by Nancy I. Sanders, Contributing Editor Want to hear a success story? Arriving in my e-mail inbox one day was a very, very nice acceptance letter from an editor for a manuscript I submitted to them. Want to hear more of the story? This was a manuscript I wrote a number of years ago. I…
by Nancy I. Sanders, Contributing Editor How to Plot Your Story When I make blueberry pancakes from scratch, I grab my cookbook and gather all the right ingredients: eggs, milk, butter, honey, flour, and blueberries. Then I measure and mix and cook and serve up a perfect batch of yummy goodness. When I start working…
by Nancy I. Sanders If you want to learn more about how to write a picture book, here are several basic steps you can take towards your goal: Step 1: Read a book about how to write picture books. Two of my favorites are: Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul The Nuts and Bolts…
by Nancy I. Sanders, Contributing Editor Writing for a deadline takes many different shapes and forms for many different people. For me, I’ve learned how I work with that date marked in red on my calendar. I have very definitive seasons! It all starts when I get an idea for a book. When I wrote…
Susanna L. Hill (susannahill.com) is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Moon’s First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship, and the award-winning author of over twenty-five more books for children, including Punxsutawney Phyllis, Can’t Sleep Without Sheep, and the popular When Your Lion Needs a Bath series. Her books have been translated…
by Nancy I. Sanders, Contributing Editor Some time ago, I was under contract to write a brand new chapter book. It was a “first chapter book” and was geared to a second grade reading level. Think “Magic Tree House” series by Mary Pope Osborne and you’ll know what level of book I was working on….
by Nancy I. Sanders, Contributing Editor It’s easy to publish your children’s book these days. You can self-publish a chapter book or middle grade novel for free on amazon’s KDP. And now you can self-publish a picture book e-book with Kindle Kids’ Book Creator. All you need is content, right? Technically, yes. Lots and lots…
Even though many children’s magazines and even children’s book publishers do not require a bibliography of your sources, you as the author need to develop a system of tracking where your research is from.
Hello, I’m Suzanne Lieurance, CEO and founder of Write by the Sea® and the chief Law of Attraction writing coach here. I’m also an award-winning author with over 40 published books, plus countless articles, stories, and essays for magazines, newspapers, and other print publications. You’ll find all sorts of helpful resources for writers here at…
Quotes about writing can be used by writer for a little help with motivation and inspiration from time to time. See if any of these beachy quotes for writers speaks to you. More quotes: Click Here Asian quotes: Click Here How to Use Quotes, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing in Your Writing By Lynn…
If you want to sell nonfiction books or magazine articles, your manuscript has to be better than other submissions an editor receives.
This week, try out creative writing prompts or simply look at the photos to get some ideas for new stories, poems, or even essays.
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