You’ve got a thrilling plot, quirky characters and riveting dialogue. Will anyone care or even notice if your participles dangle or if you’re stumped by which pronoun to use?
Actually, yes.
Editors are looking for reasons to whittle down their slush pile, and if your manuscript shouts “bad grammar” from
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
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
Listen now:
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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/
Listen Now:
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Laura chats with Terry Doherty of the Reading Tub about how to get a book reviewer's attention.
As a followup to this month's Children's Book Insider article, Laura sat down for another interview session with children's book reviewer Terry Doherty from The Reading Tub.
Can we really boil down the mysterious process of writing a picture book into about four and a half minutes? We’re sure as heck gonna try! Have a listen…. The 3 Commandments of Writing Picture Books
