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What’s Your Blog Type?
Have you tried the Typealyzer? Just plug in your blog address and the typealyzer will tell you just what kind of blogger you really are. Who am I? The independent and problem-solving type. They are...
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Husband Perceived Time vs. Actual Time
Rarely do I stray into my mommy life on this blog, but if I’m writing for kids while raising them, then a little parenting humor has its place. Enjoy, mommies! (P.S. This article may or may not be...
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Have You Visited the Bridget Zinn Auction Yet?
Three things happened to young adult writer and teen librarian Bridget Zinn in February: She got an agent for her novel. She got married. She found out she had Stage Four colon cancer. It’s...
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Love Kidlit? So Whatcha Doin’ About it?
It’s Valentine’s Day! Time to profess your love! (For children’s books, that is.) If you love kidlit, what are you doing to support it? Buying lots of books? Reviewing them? Volunteering at the...
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Kid Spotlight: Meet Erik the Great, Nine-Year-Old Book Blogger
“Oh, reading…what they did before fun was invented,” says Candace Flynn (on Disney’s Phineas & Ferb). Candace’s grandmother persuades her to read Sherlock Holmes but Candace scoffs. But the next...
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Author School Visit Vlog! In Which I Appear Very Animated and Slightly Ethereal
I just got back from a FABULOUS 1st grade school visit! I was so excited about it that I immediately had to vlog. While this isn’t my first vlog (that was for EMU’s Debuts), it is the debut vlog for...
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What Do Kidlit Literary Agents Think About Blogs?
If you’re an un-agented writer, you might be thinking—do I even NEED a blog? What content should it contain? How often should I post? What SHOULDN’T I blog about? Well, relax. Deep, cleansing breaths....
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How Difficult is it to Sell a Book Online?
Slapping a book on a blog is not all it takes to sell it. I know you know this, but I had to explore this book-marketing-101 concept further. I mean, it seems like a logical idea, right? Create a blog,...
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What’s a GROG? (Not what I thought it was.)
When I was but a wee thing, our family would often drive past a restaurant sign in town: “Good Food and Grog”. So I pestered my parents, “What is GROG?” My father replied, “Grilled frog.” HORRIFYING!...
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