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The World in 32 Pages: The Picture Book Then, Now & Always 24 Oct 2012 | 05:58 am
THE WORLD IN 32 PAGES: PICTURE BOOKS THEN, NOW & ALWAYS This past weekend I was grateful to be one of the speakers at Wisconsin’s SCBWI conference held in Racine, Wisconsin. As such conferences usuall...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 27 Mar 2012 | 05:02 pm
Voice as Character II of III For many, one of the challenges of writing is making sure each character has his own unique voice. Who hasn’t received a rejection that referred to our “puppet” or “card...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 15 Mar 2012 | 05:06 pm
Voice as Character I of III In many ways voice comes down to character whether we are referring to characters in a story or the author/narrator telling the story. Voice is communication and the desi...
THE RIGHT WORD 23 Feb 2012 | 06:00 pm
The Right Word As writers we know the power of the right word. It is a significant part of writing and revising. Still, many of us feel a resistance toward revising or a sense of failure that must be...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 8 Feb 2012 | 11:28 pm
Voice We’ve all felt the warmth of a kind voice, the burn of a scolding voice, and the confusion of a dithering voice. We also know which of these voices kept our attention. Our readers also experien...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 6 Feb 2012 | 01:58 pm
We Will Survive! While sales figures for picture books are down and many pundits have proclaimed the picture book to be a thing of the past, I loudly disagree. If you’re reading this I know you also ...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 27 Jan 2012 | 09:17 am
Illustrators: Responding to the Text Kevan Atteberry #1. What elements of a manuscript first capture your attentions? Plot? Language? Imagery? Tone? Sound? Theme? Kevan Obviously, all of those thi...
REVIEW 19 Jan 2012 | 04:12 pm
Groundhog Day DRAGNET’s detective Jack Webb was famous for supposedly asking for “Just the facts, ma’am.” While that may be advisable for police work, “nothing but the facts” rarely keeps readers eng...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 6 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
Illustrators: Responding to the Text Craig Orback #1. What elements of a manuscript first capture your attention? Plot? Language? Imagery? Tone? Sound? Theme? Craig The easy answer would be to say...
WRITING PICTURE BOOKS 23 Dec 2011 | 07:55 pm
One Picture Book Text: Multiple Interpretations Charlotte Zolotow Charlotte Zolotow both edited and wrote many of the outstanding children’s books of the last 60 years. Thanks to the expanse of her ...
