Lynette Oxley

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I enjoy writing poems and stories for children and am learning illustration including surface design.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?: By Lindsay H. Metcalf So you want to write a poetic and/or rhyming nonfiction book. How do you balance a factual, compelling story, with l...


 There are some great tips, here!

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Nonfiction Fest: RECYCLE YOUR RESEARCH

Nonfiction Fest: RECYCLE YOUR RESEARCH: By Bonni Goldberg One of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve read (so long ago that I can’t remember who wrote it) that applies to non-...

Bonni Goldberg has great ideas!
 

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...

Picture Book Den: Illustrating the night in children's picture books...: In 1914, Kay Neilson illustrated East of the Sun, West of the Moon As the nights grow longer and darkness arrives too soon, my though...

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr (Philomet Books, 1987) is also discussed along with many other children's picture books containing night-time or dark scenes.


 

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White: Wear a Purple Poppy began as a poem, written after I discovered the existence of the purple poppy while visiting the Shrine of Remembrance ...


 

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS: By Sarah Glenn Fortson     Recently, I’ve come across articles on the importance of knowing your strengths as a writer. We humans tend to fo...