by contributing editor Maurene J. Hinds Whether you write for children or adults, characters are the driving forces of your stories. What happens to your characters and how they solve their problems are the outlines of plot. A plot can be summarized in three simple questions. 1. What does my character want? 2. What…
Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults and has authored over a dozen books, some of which have won awards. Her stories, reviews, interviews and articles have appeared on numerous publications such as The Writer, Writer’s Journal, Multicultural Review, and Bloomsbury Review, among many others. Represented by Serendipity Literary. She lives in…
The National Writing for Children Center is sponsoring a 5-day virtual book tour for Annie Tipton this week. Start the tour here: Monday – March 3, 2014 – Day 1 of the Tour Interview at The Writer’s Life E Magazine http://thewriterslife.blogspot.be/2014/03/on-spotlight-diary-of-real-payne-book-2.html Tuesday – March 4, 2014 – Day 2 of the Tour The Story Behind…
Follow the virtual tour (sponsored by the National Writing for Children Center) all this week for Alyson Flippo’s new book, Addie Be Strong – I Am SO Strong. Day 1– Monday, February 10th Interview on Blogcritics blogcritics.org Day 2 – Tuesday, February 11th Guest post on Mayra’s Secret Bookcase mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.be Day 3 – Wednesday, February…
Follow the virtual tour (sponsored by the National Writing for Children Center) for Penelope Anne Cole’s new book, Magical Mea, that’s taking place this week. Here is Day 1 of the tour: http://blogcritics.org/interview-penelope-anne-cole-author-of-magical-matthew/ Here is Day 2 of the tour: http://mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.be/2014/02/my-inspiration-behind-magical-matthew.html Here is Day 3 of the tour: http://www.examiner.com/article/an-interview-with-children-s-author-penelope-anne-cole Here is Day 4 of the…
Alyson Flippo is the author of Addie B. Strong, published in South Florida, Fall 2013. Ms. Flippo’s book was inspired by the desire to remind each and every reader of their vast potential – the strength that comes from inside. “Given my own challenges as a young girl growing up, I was determined to do…
Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults and has authored over a dozen books, some of which have won awards. Her stories, reviews, interviews and articles have appeared on numerous publications both in print and online. She lives in Belgium with her husband, two wonderful kids, and her two beloved pets. Website:…
Writing Daily Recently I read an excellent book on novel writing. It contained many helpful tips and strategies on writing top-quality fiction. Yet I was very frustrated with the author’s writing mantra. He claimed that his success in writing was based on one goal he consistently strove for and achieved: He wrote 3,000 words each…
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