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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
Posted in gettin crafty, Uncategorized
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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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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