Posted on August 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and mindset advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Four tips for successfully writing picture books: Becca Puglisi provides both mindset and on-the-page advice for authors telling stories for the youngest readers (Writers Helping Writers).
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Think editing is hard? Try doing with with pictures: Art director, illustrator, and cartoonist Emil Wilson explains how in a graphic novel, changes to the text often affect the visual presentation of the work, too (Writer's Digest).
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What I've learned about surviving the second draft: In the process of writing and publishing over thirty books, Noah Charney has learned and adopted several techniques to make the revision process feel more manageable (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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