Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators

Six Authors of Books for Children Reading, Doing Crafts, and Autographing at Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor MI on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Author: October 12, 2017

Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.— Meet children’s book authors and illustrators Nancy Shaw, Leslie Helakoski, Jeff Jantz, Kim Childress, Jodi McKay, and Janet Ruth Heller!  Join us for book readings, crafts, and more family fun! …
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Autographing, Books, Children's Literature, Fiction, Janet's Speaking Events, Literature, Picture Book, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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Sentence Fragments in Fiction and Poetry for Children

Author: August 31, 2017

Many people don’t know when to use sentence fragments in poetry and fiction.  I just published an article about this topic in the Michigan chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators newsletter called The Mitten.

Advice for Writers, Books, Children's Literature, Fiction, Grammar, Language, Literature, sentence fragments, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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Grammar Guru post about “Agreement of Subjects and Verbs”

Author: July 29, 2017

I’m a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, which has a strong Michigan chapter. Our state newsletter is called The Mitten because that is the shape of Michigan. I told the editor, Kristin Bartley Lenz, that…
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Advice for Writers, Editing Manuscripts, Fiction, Grammar, Language, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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