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,
I recently had a very enlightening discussion with Jane Friedman, a University of Cincinnati professor and author of The Future of Publishing: Enigma Variations. Jane’s the former Publisher of Writer’s Digest and author of Beginning Writer’s Answer Book. And with more than 135,000 Twitter followers, she’s among the most
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.
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Lisa McCourt’s books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, and her picture book I Love You Stinky Face is being made into a major motion picture. She sat down with Laura to discuss her creative approach, and her quest to become “The Next Top Spiritual Author”
Laura chats with Ronica Stromberg, author of the Kirsten Hart series for tweens (from Royal Fireworks Press, http://www.rfwp.com/series96.htm), about writing for the inspirational market and promoting herself through school visits and her blog.
Learn more about Ronica and her work at http://www.ronicastromberg.wordpress.com
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Join Laura for an exclusive chat with children’s poet Darren Sardelli on the ins and outs of writing poems for kids, creating his own publishing company. setting up school appearances and lots more!
To learn more about Darren, visit his web site at http://www.laughalotpoetry.com/
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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 
