Coaching KidLit Episode 33: Nonfiction Chapter Books with Guest Lori Alexander In this episode of Coaching KidLit, host Sharon Skinner talks with special guest Lori…
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You’ve written your draft, smoothed out the rough plot points, developed your characters, and eliminated continuity issues. So, what’s left? How about using some tried…
Coaching KidLit Episode 32: Demystifying Early KidLit Categories with Guest Laurie Calkhoven In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon and Christy talk with fellow…
USING OUR BIG KID WORDS…OR NOT “In good writing, words become one with things.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson One question I get a lot from aspiring…
Coaching KidLit Episode 31: Navigating Time in Storytelling: Past, Present, and Future In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros dive…
Fracturing the Narrative One of the biggest challenges that I see when clients are doing work that cuts close to the emotional heart is finding…
Coaching KidLit – EPISODE 30: Character Emotion on the Page In this episode, Christy and Sharon delve into the art of getting character emotion on…
What Sort of Dog Would I Be? On his blog last week this week, Seth Godin asked a very interesting (to me) question. It was…
Coaching KidLit – EPISODE 29: Thematic Depth In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros dive deep into the concept of…
SELF-DISCIPLINE and staying sane while writing I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group of individuals self-discipline. The talk I was asked to…