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Just finished reading Uncle Montague’s Tales Of Terror by Chris Priestley, with wonderfully creepy illustrations by David Roberts. I’ve always been a fan of scary stories ever since I was little and I used to write a lot of scary, sinister short stories in grade school. My eighth grade teacher attended my I’M BORED . . .
I devoured Kat Yeh’s debut middle grade novel, The Truth About Twinkie Pie (comes out from Little Brown later this month), in two sessions. I got so hungry from reading the fabulous-sounding recipes sprinkled through the book that I had to take a break to eat something. Before I stopped, however, I had . . .
Those of you who have no trouble saying no can just skip the rest of this post. Some of you, however, may be like me. I like making people happy and don’t like disappointing them. I also dislike conflict. I like helping people. So when people ask me for things, . . .
Whether I’m working on my own writing (including the 250, 500 and 1000 Words/Day Challenge) or an illustration project, I find I’m able to better focus and be more productive if I can create a mental space in which I feel safe enough to do my best work. Perhaps safe isn’t . . .
Kevin Sylvester is not only a talented children’s book writer/illustrator and broadcaster, but he’s also one of the nicest kidlit people you could hope to meet. His Neil Flambé books for Grades 3-7 are incredibly fun; you can find out more about these and Kevin’s other books on his website. In addition to Neil Flambé . . .
Some great advice from Cory Doctorow in his “Writing In The Age Of Distraction” piece for Locus Online: Don’t be ceremonious. “Forget advice about finding the right atmosphere to coax your muse into the room. Forget candles, music, silence, a good chair, a cigarette, or putting the kids to sleep. It’s nice . . .