Network News: Case Studies
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The writer’s life can be lonely. Often we juggle to fit in our work around a day job and /or a family until we’re earning enough from our ...
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Writing with Dyslexia
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By Sally Poyton To start I’m going to share some of my all-time best spelling faux pas…
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Why NaNoWriMo?
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By Katrina Charman Image courtesy of National Novel Writing Month On November 1st, hundreds of thousands of writers around the world ...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 29th October
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Last week, I complained about there being too many good blog posts to choose from, and yet this week there are even more! Now, I'm not...
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Guest Blogger: How to Be An Author By Candy Gourlay
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So three whole years after Book Number One, Book Number Two is finally out. Bow. Gratuitous image of Book Number Two
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Down to business
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The business for me this week is to focus. This is me focussing. My WIP end is in sight and I aim to get there imminently, very soon at leas...
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And The Winner is.....
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Bridget's winning snail! It’s nearly conference time again and I can’t wait! A chance to catch up with friends old and new; energ...
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Traditional vs Digital Techniques in illustration
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Julia Groves offers some observations on blending time honoured printing methods with modern computers.
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Network News: Remember, remember...
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... the fifth of November is the next London Professional Series Event: Poachers Turned Gamekeepers. Ahead of this event, here’s a lit...
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Ask an Agent - with Gemma Cooper and Molly Ker Hawn, from the Bent Agency
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Are you looking for a query critique from those in the know? Or do you have a question you've always wanted to ask an agent? E...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 22nd October
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Most weeks, there are a few blogs that make the cut for this column, and others (although interesting) that I have to leave out. This week...
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Considering young book lovers with complex needs
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Amanda Lillywhite We are delighted to have this piece from Amanda Lillywhite about her daughter who has autism and learning difficult...
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Diversity
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(Not an urban environment for scuba-nauts!) I tend to get preachy about this topic – but this is meant to be inspiration. So I'll put...
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Illustrators' Masterclass
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By Clare Tovey In September, the SCBWI British Isles Illustrator Master Class series continued with a picture book dummy make over sessio...
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Reasons to join SCBWI (part 3)
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This week The Bookseller announced a new competition to write a short think piece about what it really means to publish now that anyon...
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Stop biting your nails about UV – Book Bound can also help you on the road to publication!
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This week congratulations go to SCBWI author/editors, Sara Grant (UV co-founder), Sara O’Connor (UV co-founder, Hot Key Books), Jasmine Ri...
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Anthropomorphism
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Mike Brownlow Anthropomorphism. That’s a big word isn’t it, children? And difficult to spell, as I’ve just found out. Are you s...
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Catriona's Proofreading Tips: False Friends
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diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] n 1. the state or quality of being different or varied Catriona Tippin aka @ProofreadingTip looks at some wo...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 15th October
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The Blog Break is 30 weeks young! (OK, I missed 25 and it's a long way to 50, so this will have to do). I've forgotten the cake, b...
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Tips From the Professionals: London Professional Series
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by David Richardson Despite the appalling rain on the evening, many travelled into London for a fascinating and very helpful September m...
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Agent Confidential: Bryony Woods
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Name: Bryony Woods AKA: B. (I like to keep things simple) Agency: Diamond Kahn & Woods (DKW)
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A Patchwork Post
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So many things to write about this week I don't know which to pick, so I'm going for them all! It's been Children's Book ...
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Out of this world!
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Time to ditch the diet and tuck into another piece of cake this week in honour of Jo Franklin and her exciting news! After bagging lovel...
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FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR: Rachel Quarry
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A relative newcomer to the world of children's book illustration, Rachel Quarry has already received attention in SCBWI's Undisco...
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Network News: Central North
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The critique group Normally news of us comes from Liz Miller and will continue to do so. However, the dates of our critique groups hav...
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Children’s Publishing (But Were Afraid To Ask)
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Celia Anderson and Anne Neild Saturday 21st September was a day of sparkling wit and fascinating revelations for all of us who like to ...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 8th October
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I have great trouble each week thinking of something original to write for this intro paragraph, so this time I'm going to take a leaf...
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When should a writer pay for editorial guidance?
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Sara O'Connor is taking a short break from her usual Ask A Publisher feature this month to look at the pros and cons of paying for e...
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The importance of a good ending
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I went to the SCBWI London Agents Party this week - I'm not great at standy uppy drinks parties, even less great at pitching - in spit...
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Let's celebrate with Bryony Pearce!
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Bryony Pearce’s heartfelt tale about her journey as an author has long been the most popular post on Words & Pictures. So we're v...
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Linocut Class: Anne-Marie Perks
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Anne-Marie Perks Inspired by print artist and illustrator Gerry Turley facilitating at the SCBWI Picture Book Retreat this summer, ...
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Nicola Morgan: How to find a good agent
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Nicola Morgan It's SCBWI's London Agents Party this evening so to accompany Michelle Newell's excellent party tips we though...
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Interview with José Patterson: Clear the Blizzard of Words
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By Donna Vann I interviewed octogenarian José Patterson, long-time member of SCBWI who has recently self-published her first book of ...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 1st October
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For a while, this post was called "Lino Sniffing", which would certainly have looked interesting up there on the main page! But ...
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