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Award winning children’s book author. (THE QUEEN OF CHESS / GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE / CODE BREAKER, SPY HUNTER / and more. Repped by Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency. www.lauriewallmark.com
High Concept Ideas
Find some high concept ideas by mashing together two popular or funny topics.
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Story Stakes
Timing is everything in choosing when to share the stakes in a story.
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Character Tropes
Avoid writing cliches when using character tropes.
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Here are some amazing women to celebrate during International Women's Day.
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Picture Book Tips
One picture book tip from this article is to make sure you have "art bait" for the illustrator.
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Children's Magazines
How do you go about getting published in children's magazines?
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Getting Unstuck
Here are some tips to moving again when you get stuck on a manuscript.
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Unreliable Narrators
Can your unreliable narrator be sympathetic to your readers?
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Picture Book Biographies
What's the current market for picture book biographies?
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Picture Book Revision
Here are favorite revision tips from various authors.
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Flat Deep POV
Here are seven probing questions to fix flat point of view for better immersion.
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March is #WomensHistoryMonth. A great way to celebrate is to read biographies that celebrate the achievements of women
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Editorial Letters
How do you turn feedback into action?
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Author Websites
What should be on the homepage of your author website?
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Improving Your Story
How do you take your story from good to great?
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Book Publicity
How has publicizing books changed?
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Here are twenty tips for revising your picture book.
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Third vs. First Person
What's it look like to revise your book from third person to first?
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Opening Chapters
Here's a checklist of things that your opening chapters should accomplish.
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Nonfiction Hooks
How do you hook your readers when writing nonfiction?
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Time Passage
What are good ways to show the passage of time in your story?
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Viewpoint
Is it better to use a single or multiple viewpoints in your book?
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Writer's Blog
Her are some tdos and don'ts if you're a writer and want to blog.
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Middle Grade Books
Here are some suggestions about writing a middle grade book.
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Freelance Editors
Things to consider before hiring a freelance editor.
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Right Tense
How do you decide what tense to use for your point of view character.
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Vague Catchalls
Use precise language and avoid vague catchalls in your writing.
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Subtext
Use subtext instead of having your characters say everything.
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Scammers
Understanding these ten facts will help you identify a scammer.
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Picture Book Structure
There are several different structures you can follow when writing a picture book.
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