John Green’s Homage To His Editor on Vlog Bros.
ICYMI (like 3 years ago….): Here’s John Green shining a light on what his editor, Julie Strauss-Gable, actually does. John Green, on behalf of editors everywhere, I thank you. Sounds like you got...
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#reviewsdaytuesday: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
My boy and I took a shine to Fortunately, The Milk by Neil Gaiman right away, because we’re dairy fans. Also, it’s zippy little read, so I downed it in one sitting–just in time to participate in...
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Adventure Time Gets Its Due
Here is a nice article that illuminates the genius of adventure time, one of my favorite shows on TV. It also underscores the importance of collaboration and fandom. It takes a village to make this...
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Oh No! and the Brooklyn Public Library
I have been woefully neglectful of this blog. I don’t have a good excuse except the usual–time. Where does it go? Anyway, I happened to come across one of my favorite picture book heroines–from Oh...
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Congratulations, Dan Santat! Caldecott Winner for Beekle
I’m breaking the long blog silence to congratulate Dan Santat on his Caldecott win for Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. I hope you’ll always be my unimaginary friend, Dan. Congratulations to all the...
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5 Things to Help Kill the Winter Blues and Write Children’s Books
Look at me! I’m writing! It’s been a good, solid, busy year, but I’ve been having pangs….nonblogging pangs. Luckily, it’s about this time of year people start to resolve to stuff and commit to things....
View Article2016 Writing Habit: Let’s Write Some Children’s Books!
This is my 3 day check in on your 15 day writing habit. How’s it going? Have you been writing? Are you still gearing up? If nothing else, you should develop a habit out of this practice. If you find...
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Still Writing? 15 minutes a day, 15 days in a Row. Reap the editorial discounts
Remember to tweet the number of minutes that wrote each day (try to do at least 15) with the hash tag #tamsonwestonbooks2016, and I’ll give you a discount. In the meantime, here’s a quote from EB White...
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What Now? Moving Closer to Your Children’s Book Manuscript
Have you written today? Have you written for 7-15 days in a row? Well, congratulations. You are now on your way to completing a book. Now that you’ve got several days worth of unkempt verbiage, what...
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Ada Lace, Take Me To Your Leader #1 on Amazon New Releases!
When I was little, my big sister was my hero. She was smart, kind and beautiful: all the things I wanted to be. She studied chemistry in college and gave me her old organic chemistry book to look...
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