by Trista Herring Baughman Since I was young—probably around third grade—I knew I wanted to write children’s stories. I aspired to have a book on Reading Rainbow with LeVar Burton. I wanted to entertain and inspire others to read, plus, who wouldn’t want a job that was easy and fun? […]

By Kelley J. P. Lindberg A lot of non-writers assume writers are born with the fully formed, innate ability to evoke atmosphere from a few well-chosen details, depict a character’s growth arc without unnecessary tangents, and craft a taut, suspenseful scene with words that perfectly capture all the characters’ motivations, […]

More happy news for Pam McCutcheon! She is happy to announce that she and Michael Waite have received the rights back to their writing brainstorming book, THE WRITER’S BRAINSTORMING TOOLKIT: THINKING IN NEW DIRECTIONS, and retitled it slightly to reflect the fact that cards no longer come with the kit—you […]

by Deborah L. Brewer Your story’s been drafted, organized, focused, read by other eyes, and then polished. You love it! You want to start sending it out and racking up rejections on the road to that big yes, but you’re worried that it might not be “enough”—even for a no. […]