CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR
Picture This! Blog Directory
Whether you are a picture book author, a teacher, or a student you can use this directory to help you locate posts on Rob Sanders’ blog Picture This! The links to posts under each heading are listed from most recent to oldest.
AUTHOR INTERVIEWS AND CONFERENCE NOTES
A Week with Tammi Sauer and Dan Santat
What’s Next for Tammi and Dan?
A Week with Jean Reidy
Getting Over Ourselves and On With Writing
Writing Routines and Jean’s Future
SCBWI Conference Notes
Lisa Wheeler—Revising Like a Writer
Lisa Wheeler and Alexandra Penfold—Opening Lines
Lisa Wheeler and Alexandra Penfold--Characters
A Week with Tammi Sauer
A Look into the Life of a Picture Book Author
Notes from My Mentors
Joyce Sweeney—Finding Your Passion
The Beginning of a Writing Career
Not-so-secret Secrets to Success
Tips and What Lisa’s Up to Now
A Week with Margie Palatini
Good Advice and the Creative Process
Writing Routine, Favorite Books, and Professional Life
Margie, the Illustrator, and What’s Coming Next
Prowling through Margie’s Website
Economy of Words and Making Each Word Count
AUTHOR WORKSPACES
Workspaces and Work Tips
Rob Sanders—The Little Golden Books on My Book Shelf
Rob Sanders—Workspace and Work Tips
Janeen Mason—Workspace and Work Tips
Joyce Sweeney—Workspace and Work Tips
Tammi Sauer—Workspace and Work Tips, Day 2
Tammi Sauer—Workspace and Work Tips, Day 1
Lisa Wheeler—Workspace and Work Tips
BOOK REVIEWS AND BOOK DISCOVERIES
Best Books of 2012
Picture This! Readers Favorite Books of 2012
2012 Award Winning Books
Caldecott Award Winner and Honor Books
Geisel Medal Award Winner and Honor Books
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
New Books on My Shelf
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
Horn Book Reviews
What Makes for Success In the Eyes of the Horn Book Reviewers?
The Playing Field—A Big-Picture View
What Does This Mean to Me and My Writing?
What Causes Some Picture Books to Falter?
The Best Picture Book Releases of the Last Six Months
New York Times Best Sellers
SCBWI Treasures and More
More Picture Book Treasures Discovered at SCBWI, LA
Picture Book Treasures Discovered at SCBWI, LA
Caldecott
Books I “Heart”
Recommended
THE BUSINESS OF WRITING
Batter Up! All about Pitches
A Dose of Reality—Searching the Market
How an Agent Evaluates Picture Book Submissions
Tips for Your Journey to Publication
Slush Is Not a Four-letter Word
How to Save an Endangered Species—Picture Books
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Creating Characters Kids Love—Joyce Sweeney
Getting to Know Your Main Character
Developing Characters
Characters—Lisa Wheeler and Alexandra Penfold
Main Characters
Anthropomorphic Main Characters
CREATIVE CHALLENGES
A Mini-challenge Throw Down
Something to Laugh About Mini-Challenge
Childhood Memories Mini-Challenge
A Walk in Nature Mini-Challenge
Picture Book Mash-up Mini-Challenge
Imagine If . . .Challenge
Creative Challenge 5—Childhood In a Box
Bumping Up Against a Creativity Brick Wall
An Idea to Get You Thinking Out of the Box
Another Idea to Get You Thinking Out of the Box
Creative Challenge #4—Create Your Own Picture Book
Professional Looking Book Dummies
Creative Challenge #3—Cupcake Wars!
Plant a Book, Grow Some Cupcakes
Creative Challenge #2—The A-Z Idea List
Creative Challenge #1—Memoirs-R-Us!
EDITOR INTERVIEWS AND CONFERENCE NOTES
A Week With Maria Modugno, HarperCollins
Reflections from SCBWI, Miami, 2012
Big Ideas That Stood Out in Miami
A Week with Diane Muldrow, Golden Books/Random House
Picture Books as Performance Pieces
Every Picture Book Needs a Hook The Egg Timer Test
Alessandra Balzer—Balzer + Bray—What Editors Are Looking For
Allyn Johnston (Beach Lane Books) and Marla Frazee
Alexandra Penfold—Paula Wiseman Books
Alexandra Penfold and Lisa Wheeler—Opening Lines
Alexander Penfold and Lisa Wheeler--Characters
GATHERING WRITING IDEAS
Inspiration from “Leftover” Ideas
Using a Venn Diagram to Generate Ideas
Using a KWL Chart to Generate Ideas
Playing with Words to Generate Ideas
Snooping Through Life to Generate Ideas
Using Pictures and Photographs to Generate Ideas
Creating a Writer’s Notebook and Using it to Gather Ideas
What Authors Say About Gathering Ideas
Using Themes to Inspire Writing
Growing an Idea from a Title or a Topic
Using Unexpected Connections to Generate Ideas
Special Events in the Lives of Children
Using Holidays and Celebrations to Inspire Books
Creative Challenge #2—The A-Z Idea List
INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS
Living and Writing In the In-between
Quotes to Inspire and Motivate When You’re in the In-Between
10 Commandments for Picture Book Authors
10 Tasks to Help You Find Daily Inspiration
10 Ways to Get Out of Your Writing Funk
Quotes to Remember from SCBWI, LA, 2011
Confidence Built On Skill and Hard Work
Confidence Built On a Positive Attitude
If You Caught It, You’ve Got It
A Dose of Reality—Searching the Market
Signs of the Times for Picture Book Writers
You Might Be A Picture Book Writer If . . .
There is There Is No “We” in Dream—But There Should Be!
PICTURE BOOK GURU INTERVIEWS AND CONFERENCES
POETRY IN PICTURE BOOKS
REVISION AND EDITING
Quotes about Revision
Cracking Open Words and Phrases
Basics of Revision and Editing
The Difference between Revising and Editing
Conference Notes on Revision and Editing
Lisa Wheeler—Revising Like a Writer
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR WRITING IDEAS ONCE YOU HAVE THEM
Revisiting and Reworking Ideas
Find What Moves You and Makes You Chuckle
WORKING WITH STUDENT WRITERS
Magical School of Writing Scribes
Day 2: Writing Ideas Coat of Arms
Day 3: Secrets to Specific Nouns and Vivid Verbs
Day 4: Using Attributes to Add Details
Day 5: Magical Sentences Come in Many Varieties
Confidence Built On Skill and Hard Work
Confidence Built On a Positive Attitude