Writing Articles & Resources

Friendship - Quilt Block

Harriet

Harriet's Horrible Hair Day

Harriet's Horrible Hair Day

Dawn Lesley Stewart's
Writing Advice

Benefiting from Critique Groups -- article
selecting & participating in a group

Haibun: Poetic Journey -- article
how to write haibun

Haiku: In Brief -- article
how to write haiku

Name Resources -- article
      where to find character names

Name That Character -- article
      how to select appropriate names

Picture Book Writing Tips -- article
      successful techniques

Rewriting...Make It Easier -- article
tips for manuscript revision

Writer's Guano -- writing poem &
recommended writing books

Writing Links
Explore these links to learn more about
the craft of writing.

The Children's Book Council
http://www.cbcbooks.org

Fiction Addiction
http://fictionaddiction.net

Mystery Writers of America
http://www.mysterywriters.org/

Poetry Society of America
http://www.poetrysociety.org/

Publishers Weekly
http://publishersweekly.com

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
http://www.sfwa.org/

The Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org

Quill & Ink

listen to
your
inner voice

write what
gives
you joy

never stop
learning

share
what you
know

present your
best work
and
persevere

never
give up
your dream

Research Links

America Writes for Kids -- promotes literacy and creativity for young readers, parents, teachers, librarians
http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu

Bartleby -- great books online for free
http://www.bartleby.com

Homophone Dictionary -- words that are pronounced alike but spelled differently
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/homofone.htm

United States Copyright Office -- copyright information and forms
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright

A Web of Online Dictionaries -- multitude of languages and uses
http://www.yourdictionary.com

The Write Place -- troubleshoot your writing
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/#cites%20and%20docs