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My Resources for Kidlit Writers Are Moving

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Laura Purdie Salas

Hi, writers! I wanted to let you know that I will no longer be blogging at this site. I have moved my major resources for writers, including my annual income posts, etc., to my own website. If you click on … Continue reading →

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Quotation Inspiration: Writer’s Block

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Laura Purdie Salas

I know lots of writers who suffer from writer’s block. I like Barbara Poelle’s creativity prompts in the Oct 2018 Writer’s Digest, including: “Take your favorite antagonist in any film or novel and write a scene where they are the … Continue reading →

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Madness Poetry: Round 3

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Laura Purdie Salas

Hi, writer friends. I made it to Round 3 of Madness Poetry, where I had to write a poem for kids including the word “parlance.” Yeah. Anyway, voting is live, and if you’d go here to read the poems by … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, I Just Screw Up

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Laura Purdie Salas

I try to mostly be positive about my writing life, because, really, I love it. And I’m a positive person. But that doesn’t mean everything always goes smoothly. Over the past week, though, I’ve failed in many respects. I attended … Continue reading →

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Tough Love

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Laura Purdie Salas

I told my crit group to be meaner. Sure, I love that they’re supportive and all. But a lot of times, I just need to know whether something has that special something that might make it sellable. Because I don’t … Continue reading →

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