Category: Writing Life

Hi everyone! How’s your week? Here’s some links for you, and a picture 🙂 Video: Excellent and quick plotting advice from South Park creators. Two words that will change the way you look at plot! Oh my goodness. I want them all, and in all the colors. I love Sean Wes. Here’s a post about…

  I love those posts where people post links of cool things from the web. Also, it will be a good way for me to hold onto some favorites! And, because I want to put a picture, I’ll add a fun one from instagram 🙂 Creative routines, ripe for the stealing. Video: Watch this and…

Hey everyone! I’m at SCBWI for the next few days. Should be fun! For some reason, I’m having a hard time uploading and posting pictures with my phone, so I’ll just have to tell you for now! -I’m giving out free art! I’m hiding 70 packs and giving away 40 with the secret code word…

Note from KE: I’ve decided to express my thankful self more often. I mean, I do, in real life, to people, but I want to write it out too. I have no shortage of things to be thankful for, so I am making a goal to write about one each week. This week, I’m thankful…

Hey guys! Episode 2! This episode features: 10, yes, TEN picture books! a tricky kidlit name! My personal mission statement! A handstand wall! And more! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN1PmnXAZn4&feature=youtu.be And here are the books, this time, in order of appearance 🙂   The Red Thread By Grace Lin The Giant Jam Sandwich Story and…

Hey everyone. It’s Kathy Ellen, with yet ANOTHER new idea. Disclaimer: I come up with new ideas all the time. And I like to try them out. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don’t. But I’m always excited about them. This idea came about because I read a TON of books. OF COURSE that’s not a…

I know what you’re thinking, “Kathy Ellen, you haven’t posted in a while, and now you post about work out shirts?” But, they’re BOOKISH workout shirts. Well, most of them. I came across this post and HAD to click to this site, and found my top ten shirts I would buy from them. Do I…

First, the winner of “How to Promote Your Children’s Book” is:  Which is great, because she has a book coming out…is it next year, Jackie? Her first of MANY YA books. Yup, you can quote me on that 🙂 And now, just a random adventure I wanted to share with you. I posted it as…

This year one of my goals was to work at writing like it was my job. The two part goal was: Write (or revise) everyday and read from a book on writing or the creative process everyday. I’m happy to report I’ve been doing both, with great success, and I’ve been wanting to blog about…