Author, Chapter Books, Interviews, Picture Books

Ariel Bernstein Tells Us About Her New Chapter Book Series WARREN & DRAGON

Ariel Bernstein’s new chapter book series WARREN & DRAGON is a modern-day Calvin and Hobbes-esque tale about a dreamy boy and his vain dragon companion. The first two books in the series—100 Friends and Weekend with Chewy—just published last month. So, I am thrilled to interview Ariel, who I had the pleasure of meeting recently at an unworkshop at Highlights. First of all congratulations, Ariel, on the publication … Continue reading Ariel Bernstein Tells Us About Her New Chapter Book Series WARREN & DRAGON

Karin LefrancSeptember 10, 2018September 9, 20182 Comments

Creativity and Craft, Master Your Craft

MYC: Make Your Story Fit Your Reader

Welcome to this week’s Master Your Craft post! Each Wednesday we’ll discuss prewriting and drafting a new book from the BIG IDEA to QUERYING. Last week, we talked about Creating Interesting Dialogue and Description. This week, we’ll discuss making sure the content and sentence, paragraph, chapter, and word count work for your reader. As you are revising, one important step in the process is to make sure … Continue reading MYC: Make Your Story Fit Your Reader