Ah, the fun of mud! But how does one create a viable manuscript with this topic and a pile of information? Like a mudpie, it takes some squishing and slopping and playing around. Here’s a pos…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Writers are always in search of a special way to tell a story or a unique format that serves the topic. In this post, Eileen Rajala Meyer shares the process that led to the final version of BUILD A SANDCASTLE. GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment after the post to be entered in the drawing for a … More Behind the Scenes: “Finding ‘Something Extra'” by Eileen Rajala Meyer| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Ah, the HOOK! How can you grab the readers’ attention? Snag their interest? And pull them in to read your work? Hooks are key, but sometimes hard to come up with. Take a read through Ann McCa…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
“Finding a way in” is one of the challenges for an author. But it was also the challenge for the subject of author Jeanne Walker Harvey’s biography of architect I.M. Pei which foc…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer