Types of Picture Books – The Kaz Windness Blog
The #1 issue I see when reviewing PB manuscripts is the writer doesn’t know what kind of book they are writing. This means the story or concept loses direction and becomes a mish-mash of too ...
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Craft Books Kaz Recommends – The Kaz Windness Blog
Essential Resources For Writers, Illustrators, and Creatives Any books you’d add? Comment! And remember to take classes on writing and illustrating children’s books at ...
Shelly Higgs on Her Inspo Behind Poppy’s Monster
The idea for Poppy’s Monster hit me as a response to watching my daughter struggle with going to school due to high anxiety. She was in year one during Covid times, which was difficult because ...
Are You an Art Note Expert? – The Kaz Windness Blog
CategoriesCategories Select Category about me Ai Ethics/Help for Artists Allergy Mom Art Flashbacks Art for No Reason Art Licensing Art of the Paying Kind Babies Birds Bublettes ...
Doris Lessing on the Artist’s Task in Trying Times – The Marginalian
Born in present-day Iran (then Persia) months after the end of the First World War and raised on a farm in present-day Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), Doris Lessing (October 22, 1919–November 17, ...
One Author’s Adventures in Writing: Sharing My Story
I was honored when the editor of Sixty and Me asked me to share my author’s journey with the community. I have read many other articles and blogs where authors ...
Ocean Vuong on Anger – The Marginalian
“To be an artist is a guarantee to your fellow humans that the wear and tear of living will not let you become a murderer,” Louise Bourgeois wrote in her diary as a young artist. “The poets ...
Beloved Italian Children’s Book Author Gianny Rodari on Creativity and the Key to Great Storytelling – The Marginalian
I was eight when I first grasped the power of storytelling. One night, my mother presented me with a book titled Telephone Tales, published the year she was born. Night after night, page after ...
Five Reasons Why Writing Is the Most Underrated Investment Skill
What does it take to be a successful investor? A healthy balance of technical skill, emotional intelligence, and intentional habits can help. This three-legged stool requires us to ...
How Starting A Daily Writing Habit Changed My Life
I never thought I’d end up being a writer. The only thing I was interested in at school was art, and I barely even had the discipline to sit down and draw. I was kinda lazy. Being an ...
New Podcast Chats – Richard Wiseman
I have lots of talks and shows coming up soon. Meanwhile, here are two podcast interviews that I did recently. …. First, I chatted with psychologist and magician Scott Barry Kaufman ...
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