Category Archives: gettin crafty
WE Are the Lucky Ones By Dana Kramaroff
I am a singing tv competition junkie but I only stick around for the auditions – the “I WANT YOU” turn around chairs, the golden buzzers, those “you are moving onto the next round” proud moments. It is their body’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dana Kramaroff, middle grade fiction, patience, rejection, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, writing advice, Writing Life, writing tips
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Writer Beware: The Horizons of Writing Craft, by Kristen C. Strocchia
Since language and culture are living, breathing and actively changing, the literature they produce—and therefore our craft as writers—change with them. What’s trending now, is not what trended a hundred years ago or what will be trending a hundred years … Continue reading
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Tagged age range, anne of green gables, commas, common core, culture, dialogue, geography, KidLit, Kristen C. Strocchia, language and culture, lucy maud montgomery, pace spacing, resources, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, trends in literature, trendsetting, vocabulary, word count, writing advice, writing craft, Writing For Children, writing for middle school, writing for teens, writing for young adults
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#SCBWIsocial! Crafting Your Writing Life: Seven Lessons to Become a Better Writer, by Lori Ann Palma
It’s the Third Thursday of July already, which means it’s time for #SCBWIsocial! Be sure to hop on over to see what our MD/DE/WV SCBWI sisters have to say at As The Eraser Burns, and consider writing up a blog post … Continue reading
Craft-To-Go: Quick and Easy Questions to Ask While You Read or Watch, by Lindsay Bandy
We have so much time and so little to do! Strike that. Reverse it! Sometimes I feel like Willy Wonka, in an overwhelming (and sometimes perilous) factory of stuff to learn and see and do and read. When it … Continue reading
Critiquing Voice, By Virginia Law Manning
Editors and agents often say the number one thing they are looking for when reading manuscripts is a distinct and fresh voice. But, what is voice? In her book VOICE LESSONS, Nancy Dean describes voice as the “fingerprint of a … Continue reading
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Tagged critique groups, critiquing voice, detail, diction, EPA SCBWI, imagery, KidLit, nancy dean, SCBWI, syntax, tone, virginia law manning, voice, voice lessons
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Getting Crafty: Understanding the Anatomy of a Scene, by Lori Ann Palma
Like most writing novices, I set out to write my first manuscript while having no knowledge of how to structure a novel. My first attempts focused on characters who walked and talked, but generally accomplished nothing. Like robots without programming, … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy of a scene, climax, complication, crisis choice, elements of a scene, harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, inciting incident, j.k. rowling, lori ann palma, novel structure, resolution, shawn coyne, structure, the story grid, turning point
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