I had planned to wait to do an announcement until I had some new articles done, but some big news has come along, so I'm not going to wait any longer. For...
My latest blog installment includes an interesting item on the efforts of an author/illustrator to handle foreign rights themselves, a discussion about the...
There are quite a few bits of news on my Who's Moving Where page, including some interesting news about Liz Szabla and Robin Corey. I've been working on some...
I'm pleased to announce that I've finished a substantial addition to what I have to say about agents: I not only revised "Agents for Children's Book Writers...
It's very early on April 1st, but I finished the work in March, so my new blog entry is dated March. It covers questions about book club editions, synopses,...
The last few weeks have been busy, but I have been able to get a few things done. And I've done some work on the Recommended Resources list, which includes...
I see it's been almost two months since I sent out an announcement. I have been working on the site, but had not done anything that I thought merited an...
I thought I was done, but there were a few more things to do. So there are some new bits of news on the Who's Moving Where page. Also up is Margot Finke's...
A busy summer, but I've had time for some work on the site. There is new news on the Who's Moving Where page, at http://www.underdown.org/chchange.htm. I've...
There are a few new things on the site, all easily reached from the What's New Page: http://www.underdown.org/newhdu.htm I posted what I hope will be the first...
I've posted reviews of the new edition of Jim Giblin's "The Giblin Guide to Writing Children's Books" and of the 2007 edition of "Children's Writer's and...
I've been getting more and more questions about self-publishing, so now I've added information about it to The Purple Crayon. The articles I've posted are not...
Well, it's October already, but I've just posted the September installment of the Purple Crayon Blog. I started working on it in September and I decided not to...
I was interested in the nominees for the National Book Award, announced today, and put the nominees in "young people's literature," which is the NBA name for...
I've done some catching up on the Who's Moving Where page, and also posted links to two holiday shopping deals at bookstores from which The Purple Crayon earns...
I've added a blog entry for November, featuring: --notes from an Author's Guilds-sponsored panel on "What's Hot and What's Not in Children's Books" --a few...
Today is supposed to be the busiest day of the year for online shopping. So this is my annual reminder--if you have shopping to do at Amazon, BookCloseOuts,...
After a one-month hiatus (due to me and my family moving, meaning I had less time for the site), Margot Finke's Musings column is back. This month's topic:...
December was a blur, but I'm back at work on the site. I've added Margot Finke's January "Musings": Rejection Letters: Can You Change Them Into Acceptances?. ...
I've made the Children's Book Award page into a section, with several awards each getting their own page. And I've started updating the awards with the ALA...
I have have been working on the pages in what has now become a Children's Book Awards section. So far, I've done the Caldecott page, the Newbery page, the...
I haven't sent out a message in a while, but I've done a good bit of work on the site over the past few weeks. Here's a rundown: You may have already noticed...
I've been busy redoing the pages that list the articles in various categories on my site, and they are now done, with nice menus on the side (instead of the...
New this week: Margot Finke's latest Musings has some tips for nipping procrastination in the bud. I meant to have it up at the beginning of the month, but,...
A couple of new things, an update, and a sale, with links to all at http://www.underdown.org/newhdu.htm : Writer Cynthea Liu has contributed an article on...
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