Myrna Foster shares three ways to tackle a difficult picture book revision, including Arree Chung’s Clarifying Questions and Jim Averbeck’s Hierarchy of Revision.
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Myrna Foster interviews Storyteller Academy student Mirka Hokkanen about how she uses printmaking, watercolors, and Procreate for her illustrations. This post includes a giveaway of Mirka’s debut picture book.
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Myrna Foster shares Stephen Suneier’s TED Talk, “How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals” and a personal experience about overcoming limiting beliefs.
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Myrna Foster shares five different ways to turn your idea into a picture book.
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Myrna Foster shares a highlight from Submission Ready of Melissa Manlove and Ariel Richardson discussing how editors work with art directors or designers to choose an illustrator for a picture book.
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Myrna Foster introduces Jessixa Bagley as the instructor for Watercolors with Jessixa Bagley. This post includes a book giveaway.
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Myrna Foster defines and shares examples of past and present tense. She also shares a highlight from Submission Ready of Melissa Manlove and Ariel Richardson talking about how to transition from past to present tense in a biography.
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Myrna Foster shares five different ways to turn your idea into a picture book.
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Myrna Foster introduces Carter Higgins as the instructor for Writing Voice with Carter Higgins and Picture Book Wordsmith. This post includes a book giveaway.
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Myrna Foster shares some insights from Jim Averbeck on quiet picture books, as well as some advice on incorporating multiple hooks from Melissa Manlove and Ariel Richardson.
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