Heather Ayris Burnell

I'm revising a picture book that I've probably revised 692 times already. It has lots of moving parts, so to speak. Characters doing...

My cabin in the woods in Shasta. So, I took a break. A vacation even! I drove from Washington State to California and back armed with on...

Update 7/1/2015: Adams Literary is only interested in author-illustrators at this time. But do check their submission guidelines to see if...

Cutting words is important. You know it's true. I understand that it can sometimes be hard to do, but cutting can be a big part of rev...

I know that writing can be a tough and solitary calling. It takes guts and dedication. So I wanted to take a moment and remind you all th...

7/26/2016 Update: Erica Rand Silverman has moved to Stimola Literary Studio . Sterling Lord Literistic is a successful, established lite...

A year ago I, along with my friends Dana Carey and Lisha Cauthen , launched an idea that had been rolling around in my brain for some tim...