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We'll be back to our regularly scheduled program next week. Keep an eye out for the continuation of our February Poetry Month (focusing on Novels-in-Verse). Stay warm!
“Keep hustling. Keep following your arrow, even when no one sees your vision. Rejection still happens, it doesn't define you or the value of your work. Publishing is a subjective industry, until you find people who align with your values and support your creative endeavors.”
“My biggest tip would be to take risks in your art. Think about styles you haven't tried yet. Push yourself out of your comfort zone.”
“I once heard Jane Yolen say that ideas are all around us, that they are like leaves, and we just have to notice them. I find when I’m tuned in to being creative, paying attention, or being mindful, when I’m taking things slow and not just rushing through my day to check off my to-do list, I notice the ideas around me.”
Anne-Marie Strohman (co-editor) writes picture books, middle grade novels, and young adult short stories and novels. She is a teacher, an editor, and a scholar. She is an active member of SCBWI and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Find her at amstrohman.com and on Twitter @amstrwriter