Writers
Looking for some inspiration for your writing? Besides having a change of scenery and some time for good old-fashioned people watching, here are some resources that might be useful. Also, keep writing. That’s the best advice I can give you. Even when people scoff. Even when the rejection comes. Even when imposter syndrome settles in and the comparison trap makes you trip. Keep writing.
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BOOKS
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook - updated every year
Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook - updated every year
Guide to Writing for Children and YA
WEBSITES
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
The College of Media and Publishing
QUOTES
“It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.” — P.D. James
“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” — Margaret Atwood
“You can make anything by writing.” — C.S. Lewis
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” — Terry Pratchett
“I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.” — Sylvia Plath
“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” — Jodi Picoult
“A writer is a world trapped in a person.” — Victor Hugo
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” — Richard Bach
“The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.” — E.B. White
“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.” ― Dr. Seuss