Have you ever dreamed of writing a best-selling children's book? Ever fantasize about what it's like to live the life of a published children's author? Although writing and illustrating books for children is not as easy as it looks, new authors and illustrators are being discovered--and published--all the time. Even if you're not planning a career in this field, learning how authors and illustrators work can lend new insights and appreciation to their art. The same ideas and inspirations that help authors and illustrators of children's books may encourage students, teachers, librarians and other creative artists in their literary efforts. In The ABCs of Writing for Children, you'll learn many ‘do's and don'ts' for creating children's books. You'll see that what works for one author may not work for the next. No matter what your aspirations are, whether you want to enrich your reading, teach others to read and write more deeply, or nurture your own creative process, learning what works for others may work for you. Including Chris Crutcher, Karen Cushman, Sid Fleischman, Richard Peck, R. L. Stine, Rosemary Wells, and Jane Yolen.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Elizabeth now lives in Northern California. She's the author of several books for children and adults including Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride, John Muir and Stickeen: An Alaskan Adventure, The ABCs of Writing for Children, Curtain Call and Louise the One and Only.
Liz was Byline Magazine's "Writing for Children" columnist and has sold more than 350 of her articles published in a variety of periodicals such as Writer's Digest, Parents Magazine, and the San Francisco Examiner.
She taught through California State University of Hayward's East Bay Extension for ten years, as well as University of California Santa Cruz Extension. Liz presents author assemblies and classroom writing workshops at elementary and middle schools. She is chairwoman of the California Writers Club Young Writers Contest and Workshops for middle school students, a county-wide program for youth.
She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, a civil engineer, and Zoie, a Yorkshire terrier. Their son, Christopher, is an engineer in Massachusetts.
