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A Warm Welcome From Kennedy Primary Academy – Part 3

An awesome school full of awesome kids! Thank you for having me!

Posted April 4, 2012 & filed under School Visits.

A Warm Welcome From Kennedy Primary Academy – Part 2

You guys are rock stars!

Posted April 4, 2012 & filed under School Visits.

A Warm Welcome From Kennedy Primary Academy – Part 1

I loved visiting your school!

Posted April 4, 2012 & filed under School Visits.

Colorado Book Award Finalists 2012

I’m incredibly honored to be in the company of these incredible writers! See the list below. Please join me and the other finalists as we read and sign our books at this special event: Colorado Book Awards Finalist ReadingsApril 19, 20125 – 8 p.m.Residence Inn Marriott, Denver City Center1725 Champa St., Denver, CO Readings will be… Read more »

Posted April 3, 2012 & filed under Great Reads, News to Use.

Picture Book Intensive with Liz Garton Scanlon Coming to Colorado!

Are you an aspiring picture book author, or a picture book author ready to take your work to the next level? Join author Liz Garton Scanlon for an intimate one-day picture book intensive: study the form, practice the craft, and see your work rise up out of the slush. Scanlon, author of a number of… Read more »

Posted March 26, 2012 & filed under News to Use, Tools for the Taking.

Critique Questions for the Average Joe … Or Mike!

So I’m revising a middle-grade manuscript and my critique group made some assumptions about my story based on my first chapter — that were completely incorrect. While the corrections seemed like easy fixes, I wanted to make sure I had indeed fixed the problems. However, my crit buddies were no longer fresh readers. They now… Read more »

Posted March 22, 2012 & filed under The Writing Process, Tools for the Taking.

More … on Rhyming Picture Books

I’ve gone on and on, in the past, about lining up loads of fresh readers for your rhyming picture books in order to make sure your verse rolls right off the tongue and that no rhyme or rhythm trips your reader out of your story. But I haven’t spoken much about when to rhyme. I’ve… Read more »

Posted March 13, 2012 & filed under Picture Book Peeks, The Writing Process.