Why Snippets and Sketches?
Snippets and Sketches is a newsletter for people who like art, poetry, and children’s books, especially when all three of those things come together. In this newsletter I share snippets about:
Writing: Poetry, process posts, tips on writing concisely and poetically, and book news.
Reading: I love to highlight books that exemplify what I see as the best qualities in children’s literature, primarily in picture books and middle grade.
Creating: Sketches, doodles, and other works of art I create on this journey toward becoming a children’s book illustrator.
Life: Random ramblings and anecdotes that I will attempt to relate to my life as a creative.
My weekly newsletter is and always will be free to everyone, but paid subscribers receive occasional bonus gifts and my monthly Workshop Wednesday which offer a peek into my creative brain and share some of how and why I do what I do. These posts are meant to be short, helpful “workshops” for writers of children’s literature, but they can also be interesting for anyone who is curious about my process.
Who is Rebecca?
I am a children’s book author and poet with five published picture books, all of which are in rhyme, and one middle grade verse novel. My poetry has appeared in publications such as Highlights for Children, Pockets, the Fun for Kidz magazines, Ladybug, and more. I have led picture book and rhyme workshops for SCBWI, mentored fellow picture book writers, and have critiqued over 150 picture book manuscripts for satisfied clients. I’m also a wife, mom, grandma, and a follower of Christ.
Why subscribe?
Aside from this simply being a newsletter that is fun to read…
For readers:
Book reviews and recommendations
Book news!
Poetry
For writers:
All of the above, and…
Process posts
Writing tips, especially for rhymers
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