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Pitfalls of Head Hopping When Writing for Children
A challenging part of writing for children is to avoid head hopping. And as it’s easy to fall into this trap, taking care is essential. But why it it necessary to avoid head hopping?
Breaking the Chains of Writing Procrastination
Writing procrastination: Why you have it and strategies that work to overcome it.
When Clients Micromanage and Nitpick
Sometimes, a children’s ghostwriter or illustrator has a client who has the need to micromanage and nitpick. What do you do in this case?
Power-Tip to Help You Start or Finish Writing
writing tips, Suzanne Lieurance, editing,
What Do Small Publishers Do for Self-Publishing Authors?
So just what can small publishers do for self-publishing children’s authors? While they offer many benefits that larger services can’t, the first benefit is handholding.
Find Telling in Your Writing
What to look for as you weed out the ‘telling’ in your writing.
Exploring Character Relationships in Fiction
Your characters are the anchor in your story. It’s the character relationships that add believability and relatability and allow readers to get emotionally involved, and hopefully see themselves in the characters.
A 12-Step Guide to Success
Everyone wants to be successful. But how do you go about achieving success? Here are 12 steps that will help!
A Guide to Writing Relatable Children’s Stories
You’ve written a children’s story, but will the intended audience be able to relate to it? Ten must-know tips on crafting a relatable story.