TEN WAYS TO FIX YOUR ZOMBIE MANUSCRIPT
#KidlitZombieWeek Guest Post with Justin Colón Note from Sarah: Want a master class on revising your manuscript? Look no further than Justin’s advice below: Something lurks deep within your hard drive.The putrid stench of its rotting pages pervades the air. It gnaws at your juicy brain for months and years on end.Yet no matter how…
The Thief of Happiness
I live in an affluent area. My family is doing great, but I sometimes find myself comparing what I have to what people around me have. Don’t worry, I’m not super materialistic: I don’t envy fancy cars or stuff generally. But, I do feel somehow behind in terms of entertaining ability, or space, or, you…
Keep Your Writing Brain Sharp With Creative Hobbies
Do you have days when writing feels like a chore? Days where you’ve pulled out all the stops, critiqued everyone’s work, made a checklist, pried yourself off of Twitter, and still the words don’t seem to flow? I do! On days like that, I throw in the proverbial writing towel and turn to my hobbies.…
#KidlitZombieWeek
I’m so lucky to be part of some amazing critique groups. I have a local group, a picture book group, a funny writers group, a poetic group, and of course, @6and_MANuscript, the brains behind #KidlitZombieWeek. Not familiar with Zombie Week? It’s an annual event hosted on Twitter focused on helping kidlit writers raised their “buried”…
About Me
Hi, I’m Sarah. I write picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels for kids. In my spare time I drive my kids to practice, bake up a storm, and run laps around my neighborhood. I’m lucky to be a co-host of #KidlitZombieWeek, an annual Twitter event dedicated to helping authors raise their “buried” manuscripts from the dead.
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Sarah Heaton, Kidlit Author 