my FAVE KIDLIT BLOGS AND RESOURCES:

Looking for information on how to get started writing books for children? There are a ton of amazing resources out there filled with great information, resources to improve your craft, and opportunities to meet other authors. My biggest pieces of advice: 1) don't go it alone and 2) hang in there! Community and resilience are key factors that helped me persist and reach some of my goals. It's always a work in progress, and the journey has lots of twists and turns, but hang in there and keep writing!

www.kidlit411.com

Tara Lazar - Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)

Diverse Voices, Inc.

www.dvpit.com 

Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Creating Picture Books 

www.juliehedlund.com

http://12x12challenge.com/

Josh Funk's Guide to Writing Picture Books

Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference

​Mem Fox tips for Writers

Mary Cole - www.kidlit.com

Harold Underdown: The Purple Crayon

http://resourcesforchildrenswriters.com/

https://www.storytelleracademy.com/

https://diversebooks.org/ 

http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.net/

www.writersdigest.com

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FOR FINDING AN AGENT:

https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com

https://querymanager.com

https://literaryagentsofcolor.com
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"You must keep looking for your voice. YOUR particular consciousness. Your beliefs. The stories you find interesting for a particular reason. And then there's the voice of The Narrator. That is not necessarily the same thing." 
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                                                                                    - Amy Tan
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