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Tag: Characters

June 21, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Writing a Story: When the illustration Comes First, a guest post by Chrissie Krebs

To some people beginning with an image before writing the story might seem strange. But I have always been a visual person and drawing my way towards the story and solutions in my stories, works best for me.

October 27, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

In Defense of Disaster Main Characters, a guest post by Susan Azim Boyer

Disaster MCs can frustrate — or even exasperate — readers precisely because they seem to make the same mistakes repeatedly. So why do we write them? I talked to four of my fellow debut authors, and here’s what they had to say.

January 14, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Tough Terrain: Why & How I Craft Story for Connection & Compassion, a guest post by Heather Mateus Sappenfield

By reading books that explore difficult issues, kids have the opportunity to learn about, experience vicariously, and practice mentally, these hard subjects in nurturing ways, preparing them for positive encounters later in life.

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Under Cover Research, a guest post by Daphne Benedis-Grab

December 6, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

According to Matt,* a fourth grader at my school who often pops into the library to chat, I am a spy. I am also being spied on.

On Writing For Children (When You Aren’t One), a guest post by Sabrina Kleckner

November 15, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

People don’t fit into neat boxes so I don’t think we should force characters into them, either.

Wild Swans and a Hymn to Anger, a guest post by Laura Weymouth

October 29, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

So many people want to chide a girl or a woman for being angry. So few want to ask her what she’s angry about.

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