe My Belief
