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Three Classic Mistakes, by Anthony D. Fredericks
A Monthly Column by Anthony D. Fredericks Three Classic Mistakes I was in southern Virginia as the visiting children’s author at a local elementary school. The slide show was over and it was time for questions from the audience. I … Continue reading
The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase—Preparing Your Storyboard, Part 4, by Kristen C. Strocchia
Hopefully, storyboarding along with this blog series has led to some helpful revising. I know it has for me. However, in the process, my original one-sticky-note-per-plot-beat has multiplied with extended information and/or notes to myself. And the setting backdrop picture … Continue reading
The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase—Preparing Your Storyboard, Part 3, by Kristen C. Strocchia
No storyboard would be complete without attention to when and where the story takes place. Setting is often the silent culprit behind inconsistencies, flawed logic, and even character development troubles. It can heighten emotion or cause it to fall flat. … Continue reading
The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase—Preparing Your Storyboard, Part 2, by Kristen C. Strocchia
Whether you’re a plotter in the planning stages, a pantser in the revision stages, or any kind of writer at any stage of story development, Storyboarding could help fine tune the heart of your manuscript—character. If you’re new to this … Continue reading
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Tagged character, character development, character profile, eastern PA scbwi, Kristen C. Strocchia, manuscript, outline, plot and character, plot and structure, plot points, SCBWI, SCBWI. Events, showcase, storyboard, storyboard prep, Storyboard Renaissance, workshop
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The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase, by Kristen C. Strocchia
We’ve probably all walked away from a critique thinking, “If (agent/editor) could just see the whole story, then . . .” maybe they would fall in love or, at least, maybe they could better advise the opening or diagnose why … Continue reading
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Tagged character, character development, children's book writers, children's books, critique, eastern PA scbwi, kid lit, Kristen C. Strocchia, manuscript, manuscript critique, mentor, novels, peer critiques, plot development, plot structure, plotting, SCBWI, SCBWI. Events, storyboard, Storyboard Renaissance, workshop, workshops, writers, Writing workshops
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A Cafe Chat with Sourcebooks Editor Kate Prosswimmer, by Lindsay Bandy
I’m so happy to introduce Kate Prosswimmer, our faculty editor for this year’s Pocono Retreat at the Highlights Foundation, May 4-6! Even though the manuscript critique deadline has passed, there is still room for you at the retreat. So sip … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, after zero, Authors, becky albertalli, beyond the bright sea, character development, christina collins, editor pet peeves, editors, emily x.r. pan, fairy tale reform school, ijeoma oluo, Illustrators, jen calonita, Kate Prosswimmer, lady pancake & sir french toast, Lindsay Bandy, MG, middle grade fiction, neurodiversity, not quite narwhal, orphan island, PB, Picture Books, plot development, Pocono Retreat, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, so you want to talk about race, Sourcebooks, steampunk, switched, the astonishing color of after, the female of the species, the thing about jellyfish, voice, what editors are looking for, YA, young adult fiction
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A Cafe Chat with K.M. Walton, by Lindsay Bandy
Hello, Eastern PA! I’m here at the Cafe with our good friend, K.M. Walton. If you attended Fall Philly in 2017, you probably heard Kate’s amazing keynote. Because we all wanted to hear more, we invited her back for the … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with A.S. King + Book Giveaway! by Lindsay Bandy
Today, the Eastern Penn Points Cafe is delighted to host award-winning author, Amy Sarig (A.S.) King! A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by the New York Times Book Review. King is the author of many … Continue reading
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Tagged A.S. King, Aaron's Books, Amelia Walden Award, Amy King, Amy Selig King, Award, banned books, Carolyn Field, censorship, character development, character-driven YA, Eastern PA, eastern PA scbwi, edgy YA, fifth grade, Lancaster County PA, Lindsay Bandy, Lititz, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, me and marvin gardens, Michael L. Printz Honor, middle grade fiction, novels, plotter or pantser, poetry, Printz, still life with tornado, surrealism, The dust of 100 dogs, the writing life
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Avoiding Cliché Characters In YA Fiction, by Lori Ann Palma
When writers develop characters, we most often begin with an idea—a sort of shapeless blob that becomes more distinct as we write a first draft or do a pre-writing character study. Over time, they grow physical characteristics and a personality, … Continue reading
Chapter Prewriting Guide: Essential Character Inventory, by Kristen C. Strocchia
As Darcy Pattison likes to say, no character comes into a chapter or scene neutral. So, as the author, there are a few things that I need to be aware of before sitting to write the next chapter or scene … Continue reading
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