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...
First of all, I want to apologize for the recent lack of updates and new pages at The Purple Crayon. I've been busy on a revision of my Complete Idiot's Guide...
I've taken a break from the revision of my Idiot's Guide, which is going well, and done some catching up. I've posted: --updates on the Who's Moving Where page...
Last night--well, actually at about 2 AM on Monday morning--I put the finishing touches on the revisions of my Idiot's Guide (which was to check every line in...
I've put up a couple of new pages, and some updates. As always, see the What's New Page for a repeat of this information and links to all of the pages...
After having spend time on the author review files for my book, I have been able to get back to work on the site, with the bonus of some material that grows...
Please stop by The Purple Crayon home page for a link to Robert's Snow--if you don't know about this project, you should! New: Margot Finke's latest column, in...
A large European publisher is starting a US subsidiary, Egmont USA. Their intentions seem to be to do what Walker Books UK did with Candlewick, but on a larger...
There are several new or updated pages on The Purple Crayon since my last announcement: New items on the Who's Moving Where page. My notes from a visit to...
A real grab-bag today: The news about the upcoming third edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide is starting to get out, so I have had to update that part of my ...
I've posted a review of Gail Carson Levine's "Writing Magic," a lively writing guide for children that might also be helpful for adults. I've also put up...
Dear friends, I'm pleased to say that I've just completed my most substantial addition to the site since last year's Acquisition Process piece: an expansion...
The big news: The third edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide is now available. For more info. and sample materials, go to my Idiot's Guide home page: ...
Hi, I've written and posted a review of Anastasia Suen's Picture Writing, which you can find here: http://www.underdown.org/picture-writing-review.htm There...
Hi, I've reviewed a book that is something of a departure for me, because it's not just for children's writers or illustrators: It's The New Writer's Handbook,...
After a longer-than-intended summer break, I'm back at work on The Purple Crayon. One of the things I've been doing is reading The Minders of Make Believe, by...
The big news is that I've written the review of Minders of Make-Believe by Leonard Marcus that I mentioned I was working on last time. It's one of the most...
The economy My big news is that I have posted my thoughts on Working in Children's Books and the Recession of 2008-2009. It needs a little polishing but it's...
[I thought this went out three weeks ago--but just realized it didn't. My apologies for the belated announcement!] It's been two months, due to a family move,...
It's been a couple of months since I sent out an announcement, but I've doing updates. You can find links to the updated pages on my What's New page, at...
Hi, It's taken me a couple of weeks to catch up after getting back from Chautauqua, where I was on the faculty of the Highlights Writer's Workshop. If you're...
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