My latest writing news:

I'm pleased to be moderating a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book on March 20.  The panel is called "Terrific Kids Novels Adults Will Love, Too."  Hope to see you there!

Here are some articles I wrote about writing.  Please note that I mostly write picture books and short stories for elementary and preschool-aged children, so that's my perspective in most of these articles.  Keep writing and enjoy!

Can I Make a Career Out of Writing Picture Books for Children?

What Can I Expect for a Picture Book Advance?

What is Your Story Worth?

The Stories Behind the Stories

Why I Don't Have an Agent, or Doing the Math

How I Learned to Be Funny

More About How I Learned to Be Funny

How Learning to Sing Helped Me Learn to Write

Are You in the 10% Club?

How Do You Write a Picture Book Cover Letter?

How Do You Write a Picture Book Query?

Here are some articles I didn't write but wish I did:

Donald Maass on Micro-tension (this is a must-read!)

Rick Walton's Writing Picture Books

Marilyn Singer's What Makes a Good Young Picture Book

Dori Chaconas' Icing the Cake: Writing Stories in Rhythm and Rhyme

Harold Underdown's Getting Out of the Slush Pile

Ellen Jackson's Dealing with Rejection

Ten Dirty Words on Mysterious Matters blog

Kim Norman's Evil Inner Editor (okay, I wish I could write ANYTHING like Kim Norman!)

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen's Interviews with Editors

Robin Friedman's Interviews with Editors (go to her website and click on "Interviews")

Randy Ingermanson's Snowflake Method for Writing Novels

Evelyn Christensen's List of Publishers of Educational Books and Materials -- great links!

Death, Taxes and the Writer by Elisabeth Waters