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Alice Kuipers, the award-winning young adult author, sat down with Laura Backes to chat about her transition to picture book writer, and how writing picture books helps authors learn the craft for every age.
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Check out all of Alice Kuipers’ books at alicekuipers.com.
In the December 2014 issue of Children’s Book Insider, author Claire Rudolf Murphy spoke with Anne Tews Schwab about her newest nonfiction book, My Country ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Tells the Story of Civil Rights. Here, they continue the discussion on what’s selling today in the nonfiction market,
In Part Two of her dialogue tutorial, writing coach Teresa Funke covers the most common dialogue challenges, including using slang and cussing, dialect and accents, inserting humor into the conversation, and linking the dialogue with the character’s movements.
In this exclusive Insider bonus video, Deborah Halverson, author of Writing New Adult Fiction, gives five pointers for adding romance (and sex!) to your fiction for readers age 18-25.
To see Laura’s entire interview with Deborah Halverson, go to writeforkids.org.
If you haven’t watched my talk with eBook experts Deb Drum and Amy Harrop click here to watch it.
Now, here’s the bonus video that’s only for CBI Insiders. Enjoy!
by Allison Pomenta
Editor’s note: Attending an international book fair is a terrific way to see what’s happening in publishing on a global scale, and also allows indie authors an opportunity to make connections with foreign publishers who might want to publish their books. Plus, it’s a tax-deductible trip! But
When Laura sat down with acclaimed children’s book editor Emma Dryden for her writeforkids interview, she saved something very special just for our Insiders. In this CBI Clubhouse-only video, Emma describes the 5 things that can kill your career before it even gets rolling. This is really powerful advice
From the Harry Potter books to Christopher Paolini’s Eragon novels, fantasy series have long been teen favorites. I asked author Karyn Henley, author of the Angelaeon Circle novels, to give you some tips about writing in this popular genre.
The Angelaeon novels center on a young priestess who is drawn
One of the most versatile and accomplished writers in children’s literature shares her advice!
Over the years, we’ve given readers, aspiring authors and lovers of children’s literature the opportunity to interact directly with some of their favorite writers. The result: a number of revealing conversations with some remarkable authors. We’re proud to present a few of the best
Debbie Dadey is the author of over 150 children’s books, including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Debbie was a first grade teacher and librarian before becoming a full-time writer.
Her award-winning “books for reluctant readers” have been published by Scholastic, Tor/Starscape Publishing, Hyperion Press, Bloomsbury USA,
Listen to Deborah Halverson, an award-winning young adult author and former Harcourt editor, talk about her newest book Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies. In this podcast, Deborah gives tips for writing teen dialogue and knowing if your book has the all-important “hook” that editors want. Check out
Listen in as Laura chats with multitalented children’s author and photographer Steve Swinburne.
Steve is the author of more than 25 books, including Wiff and Dirty George – The Z.E.B.R.A. Incident (wiffanddirtygeorge.com), Ocean Soup: Tide Pool Poems
(oceansoupbook.com) A Butterfly Trail and Saving
Laura chats with award-winning author Donna Gephart about writing humorous middle grade fiction, tapping into the concerns of that age group, and reaching her market. Visit www.donnagephart.com to see the trailer for her newest novel, How to Survive Middle School.
Listen now:
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Laura chats with David Harrison, author of more than 70 books, about his fascinating career.
David’s recent titles include: Paul Bunyan: My Story (Random House BFYR) Pirates (Wordsong) Johnny Appleseed: My Story (Random House BFYR) Cave Detectives: Unraveling the Mystery of an Ice Age Cave (Chronicle) David lives
month I am so pleased that Linda Urban granted my request for an interview. I became a huge fan of her work with her first novel, A Crooked Kind of Perfect , and my appreciation only grew after reading her second novel, Hound Dog True . Two things 
