Laurie (THE QUEEN OF CHESS) Wallmark
Award winning children’s book author. (THE QUEEN OF CHESS / GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE / CODE BREAKER, SPY HUNTER / and more. Repped by Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency. www.lauriewallmark.com
- Picture Book Ideas Asking "what if" is the golden question for generating picture book ideas. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips emmawaltonhamilton.com/blog/what-if...
- Protagonists How to find the heart and soul of your protagonist. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.blogger.com/blog/posts/1...
- Today is World Read Aloud Day--a day to share books with the children in your life. #WRAD #WRAD2026 #reading #readers
- Agent Follow Up How often and when should you follow up after querying an agent? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips nathanbransford.com/blog/2026/01...
- Book Advertising Does advertising better sales for books? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips kathleenschmidt.substack.com/p/why-advert...
- Learn about the life of Judit Polgar. Read the picture book #biography THE QUEEN OF CHESS: HOW JUDIT POLGAR CHANGED THE GAME and watch the @netflix.com documentary on 2/6. #chess #WomenInChess #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky#scicomm #STEM #STEAM
- First Impressions Are your fictional characters making a good first impression? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips annerallen.com/2026/01/fict...
- Publishing Success Here are some myths about what it takes to have a publishing success. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.writersdigest.com/5-myths-of-w...
- Better Stories Here are some tips for writing better stories. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips nathanbaugh.substack.com/p/11-quick-i...
- Happy Draw a Dino Day! Read DINO PAJAMA DAY for inspiration, then get out your art supplies and create. @runningpressbooks.bsky.social #dinos #dinosaurs #pajamaparty #drawing #draw
- SEL Picture Books How do you write SEL (social emotional learning) picture books? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersrumpus.com/2025/12/23/f...
- Character Building How do you create a character who fits into their culture, even when that culture is not acceptable to modern readers? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writerunboxed.com/2025/06/17/c...
- Career Author What's happened to the idea of being a career author? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips weareallcreatives.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
- Fresh Ideas How do you change your picture book from a tired trope to a fresh idea? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips picturebooksummit.com/wp-content/u...
- Character Motivation Here are three types of character motivation that matter. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writershelpingwriters.net/2025/12/why-...
- Final Pass What is the final pass before your manuscript goes to print? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips courtneymaum.substack.com/p/the-final-...
- How do you write a satisfying ending for your novel? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips annerallen.com/2025/12/writ...
- Promoting Sequels Here are 11 tips for promoting sequels or later-in-series books. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips insights.bookbub.com/clever-ideas...
- Copyedits What are the different passes in the copyediting process? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips courtneymaum.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
- Commercial Nonfiction How can you use gamification to make your nonfiction more commercial? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips celebratescience.blogspot.com/2025/12/gami...
- Conflict There are four key moments when you should hold the conflict. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writershelpingwriters.net/2025/12/four...
- Active Protagonists It's hard for your readers to engage with a character who isn't trying. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/11...
- Books vs. Movies You're writing a book, so stop writing it as if it were a movie. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/youre-writ...
- Endings How do you know when your story is finished and it's time to type "the end?" #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips erinbowman.substack.com/p/knowing-wh...
- Common Phrases Find and delete these common phrases from your manuscript. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/11...
- Sensory Details Use sensory details in your scenes to immerse the reader in the experience. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.writersdigest.com/writing-scen...
- Being a Successful Writer What qualities help make an author successful? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writershelpingwriters.net/2025/11/qual...
- Happy Birthday, Sophie Kowalevski! My book, NUMBERS IN MOTION, tells the intriguing story about the woman who solved a mathematical mermaid problem. @crestonbooks.bsky.social #math #bookposse #teachers #librarians #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation
- Email Lists Here are 22 ways to grow your author email list. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips insights.bookbub.com/email-market...
- Setting in the Recent Past Be careful when setting your book in the recent past. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/11...
- Prologues How do you write a prologue that works? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips janefriedman.com/prologues-th...
- Finishing a Novel Finish your novel by writing one word at a time. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.writersdigest.com/one-word-at-...
- Character Chemistry Here are eight ways to create an amazing chemistry between your characters. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writershelpingwriters.net/2025/11/6-ti...
- Onomatopoeia Using onomatopoeia as a repetitive device moves your story forward. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips celebratescience.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
- Word Count Here are the standard, industry-accepted word counts of various categories and genres of books. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.goodstorycompany.com/blog/how-lon...
- Picture Books Five necessary steps in becoming a picture book author. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...
- First Book Should you count your first book as a practice one and throw it away? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...
- Media Savvy Set media goals to become a media-savvy author. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips www.writersdigest.com/media-savvy-...
- Negative Traits Use negative traits to create a powerful character arc. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersinthestormblog.com/2025/12/tran...
- Happy belated #ellisisland day. My grandparents and so many others came to the US through Ellis Island. My picture book, RIVKA'S PRESENTS, shows how #immigrants help each other. @randomhousekids.bsky.social #jewish #jewishbooks #jewishhistory #immigration #historicalfiction #jewisheducation
- Author Events Here are some tips to making your author event successful. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writerunboxed.com/2025/12/09/s...
- Storytelling vs. Craft Which is more important--storytelling or writing craft? writershelpingwriters.net/2025/12/what...
- Characterizing Thoughts Eight types of thoughts that will help your readers understand your character. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips kidlit.com/writing-char...
- Devlopmental Editing Here are some tips to use in developmental editing to make your story sparkle. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersrumpus.com/2025/11/25/w...
- Humorous Chapter Books Add humor to your chapter book. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersrumpus.com/2025/11/25/w...
- Titles Avoid using a book title that kills sales. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersinthestormblog.com/2025/12/nami...
- Titles Avoid using a book title that kills sales. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersinthestormblog.com/2025/12/nami...
- Clutter Around Verbs How do you clear out the clutter surrounding your verbs? #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips nathanbransford.com/blog/2020/02...
- Subtext in Deep POV How to use perception in creating subtext in deep point of view. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writersinthestormblog.com/2025/11/how-...
- Resting Your Manuscript Make the most of your manuscript's resting period. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips writershelpingwriters.net/2025/11/make...
