Feeling a little overwhelmed? Here are affirmations to keep the kid lit author going for their dream courtesy of Ruth McNally. Here is one of her adorable text+images she put...
| November 27, 2014, 7:00 am
Here’s an interesting infographic from Podio, which, it should be pointed out, has a pretty embarrassing lack of women and POC. Flannery O’Connor and Maya Angelou are the only woman...
| July 11, 2014, 11:35 am
Learn to draw a Basketball With award winning illustrator, Shoo Rayner...
| September 26, 2016, 5:27 am
Here’s a lesson on how to draw the most iconic clock tower in the world from Leigh Hobbs (with a bit of help from Mr Chicken) – Happy New Year...
| January 3, 2015, 12:08 pm
If you haven’t seen Helen Oxenbury’s illustrations you are missing something very special. I’ll bet you didn’t know she illustrated a logo you will recognize immediately… Check it out! Step...
| October 7, 2015, 8:29 am
Aspiring authors flock to Tara Lazar's Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) for fun, to get their creative juices flowing, and win excellent prizes. Read more »
| November 12, 2014, 8:46 am
1. Sit in a chair and pretend you are your character. Think, move, talk, feel, and act like your character. Read more at Kids are Writers....
| January 8, 2015, 6:07 am
If you look online you’ll see lots of spin-offs on the 52 things concept — 52 things you want to and can achieve in the 52 weeks of next year....
| January 2, 2015, 5:55 pm
Draw with Jazza with the help of Netflix offers an amazing illustration challenge.
| March 11, 2015, 6:14 am
Here are The Ten Commandments of Picture Book Writing slides from the presentation at the San Diego chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. See more at...
| January 8, 2015, 5:22 pm
Have you been participating in #PiBoIdMo? Tracey Cox has and she’s sharing the journey with fellow authors via her blog! Picture Book Idea Month is coming to a close and...
| November 26, 2014, 5:04 pm
Joan Didion shares her tips for writing fiction. Before I start to write, the night before—I mean, when I finish work at the end of the day, I go over...
| January 30, 2015, 5:10 pm
Learn how to draw a Dinghy Real Easy with Shoo Rayner, the author of Everyone Can Draw – the book that teaches you how to draw Real Easy!...
| March 12, 2016, 8:06 am
As a writer, it’s important to take time away from the business of life and find time to write. I’m away on my own little retreat (just me and Lily)...
| January 21, 2015, 5:35 am