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Balancing time as a working author
Successful writers have mastered a key element of the writing process. It’s not characterization, or pacing, or voice, or outlining. All of those are important, but there’s an essential cornerstone that the best authors lay. Time management. When I give … Continue reading
Hey writers, it’s harvest time
I live in farm country. Each spring is planting season here in central Illinois, and when fall rolls around it’s harvest season. But for writers, it’s planting and harvest season year-round. I know what you’re thinking. What are authors farming? … Continue reading
Redefining ‘Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank’
All year I’ve referred to “Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank” as the sequel to “Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets.” All year, I’ve been uncomfortable with that definition. While Book of Blank takes place in the … Continue reading
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Writers, we can’t put a price on the press (or maybe we can)
There are plenty of costs for the independent author. Like cover art. And editing. There’s inventory. And did I mention marketing and advertising expenses? The price can range from the hundreds to the thousands, depending on who we hire and … Continue reading
It’s OK to be a member of the Childless Children’s Authors Club
Middle-grade author Maile Meloy made an important point in the New York Times Sunday Book Review last week. In an essay titled “Whose Side Are You On?” Meloy explores the idea of being a childless children’s author. Meloy muses: But … Continue reading
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