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Christmas Gift for Our Readers For the last few years, I’ve posted writing tips from Winter Holiday personalities. For example, Frosty the Snowman has 6 Top Writing Tips. This year, as our Christmas gift to you, we’ve collected these into one downloadable pdf. Winter Writing with Kids FREE download. Celebrate the Season while Teaching Kids [...]
Just for fun, here’s the plight of the Gingerbread Man. Poor Gingerbread Man #1 Poor Gingerbread Man #2 Who is the Gingerbread Man Gingy’s Life Passes Before Him
Time to Market It’s time to market those novels, nonfiction projects, picture books and magazine articles. And there’s solid help available in the 2009 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market which just hit the bookshelves. This market guide is like a big telephone directory of publishers, including contact information, how to query, what types of books [...]
BACK TO SCHOOL with Great K-3 Literature — FREE Lesson Plans Back to School With Literature Units That Integrate Other Subjects Over 100 Student Activities for the Classroom Teacher resources for study units in Literature, Writing Letters, Art, Science, Geography, Map Work, Social Studies, Math and more FAQ by Children’s Book Author, Darcy Pattison about [...]
After an event-full month with lots of ups and downs, a month where only Friday Ideas kept me working, I’m wondering about using some of these events in fiction. Life is NOT fiction, but. . . Use emotions, not necessarily events. I know that life doesn’t equal fiction; yet the emotions of life can and [...]
DH sends this question about finding the name of a submissions editor: Q: How Do I Find an Editor’s Name for Submission? Q: I enjoyed reading the tips for writers listed on your webpage. You mention that is important to list the name of the submissions editor; however, I am finding this piece of information [...]
Sometimes, Life is Hard. But sometimes, Life is Exciting. Welcome, Baby I am a mother of a mother. Our first grandchild arrived yesterday! I’ll be out next week, playing with her. (We’ve already read a book together!) Coming in August Coming in August is 30 Days to a Stronger Picturebook Do you have concerns, questions, [...]
The deadline is fast approaching for registration for the Writer’s Toolbox Retreat. Arkansas SCBWI Fall Retreat The Writer’s Toolbox:Nonfiction, Fiction and Marketing Skills September 19-21, 2008 The Lodge at Mount Magazine. Space is limited. The Arkansas SCBWI Fall Retreat is an intensive weekend retreat that focuses on specific craft issues for experienced writers. This year’s [...]
When life is hard, how do you keep on working? We got back from vacation to find our house had been broken into, our computers stolen. That meant we had to do all the Identify Theft precautions, in addition to everything else. Then, yesterday, in a sudden summer rainstorm, my son totaled out vehicle. He’s [...]
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