Jan 28, 2016 | children's book publishing, What Does It Mean To Be An Entrepreneur?, writing craft and process
what does it mean to be an entrepreneur? by rana diorio & emma d dryden * illustrated by ken minI am thrilled to announce the publication this week of a picture book I’ve co-authored for children ages 4-8. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR? is a story about...
Nov 11, 2015 | children's book publishing, children's book writing, personal growth, writing craft and process
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT SERIES post #6Eileen RobinsonI’ve been an admirer of Eileen Robinson for many years. She established herself as a children’s editorial consultant with her own company, F1rst Pages, long before editors like myself were becoming...
Oct 20, 2015 | children's book publishing, writing craft and process
I’ve recently been talking and guest-posting about the importance of ensuring our protagonists evolve and grow through the choices and decisions they make throughout the course of their stories. Whether these choices and decisions are compelled by something...
Jul 14, 2015 | writing craft and process
An author with whom I’ve been working on a YA novel due to publish in the fall heard from a reader who essentially was asking the author to explain whether and how the teen protagonist in his story is reconciled in any significant way with the horrific...