Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic: Melissa Manlove

Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

A Tribute to Richard Peck

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Showing posts with label Melissa Manlove. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Melissa Manlove. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

4 Success Stories - How a Children's Book Writing & Illustrating Conference Launched the Careers of Four Authors and Illustrators

Conferences are kingmakers. It’s true! Talk to published authors and illustrators, and you'll discover that more often than not an atten...

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

6 Golden Rules - Advice From Top Agents and Editors in the Publishing Industry - What Publishers Say About Your First Page Behind Closed Doors

DREAM TEAM: Nick Healy, Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown, Jennifer Mattson, Melissa Manlove Writers want to know the secret sauce that make...

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Heart in Children's Literature by Kim Tomsic

Any writer trying to tackle the art of composing a children’s story will agree—it’s tough work. Whether writing a 500-word picture book o...

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

SCBWI Unofficial Scavenger Hunt

Unofficial SCBWI Scavenger Hunt! How would you like to show up to LA16SCBWI and and win cocktails, conversation, and a critique wit...

Friday, February 6, 2015

Children's Book Writing Workshop with Andrea Brown Literary Agency

“BIG SUR IN THE ROCKIES” CHILDREN’S Book WRITING WORKSHOP May 22-24, 2015 Chautauqua Park in Boulder, CO Update: SOLD OUT ...

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About Me

Kim Tomsic: I’m a reader, writer, dreamer, believer, and lover of peanut M-n-Ms. My publishing heroes including Richard Peck, Bryan Collier, Ingrid Law, Meg Medina, Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Nicola Yoon, Laurie Halse Anderson, Christina Soontornvat, Eliot Schrefer, Dianne White, and others! How my publishing career unfolded: It started with a love of reading. Next, I wrote a manuscript, joined the SCBWI, and a critique group. I read blogs, craft books (on plot, character, and structure). I attended conferences, hosted writer gatherings, subscribed to Writers Digest (and won a contest!). I wrote articles and studied craft. Five years later, I landed my first book deal!—dreams do come true! My debut book, The 11:11 Wish released in 2018 with HarperCollins. My debut nonfiction picture book, GUITAR GENIUS (illustrated by Brett Helquist), released in 2019 with Chronicle Books. The 12th Candle came next (HarperCollins). The Elephants Come Home hit bookshelves in 2021 (illustrated by Hadley Hooper) and has been internationally published and named to more than nine state reading lists! Comic artist, Mark Parisi and I co-wrote The Truth About 5th Grade (HarperCollins). It's on shelves now.

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