I have thought back to that podcast often because it directly influenced my process for generating visual and textual narratives. I have learned to never stop on the first iteration of an idea. My best ideas are usually buried under a boring one. I pick something that speaks to me in that...
Give yourselves a round of applause before reflecting on your endeavor—to generate a bunch of new ideas for picture books, the greatest medium ever! Okay, I’m biased; I’m a children’s book editor! But, honestly…writing children’s books. Could there BE a greater privilege? I don’...
“I was a teacher for thirty years! You know, I had a fella that was sweet on me, back a hundred years ago. He asked me to marry him, but I knew he’d never let me teach, so I had to let him go.” She patted the sofa next to her. And I went over and sat down on a ...
Is there a way to make early reading intervention fun, effective, and accessible for all children? PlayRoly is proving that the answer is yes! In this episode of The Writing Glitch, host Cheri Dotterer sits down with Lisa Sturdy, founder of PlayRoly, to discuss how this free literacy tool...
Caring for children is probably the most important job in any society. Because of this, all mothers and fathers should be required to take a course that prepares them to be good parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Nowadays, many people in cities live in large apartment blocks...
Why You Will Love This Writing Podcast: It delivers honest, practical, and often inspiring advice from a writer who’s been there, done that, and bought the t-shirt, all while raising 5 children. “If you tell someone about your book and say, ‘It’s kind of like a sci-fi thriller...
Competition schedule: Before the end of the competition (August), participants can choose any article, essay, video, interaction, podcast, or photo published in the New York Times to analyze, write about, and submit to the competition. Every Tuesday after the start of the competition, the prev...
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As a matter of fact, while I was working for Apple, I was given one of the first ever copies of Scrivener (a writing software we'll discuss a bit later). Over the years, I've truly tried many writing apps for my own book creation, including some free book writing software options....
Along the way, I wrote a book that I queried agents about and proposed as the first in a trilogy. I started the second one, then tabled it for a wildly better idea. In between times though, I’d started a paid monthly membership to go along with the podcast, and Facebook group. ...