Building Writerly Resources: Just the Right Word

Many years ago, I attended a writing class with the incomparable Melanie Crowder that completely changed the way I wrote.

Building Writerly Resources: A Marketing Plan that Works for You

By Susan Wroble Marketing. It usually fall pretty low on the list of things that KidLit creators want to do.

Building Writerly Resources: The Art of the Review

By Susan Wroble In the post-conference survey from last years’ Rocky Mountain Chapter SCBWI’s annual conference, there was one request

Building Writerly Resources: KidLit Nonfiction Awards

By Susan Wroble This past summer, my planned presentation on award-winning nonfiction books took a tangent. I realized that instead

Building Writerly Resources: Richard Reiman and Imagination Storybooks

By Susan Wroble, October 2023 “Reiman,” Richard says, “and it rhymes with demon.” But Richard Reiman, founder of Imagination Storybooks

Building Writerly Resources: Pro Tips from the PALS

By Susan Wroble, September 2020 (Note this this was first published on the “In The Writer’s Web” blog) The themes

Building Writerly Resources: Putting Edelweiss to Work

By Susan Wroble (Note that a version of this post first appeared in RMC Kite Tales, Spring 2023) Have you ever

Building Writerly Resources: The Secret to Children’s Publishing? Persistence.

Persistence. For some, persistence has meant staying focused over time. Author/Illustrator Kaz Windness is truly on fire, with seven book deals this

Building Writerly Resources: The Secret Agent Files

“Why,” asked a woman near me, “is it so very hard now to find agents who want to represent picture

Building Writerly Resources: Lessons from the Booksellers

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to attend three different events hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCBWI