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New Webinar with Critiques Available: Storyboarding for Novelists with Sarah Aronson
New Webinar: Storyboarding for Novelists A new way to look at your story and reimagine your next draft Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m. EST $15 for SCBWI members, $25 for nonmembers Join Sarah Aronson for an interactive lecture … Continue reading
#Vacation: “Here in Missouri,” a Poem by Jen Bryant
Here in Missouri by Jen Bryant “Maybe you had to leave in order to really miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting point was.” —Jodi Picoult, Handle With Care I miss my … Continue reading
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 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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Going to Movie School: 5 Ways Films Can Help Your Writing, by Lori Ann Palma
In a post in March of this year, I focused on tips for writing realistic dialogue in YA fiction . One of the key points I mentioned was to turn on film subtitles (or closed captions) to improve your … Continue reading
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