How Do I Find Free Images for My Manuscript? by Nancy I. Sanders
Good news! A couple years ago I was offered a new book contract. More news—I was required to find and acquire the photographs. Bad news? I used to think so. But with over 100 published books under my belt for publishers big and small, I had faced this challenge before. At first it felt confusing. […]
How to Get $1.49’s Worth of Writing Advice
Jean Fritz. If you know her work, you’ll be smiling at the mere mention of her name. Her humor has wooed and wowed millions of kids into learning American history. I want to be her when (if) I grow up. See that book below? You can get it for $1.49—what are you waiting for? Didn’t […]
A Take On Making Short Videos Part IV by Guest Blogger, Hadassah Murdock
Hadassah explains how to edit a video and gives some helpful links.
THE WORDS WE CHOOSE TO USE
As children’s writers, we all know the importance of choosing the right word to use. Shakespeare has a famous quote “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That philosophy might work in Romeo and Juliet’s situation but not for ours. In a nonfiction book […]
10 Ways to Use Mentor Texts to Write Better Devotions by Guest Blogger, Tammy Brown
10 ways to use mentor texts when you’re writing devotionals.
3 Books Guiding Christian Teens to Make Wise Decisions – by Sally Matheny
Sally Matheny recommends 3 books for Christian teens.
Book Coaches, Pt. 2
Take a careful look at the painting below. Would you hang that in your home? Neither would I—and I painted it. That’s my artwork I created at a Painting with a Twist party. Can you tell I copied a “masterpiece.” To get better at painting, I’d need an instructor. Obviously, I need to learn the […]
Greater Love Hath No Man by Gail Cartee
A Memorial Day devotional that points to Christ.
Leaving a Legacy
Six years of upstairs and downstairs entanglements and drama. Six years of pomp and circumstance. Six years of loyalties and betrayals. Six years of secrets and celebrations. All ending in 2016 at the end of season six. But it didn’t end there. Downton Abbey, the movie, released in 2019. And another Downton movie releases this […]
10 Journal Prompts for Writers
Strengthen your writing voice with 10 Journal Prompts for Writers.