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‘Twas the Night Before Conference
‘Twas the night before Conference and all through the hotel, Authors were dreaming of merchandise deals with Mattel. The manuscripts were printed with name and website, In the hopes that an agent would...
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NJ-SCBWI 2011 Conference: Grace Lin
Photo Credit: Alexandre Ferron Did you know that author/illustrator Grace Lin was Chinese? Well, she didn’t. As a child, she was the only Asian in her elementary school, so she saw herself as an...
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NJ-SCBWI 2011 Conference: Writing Humor in Picture Books
Kids love when they think they’re smarter than adults, don’t they? Try putting your shirt on as pants or wearing your shoe as a hat and they’ll double-over with laughter at your stupidity. Similarly,...
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Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature One-on-One Conference 2012
In 2008, I had the most nerve-wracking 20-minute drive of my life. My knuckles paled, my stomach gurgled, and my thoughts raced faster than the 35 MPH I could manage to clock on the highway. I was on...
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BOY + BOT = You Laughing, You Loving, You Winning!
I am so absolutely thrilled that BOY + BOT releases today because I’ve been waiting for it for a long, long time. It’s the debut picture book by my good friend, Ame Dyckman—and get this—it’s...
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Kate DiCamillo: Surviving As a Writer: Contradictory Advice
This is the first post in a series about the NJ-SCBWI Annual Conference, held in Princeton, NJ this past weekend, June 8-10. Visit all this week for insights from this stellar children’s book writing...
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Kate DiCamillo: Surviving As a Writer: Contradictory Advice Part II
This is the second in a series of posts about the NJ-SCBWI Annual Conference. Visit all this week for insights from this incredible children’s book writing event. …continued from previous post… After...
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Kate DiCamillo: Surviving As a Writer: Contradictory Advice Part III
This is the third in a series of posts about the NJ-SCBWI Annual Conference. Visit all this week for insights from this enlightening children’s book writing event. …continued from previous post…...
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Kate DiCamillo: Surviving as a Writer: Contradictory Advice Part IV
This is the fourth in a series of posts about the NJ-SCBWI Annual Conference. Visit all this week for insights from this first-class children’s book writing event. …continued from previous post… The...
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The Future of Digital Children’s Books
The title of this blog post is a misnomer because no one has a crystal iPhone to see into the future. All I can report upon is what I heard at the NJ-SCBWI conference this past weekend. But I can say...
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PiBoIdMo Logo, Badge and Guest Bloggers!
It’s NOVEMBER ALREADY? Well, almost. October will whip by in a sugar-induced haze. Especially because a) I’ll buy candy way too early and eat it all; and b) my kids will change their minds about their...
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NJ SCBWI Annual Conference June 28 & 29
Wanna know how I got published? The NJ chapter of SCBWI is to thank. I began attending their events years ago, soaking up all the craft knowledge and publishing tips I could like a piece of garlic...
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NJ-SCBWI Annual Conference Recap: Nuggets of Writing Wisdom
This morning I thought I was still at the NJ-SCBWI Summer Conference because I stumbled downstairs expecting to find fresh-baked coffee cake and a fruit platter. Instead, I found a slumbering...
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MR. PARTICULAR Trailer Premiere! Another PiBoIdMo Success Story
Every year the NJ-SCBWI conference holds a Juried Art Show for illustrators. Back in 2013, the theme was “Down the Rabbit Hole”. I strolled the exhibit and stopped in my tracks at this image: How...
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Sage Snippets from SCBWI
I awoke this morning and thought, “What a fine day for a new blog post.” Of course, I also thought, “What a fine day to go swimming” and “What a fine day to finish reading that book.” Sensing that I...
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