Thinking of writing in rhyme? Not sure if you should? Does rhyme even sell?! I’m thrilled to welcome Carrie Finison,…
Shortly after I joined my first critique group in 2015, I read an incredibly inspiring author interview. (Unfortunately, I now…
I’ve wanted to write a post about heart for a while now, but if I’m being honest, it isn’t my…
Most authors I know have Twitter accounts and Facebook pages, but few of us have dared to venture beyond, into……
There’s been some recent buzz in the kidlit community about fresh takes on nonfiction picture books. Enter, stage right: author…
It isn’t easy to get a picture book published, especially with a Big Five house. It’s also tough to have…
I write funny books. (Or, at least, that’s my intent.) But, even a humorous story has to have some deeper…
Psst. Want to know a secret? When I’m brainstorming story ideas, I nearly always come up with the title first.…
I’ve been wanting to write a post about pitches for a while, and realized that if I was going to…
I can finally shout it from the rooftops! My debut picture book, Vampire Vacation, illustrated by the incredible Micah Player,…