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A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Lori Steel, by Jenny Krumrine, and a Critique Giveaway
Our “Meet the Agency” webinar series, featuring Raven Quill Literary, is running through the month of April with presentations from four agents from Raven Quill. At the end of the series we are hosting a live virtual “Pitch Parlor” with … Continue reading
Eastern PA SCBWI Webinar: The Start, the Art, the Heart of Revision, with Beth Ferry
Webinar: The Start, the Art, the Heart of Revision, with Beth Ferry Eastern PA SCBWI is excited to embark on a series of webinars just for picture book and chapter book writers. Our first webinar in this series is “The … Continue reading
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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
Second Career Writer, Part 2: Revising Life, by Kristen C. Strocchia
While my Time Ferrets Anonymous post championed making the most of every moment for moving a writing career forward, there’s something to be said for revising life. While it’s generally a New Year tradition to make positive changes, why not … Continue reading
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The Emotional Rules for Revising: Think Twice, It’s Alright, by Lori Ann Palma
Picture this: you’ve just finished your manuscript. Oh joyous day! Whether a full length novel or short story or picture book manuscript, you lean back in your chair and a proud glow of having actually finished beams around your entire … Continue reading
REVISION PLAYBOOK: AN ABBREVIATED GUIDE by Juliet George
“Rewriting is the essence of writing well—where the game is won or lost.” —William Zinsser You’ve completed a draft. Congratulations! What happens next will make or break your piece. This short list of revision strategies reflects the experience of … Continue reading
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Behave Yourself with Backstory! by Lindsay Bandy
You know that person who tells the story about a five-second incident in the grocery store in a painful, 7.5-minute re-enaction? This happened, then that happened, then she said, and I was like, blah-blah-blah. We want the story to be over. … Continue reading
Dummying for Smarter Picture Book Manuscripts
by Lindsay Bandy Have you ever tried dummying your picture book manuscript? I’ve found it to be one of my most helpful tools in taking a manuscript from first-draft stage to ready-to-submit stage. It helps me to remember that I’m … Continue reading
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