Sitemap - 2022 - Elayne Crain, Writer of Childish Things

πŸ“Œ When It Was 2022…It Was a Very Good Year

πŸ“Œ Christmas Wishes from E. B. White in 1952

πŸ“Œ My Kidlit Writer Origin Story

πŸ“Œ Writer Tools: Edelweiss

πŸ†“ Free Cell Phone Wallpaper: Mistletoe Missives by Elayne Crain

πŸ“† November '22: Monthly Wrap-Up

πŸ“Œ What I'm Grateful For (Writing Edition)

πŸ“Œ Word Banks: The Sexiest Kind of Bank?

✍️ (Writing) Community Focus: Why I Love Inked Voices

πŸ†“ Free Cell Phone Wallpaper: Cozy Cuppa by Elayne Crain

πŸ“Œ Frankenscript: the Scariest Writerly Creation

✍️ (Writing) Community Focus: Why I Love Julie Hedlund's 12x12 Challenge

✍️ (Writing) Community Focus: Why I Love Twitter

πŸ“Œ A Picture Book Pledge

πŸ“Œ If Children's Book Publishers Were Kids...

πŸ†“ Free Cell Phone Wallpaper: As Long as Autumn Lasts, I Shall Not Have Hands, Canvas or Colors Enough to Paint the Beautiful Things I See. (Quote by Vincent Van Gogh)

πŸ“Œ Take Your Cue from Papier-MΓ’chΓ© (and the Zen of Caring Too Much) While Querying or Submitting

πŸ“Œ Are You Enjoying the Journey? A Check-in for Frustrated, Yet-Unpublished Writers

πŸ†“ Free PB Author Tools Add-On for Google Docs

πŸ“Œ Setting the Story Table

πŸ“Œ Index Card Storage for Writing Ideas

πŸ“Œ "I've got nothing to query (or share)." - A Common Creator's Lament

πŸ“Œ "Stop trying to make #bookstorecore happen, Elayne..." - Some Misguided Soul

πŸ“Œ 5 Ways to Support Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators--Without Breaking the Bank

πŸ“Œ Goodreads Lists - A Great Writer's Tool for Finding Comps

πŸ†“ Free Cell Phone Wallpaper: Find Out Who You Are and Do It On Purpose (Quote by Dolly Parton)

πŸ“Œ Taking Note of What You Find Hilarious

πŸ“Œ Storing Your Story Ideas: A Commonplace Solution for Writers

πŸ“Œ What Feelings Arise When You Look at an Empty Page?

πŸ“Œ Rhyming Picture Books: Yay or Nay?

πŸ“Œ Some Thoughts on "The Monster at the End of this Book"

πŸ“Œ Five Great Questions to Ask When Getting--or Giving!--a Lyrical Picture Book Critique

πŸ“Œ 5 Ways to Support Your Favorite Authors and Illustratorsβ€”For Free!

πŸ†“ Free Office or Library Decor: PWA Posters

πŸ“Œ James Marshall, one of my favorites

πŸ“Œ 7 Pretty Easy Steps to Improve Your Author or Writer Name Google Search Results