writing tips Archives » Bookology Magazine https://www.bookologymagazine.com/tag/writing-tips Children's Literature Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:01:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 69996714 “Science + History = Whole Picture” https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/science_history https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/science_history#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:00:13 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=22463 On my “final” draft of Bones in the White House: Thomas Jefferson’s Mammoth, I drew a line of little mastodons trooping across the bottom of the manuscript pages. Each animal bore a date that matched a sidebar fact or referenced the main text. I thought this was a clever way to remind readers of the march of time. … more

The post “Science + History = Whole Picture” appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/science_history/feed 0 22463 Dead Ends on the Long Road of Nonfiction Research https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/dead_ends https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/dead_ends#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:50:46 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=22147 Researching in nonfiction isn’t much different. You run into many dead ends. But the key may be in knowing when to find a different route and when to change up your purpose. Is the story important and viable? Then I believe there are ways to work around those dead ends and get the car moving again.

The post Dead Ends on the Long Road of Nonfiction Research appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/dead_ends/feed 2 22147 Unearthing the Good Stuff https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/unearthing-the-good-stuff https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/unearthing-the-good-stuff#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:13:04 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=12096 Five Steps to a Successful Nonfiction Interview
I love flowers but no one would ever call my thumb green. Each spring however, I drag the pots to the front step, fill them with soil, plant red geraniums surrounded by marigolds, and water when nature forgets. And when the school buses rumble down the street, I am delighted to empty the pots for another season.… more

The post Unearthing the Good Stuff appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/unearthing-the-good-stuff/feed 2 12096 Three Tips for Writing Teachers https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/three-tips-for-writing-teachers https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/three-tips-for-writing-teachers#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=12025 Teachers often feel frustrated when the revisions students make to their writing aren’t improvements. And so they ask me how to help the children make their manuscripts better.
I wish I had an easy answer for these teachers and for their students, but here’s the truth: Revision is messy. It’s fraught with detours. Even experienced writers struggle with the process, and sometimes our efforts are complete and utter failures.… more

The post Three Tips for Writing Teachers appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/three-tips-for-writing-teachers/feed 2 12025