When your kids get older, Hill recommends collaborating with them to set expectations, writing them down and revisiting them as necessary — the American Academy of Pediatrics even has a tool for it.

Molly Ker Hawn, a children’s literary agent, says that the non-fiction market for kids in the UK is relatively small and under-developed compared to that of the US, where libraries are still big ...

I’m still realistic, but perhaps in a different way. How do we ethically portray violence in crime fiction? I wish I had all the answers, but I certainly don’t.

Writing techniques that help create psychologically-realistic characters are illustrated. .Novelists have sometimes-unconscious reasons for choosing certain themes and characters to write about ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa— Children's author Mike Graf, of California, was invited by the Muscatine Community School District to provide a writing workshop to the talented and gifted students in the district.

Good novelists create characters who are complex. unique, and have relatable human needs and feelings. Joyce Carol Oates is one of our best contemporary novelists, and has created a host of ...

Mars Girolimon '21 '23G is a staff writer at Southern New Hampshire University where they earned their bachelor's and master's, both in English and creative writing. In addition to their work in ...

Now Is Not The Time For Realistic Fiction, Says Margaret Atwood The celebrated Canadian author has a new book out, The Heart Goes Last, that began as an experimental digital serial.It's a wacky ...

Object Details Author Kurstedt, Rosanne Koutras, Maria Contents Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- ...

Writing fiction is not as hard as it seems, ... All the kids will be blown away, even though it won’t get phone reception because cell-phone towers haven’t been built yet.