Character Interview Exercise
Using the Character Interview exercise can get you out of your writing rut every time. Here's how it works: Imagine you are at a cafe…
I Lost 30,000 Words.
Yesterday, I thought I had lost 30,000 words. When you make up stories for a living, you need to constantly back up your work. Sometimes,…
Author Voices
Photo by Kaitlyn Baker on Unsplash As I type this, I have three author voices — the children’s book voice ( Barbara Ann Burgess), the blog and article…
Write Your Children’s Book With This Map
Photo by Ruben & Sophie Bialon on Unsplash After publishing four children’s books and writing 15 or so other children’s stories that have yet to published,…
3 Pieces of Writing Advice
I like to finish projects. In order to get the rush of finishing something, everything I do needs to be efficient. It also means that…
How to Find Your Children’s Book Idea
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash To write a children’s book, you have to first know the difference between a story idea and a concept. A story…
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