Author Archives: Amanda Livingston
Working for Hire in the Educational Market
In last week’s shoptalk meeting of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, we talked about the educational market and working for hire. Members collectively asked and answered questions about these topics, which I’ve outlined below if you’re interested … Continue reading
The Value of Stories and Storytelling
This week’s meeting of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators offered a presentation by storytelling experts, Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton. Mitch and Martha have dedicated their lives to storytelling. Starting to collaborate in storytelling in Ithaca, New York, Mitch and … Continue reading
Bold Beginnings: How to Hone Your Opening
Read the following: “My alarm went off at 7:30 a.m. I yawned, got out of bed, walked to the bathroom, and started to brush my teeth. I was so excited to see Taylor Swift in concert tonight!’Jess, come downstairs! I … Continue reading
Everything I Learned at NYWICI’s 2016 Student Communications Career Conference
This past Saturday, November 5th I attended New York Women in Communications’ 2016 Student Communications Career Conference as Vice President of Ithaca College Women in Communications with the fabulous, motivated, and accomplished e-board and general body members of WIC. This was my fifth time … Continue reading
How I Live Now — The Lost Chapters
Right now I’m in a Honors Capstone class where we talk about our college experiences and what it’s like being in the honors program at Ithaca College and about society and the education system as a whole. Overall, it involves a … Continue reading
Multimodal Writing: A Technology Literacy Narrative
What is multimodal writing? Multimodal writing is writing that involves many different modes, whether that means text, visuals, video, audio, etc. Selfe says that “multimodal” itself means “exceeding the alphabetic and may include images, animations, color, words, music, and sound” … Continue reading
Obvious Child, 12:17 am
**OBVIOUS CHILD SPOILER ALERT** It is 12:17 am on a Monday night (I guess a Tuesday morning?) and there are a lot of things I could be doing. I could be sleeping, for one. I probably should be sleeping, to … Continue reading
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25 Things I Learned as an Intern at William Clark Associates Literary Agency
The Great Unwashed. Click through slideshow. For those who are just joining us, I’ve wanted to be a children’s book editor since I was 7 years old. (At this point I almost feel like it’s my mantra, my go-to, the … Continue reading
Likes and Dislikes
Let’s try this again. Things I Like: Recommending books to people. Granny panties. When people think the things I say are funny. Grilled cheese sandwiches (on rye, with American cheese) from the diner. Firm pillows. Going to the movies with Catherine. … Continue reading
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Amanda Under Construction 