Kristin Wolden Nitz
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While acceptances from children’s magazines usually come through the mail, acceptances from publishers usually come in the form of a phone call from the editor or the author’s agent. Struggling writers often wonder if they’re ever going to make it to…
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Holiday Reading
Ever since I was third or fourth grade, Christmas has meant new books. And new books usually meant new places to travel from Middle Earth to Prince Edward Island. For this holiday season, I had the chance to visit Llyvraneth in…
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The Dangers of Find and Replace
Don’t get me wrong. I truly love the editing tool of Word that allows me to replace character names with a few keystrokes. But keep in mind that some truly amusing and annoying problems can crop up if you don’t think…
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Narnia in Reverse
Many writers like Google alerts. It’s a great way to see what’s going on with their latest book, especially for those of us who aren’t New York Times bestsellers. After all, people don’t feel the need to put up a…
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Typing “The End” on Calyn’s Story
I have a ritual for finishing books. I don’t type “The End” until I reach the end. While I was really, really close to having a complete draft of Calyn’s story, I just spent a goodly chunk of the morning…
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Tracking Red Herrings
I enjoyed my time fielding questions during my time as guest author during my time at The Writer’s Retreat. One question about pacing made me think about how to use Darcy Pattison’s shrunken manuscript technique as a way to make…
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Guest Author at “The Writer’s Retreat”
I’ll be serving as the guest author for THE WRITERS’ RETREAT December 6th-8th at the Institute of Children’s Literature’s website. The basic topic is mystery plotting, but I’ll also go into setting, characterization and so on.
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Ten New Chapters
I was fiddling with the ending of Calyn’s story again today and noticed that I was supposedly working on Chapter 16. I knew that wasn’t right, so I went back to discover which chapter I was really on. Interestingly enough,…
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All the Way to the End
While I’m not completely finished with my revision of Calyn’s story, I did manage to make it through all the way to my notes at the end of the manuscript. And even though I’m going to keep smoothing and polishing…
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NaNoEdiMo Goal
In an effort to make my goal of finishing an edit of Calyn’s story by the end of November, I’ve neglected the blog. But the additional focus on story has been helpful. I’ve been able to find some transitions to…
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