Coaching KidLit Episode 38: Digging Into Middle Grade with Guest Janet Fox In this episode of Coaching KidLit, host Sharon Skinner, joined by guest Janet…
Coaching KidLit Episode 38: Digging Into Middle Grade with Guest Janet Fox In this episode of Coaching KidLit, host Sharon Skinner, joined by guest Janet…
Here are 5 Great Books From My 2024 Reading List (& What Makes Them Excellent Mentor Texts For Writers) In addition to being a…
Coaching KidLit Episode 37: Poetry in Picture Books with Guest Dianne White Sharon interviews Dianne White, an esteemed picture book author known for works such…
SHARING OUR WRITING/ART “SPEND IT ALL” “One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose…
Coaching KidLit Episode 36: Line-Level Language with Guest Sara Gentry In this episode of Coaching KidLit, Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach Sara Gentry interviews Sharon…
Grammar, Punctuation and the Pirate’s Code* What’s the big deal about grammar and punctuation? Why do they exist and what makes people get so riled…
Coaching KidLit Episode 35: Handling Research with Guest Laurie Calkhoven In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros discuss key aspects…
CARTOONS You can learn a lot about storytelling from all types of media, including cartoons. When it comes to cartoons, my tastes run to the…
Coaching KidLit Episode 34: The Value of Community for KidLit Writers with Guest Sara Gentry In this episode, host Christy Yaros and guest Sara Gentry…
“I have an idea for a book, but where should I start?” I hear this a lot from beginning writers and I understand how difficult…