Our Top Posts From the Past Month
June 1st, 2009 by
Too many posts to handle? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here’s a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out:
- Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2009-05-12
Posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (1)oops — that should be: New Blog Post “Video: Do You Have What It Takes to Make It As a Children’s Book Writer?” http://bit.ly/f2xwR # Know any songwriters? Have ‘em check out this new site: http://is.gd/yX7h New @ the Clubhouse: Take Chances To Get Published http://is.gd/yUAO Roll call of great (and censored) books: http://short.
- New Video! 4 Rules Beginning Kids’ Book Writers Should Never Break
Posted on Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 in writing tips - Comments: (3)From picture books to young adult novels, there are certain rules newer children’s book authors should never break. Here they are!Enjoy!If you can’t view this for any reason, you can view the video on YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Blip.tv, Veoh, Sclipo, Viddler, Howcast, Graspr and i2TVIf you enjoyed this video, please spread the word by bookmarking it with social sites like Digg or StumbleUpon using the “Share/Save” button just below.
- Video: Do You Have What It Takes to Make It As a Children’s Book Writer?
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2009 in writing tips - Comments: (2)Successful, published children’s book authors tend have four things in common. See if you have what it takes to make it writing children’s books and getting them published.If you can’t view this for any reason, you can view the video on YouTube, Metacafe, Blip.tv, Veoh, Sclipo, Viddler, Howcast, 5min, Vimeo, Graspr and i2TVIf you enjoyed this video, please spread the word by bookmarking it with social sites like Digg or StumbleUpon using the “Share/Save” button just below.
- Writing Exercises: Point of View, Voice & Character Descriptions
Posted on Monday, May 18th, 2009 in writing tips - Comments: (2)Here are two writing exercises we really like. They’re both excerpted from our acclaimed guide for beginning children’s writers, Career Starter: IMPROVE YOUR USE OF POINT OF VIEW & VOICE: This is a really fun one: Take a famous story you know well, and rewrite it in first person from the point of view of one of the lesser known characters.
- Writing Tip: Add Realism To Your Writing
Posted on Friday, May 22nd, 2009 in web resources - Comments: (2)Looking to add some accuracy and realism to your story telling? Check out these resources: The Fiction Writer’s Guide to Psychology. If one of your characters is undergoing therapy, here’s how to make sure you dealing with facts, not myth. This site details psychological disorders, therapy techniques, ethical issues for psychologists, jargon, the dynamics of a therapy session and more. An excellent find for writers who don’t know their Freud from their Jung.
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