Since my first novel was published, at almost every interview and live event, I get asked a version of the same question. Usually people seem just curious, but occasionally there...
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Australian-Irish artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers has entertained legions of young readers with his beautiful picture books, including titles such as How to Catch a Star, Meanwhile Back on Earth,...
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In the best books, the twist is the icing on the cake. As a reader I don’t want to race through a book for the twist; rather, I want it...
Read more“A top-of-her-game literary agent tells us she receives about 3,000 submissions a year,” says Joe Sedgwick, the head of writing services at The Literary Consultancy. “Of those, she requests to...
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Quick LinksBestselling Author Aspiration Overview Every Milestone In The Bestselling Author Aspiration Some Sims just live in their heads, and if your Sim finds that they can’t stop coming up...
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Ideas for novels may pop easily into a beginning writer’s head, but how to turn that idea into a complete novel is often a problem. Award-winning author Richard Gartee discusses...
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It’s no surprise that authors are incredibly good at bringing their own books to life. Whether through live or pre-recorded visits, read-aloud videos, or other virtual author activities, kids will...
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We’re still putting the pieces together for this year’s Islanders Write, which will take place on Monday, August 19, at Featherstone Center for the Arts. And while we don’t have...
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10 years later, Steal Like an Artist is now available in a deluxe hardcover edition, with a bigger trim size, ribbon bookmark, sketchbook endpapers, and a brand-new afterword. To get...
Read moreSixty years after its publication, it’s hard to imagine what the world would look like without Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. What would it be like to write a book...
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