For Writers
Here you will find links to my many workshop handouts, my published magazine articles, and other notes for adults who want to write for children. Please keep my copyright (or the magazine’s) on all pages that you download.
Also, at the bottom, (and here) is a link to a page of resources for folks who care about children, writing for children, and children’s books.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Enjoy!
Shutta
ARTICLES, WORKSHOP HANDOUTS & CHALLENGES–
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A Balancing Act–Writing the Picture Book in Verse posted Jan. 2010.
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Poetry Bits & Pieces . . .
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Poet’s Corner page.
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Back in School Again: Doing Author Visits to Schools, 2009.
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Poetry 101 (A refresher course.) Poetry techniques revisited, 2009.
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Resources for adult writers of material for children, 2008.
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Fire(arms) Drill: Huddling against the wall (one school visit), 2008.
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Ten things I’ve learned about Trade Publishing for Young Readers, 2007.
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Come and Play! Invite the Reader to Play, and Create an Outstanding Picture Book, 2006.
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Using Picture Books to Teach Literary Technique, 2006.
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The Author-Agent Partnership: A Comprehensive Checklist, 2006.
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Simple Plot Structures (and picture book/story examples), 2006.
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Story Skeletons: Teaching Plot Structure with Picture Books, 2005.
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Getting out of Slushville handout (and getting published), 2005.
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Incorporating Writing into the Classroom, 2004.
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Revision Checklist, 2004.
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Wide-eyed and Curious: Working with Children in Large Groups. 2001.
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Nifty Book Giveaway Contest Sites.
