Writer Tips & Tools
First Page Friday: Kelsey Green, Reading Queen by Claudia Mills
Today we’ll be looking at Kelsey Green, Reading Queen by author Claudia Mills. Let’s look at what Claudia does to hook us on the first page of this novel. The Page Kelsey Green no longer heard any of the voices in her third-grade classroom. All her attention was focused on the book spread open beneath her … Continue reading
Writing on Vacation
Writing on vacation always sounds like something I can do. I love to write and I love to be on vacation. I always think that being relaxed and having fun will free my mind to work on my stories. And that’s true. I do find myself less stressed and my mind starts playing with … Continue reading
Writing Picture Books: A glance at the bestsellers
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and I wanted to take a quick peek at some of the bestseller lists and make some observations. They may or may not mean anything, but sometimes I like to check them out just for fun. The New York Times bestseller list. With the release of her new book, Steam … Continue reading
Writer’s Studio: Using Scrivener to Storyboard Your Picture Book
When I was on faculty at the Big Sur in the Rockies Workshop in May, I happened to mention that I started using Scrivener to write my latest novel and how much it has helped keep me organized. One of the writer’s asked if I used it for writing picture books and I said no. … Continue reading
Visual Inspiration
So you’ll think I’m crazy actually writing a blog post when that’s the view I can see from our hotel balcony in Kaua’i. But I’m dedicated. Ha! Actually, I ran out of time to write and schedule all of the posts in advance before I left so this one is practically live. The picture shows … Continue reading
