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Writing for Very Small Children: Finding the Story

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Publishing Insights

The Dos and Don'ts of Making School Visits: A Writer's Survival Guide

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Character

How I Wrote My Son As the Hero of His Own Adventure Novel

Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition
Children's

Building Picture-Book Characters: 5 Elements You Need to Know

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Interviews

Brad Meltzer on Research, Rejections, and More

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Writing Articles

How to Pitch a Picture Book: Secrets for Breaking Into a Growing but Competitive Market

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Children's

Writing Scary Stories & Horror for Kids: 4 Lessons from Goosebumps Author R.L. Stine

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Children's

Using Kids and Parents as Beta Readers for Children's Fiction

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Writing Habits and Practices

Encouraging Young Writers: Why You Should Set Aside Time to Read and Write With Kids

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Writing Techniques

5 Lessons Writers Can Learn from Ferdinand the Bull

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What's New

7 Things I've Learned so Far, by Julie Falatko

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Children's

5 Tips on Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books From Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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What's New

How I Got My Literary Agent: Victoria Coe

MORE-IGAMI. Text copyright © 2016 by Dori Kleber. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by G. Brian Karas. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
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Should You Follow the Siren Song of a New Idea?