Category Archives: Getting Down to Business
Three Tips for Dealing with Unsupportive People in Your Writing Life, by Lori Ann Palma
For every dream you want to achieve, there are people in your life who support you, and those who do not. Non-support comes in many forms, from a lack of interest in what you’re working on to a full-blown attack … Continue reading
The Five Habits of Professional Writers, by Lori Ann Palma
Writing is a tough business. Some will succeed, some will fail, but what lies in between is the ability to treat your craft as if your very livelihood depends on it. In other words, you have to be a … Continue reading
Unsung Allies in the School Market, by Kristen C. Strocchia
With today’s push for Common Core, it’s important to consider that while there is still a place for all of the traditional genres of children’s literature in the school and library market, marketing tactics may need to change. Fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Getting Down to Business
Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, 5C's: Communication, 90 Miles to Havana, ACTFL, American Association of Teachers of French, American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages, Children's Literature, common core, Communities, Comparisons, Connections, Cultures, Deborah Ellisk, Diverse literature, Dora the Explorer, Enrique Flores-Galbi, KidLit, Kristen C. Strocchia, Margarita Engle, marketing, Pam Munos Ryan, Pura Belpre Award, Rosita, Sacred Leaf, school and library market, Sesame Street, Shabanu, Sonia Levitin, Suzanne Fisher Staples, The Return, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom, world languages, young adult fiction
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The Value of Critique Groups, by Mark Magro
Writing is not a team sport. Really, if I had to give an analogy, I would say writing is like starting an epic solo hike. You pack your gear and tools, all ready to go, with dreams of how wonderful … Continue reading
Got Business Questions? by Lindsay Bandy
Of course you do! That’s why I’ve invited NY editorial consultant Elizabeth Law to stop by the Eastern Penn Points Cafe…with a twist! YOU ask the questions. That’s right, we’ll be doing our first reader-question-based interview later this month. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Elizabeth Law, FAQ, writers, writing tips
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A Cafe Chat with Author and Co-Host of #NoQS, Michelle Hauck, by Lindsay Bandy
Happy Wednesday! Today, the Eastern Penn Points Cafe welcomes Michelle Hauck, author, blogger, and co-host of many online writing contests – including this October’s Nightmare On Query Street (#NoQS). I invited Michelle to stop by and talk about her books, … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Down to Business, Interviews
Tagged #NoQS, Business advice, contests for writers, Corvisiero Literary, Grudging: Birth of the Saints, Harper Voyager, Interviews, Kindar's Cure, Michelle Hauck, Nightmare on Query Street, queries kidlit, query advice, Sarah Negovetich, SCBWI, writing advice
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So You Just Wrote A Children’s Book, Now What? by Larry Fogel-Bublick
First congratulations. There’s nothing like finishing a manuscript. Yes, I know you want to send out your manuscript RIGHT now. After all, you’re FINISHED. You spent days, months, or years writing your book. It’s done. Your husband loved it. Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Bent Agency, Children's Book Writers USA, critique groups, Duncan and the Case of the Killer Cake, Elaine Kiely Kearns, getting an agent, Harold Underdown, KidLit, Kidlit411, Larry Fogel-Bublick, Molly Ker Hawn, publisher's marketplace, query letters, querytracker, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, Slam Duncan and the Blintz of Darkness, Sylvia Liu, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
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