This week children’s author Joe Scott begins a 15-day virtual tour (sponsored by the National Writing for Children Center) for his new book, The Friendship Friendesha Each day I’ll add a new link here to this tour. Start the tour here: Day 1 – Monday, May 12, 2014 Spotlight on Mayra’s Secret Bookcase Day 2…
The National Writing for Children Center is hosting a virtual book tour this week for Beth’s Birds by Deanna Klingel. Follow the tour here: Day 1 Monday, May 5, 2014 Interview on The Examiner Day 2 – Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Guest Post at The Writers Life Day 3 – Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Interview…
This week children’s author Barry Rudner begins a 15-day virtual tour (sponsored by the National Writing for Children Center) for his new book, Silent Voice. Each day I’ll add a new link here to this tour. Start the tour here: Day 1 – Monday, April 14, 2014 Licensed psychotherapist Nicole L. Albert talks about Barry…
The National Writing for Children Center is sponsoring a 5-day virtual book tour for Annie Tipton this week. Start the tour here: Monday – March 3, 2014 – Day 1 of the Tour Interview at The Writer’s Life E Magazine http://thewriterslife.blogspot.be/2014/03/on-spotlight-diary-of-real-payne-book-2.html Tuesday – March 4, 2014 – Day 2 of the Tour The Story Behind…
by Karen Cioffi Sitting at the computer with a blank word document in front of you may be intimidating for a writer. You just finished one manuscript and need to start on another, or you’ve hired out to ghostwrite a story. Whatever the reason is, you need to begin writing a children’s story – you…
by children’s author Margot Finke Here are some Writing Tips for Children’s Authors. Everyone thinks they can write a picture book, or some kind of book for kids – easy, right? Not on your life, mate! You must first learn the craft of writing for kids. This means joining a critique group and learning from…
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…
In a previous post I wrote about some common writing mistakes seen on the web and elsewhere. The web is also full of sites that deal with ways to avoid some of these writing errors. Yet many writers continue to present work that either brands them as amateurs or sloppy writers. If grammatical errors are…
Some time ago, I read several independent blog posts by editors and literary agents about book submissions they have received in which the cover letter included claims that the author envisioned him or herself as the next J.K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, or other best-selling author. The problem with these submissions, the editors and agents stated, is that they are not looking for the next J.K. Rowling or Maurine Sendak or Dr. Seuss. They’re looking for the first and only you.
If you enjoy writing nonfiction and love to research topics in all sorts of different subject areas then educational publishing just might be right for you. Many educational publishers need writers.
A genre is a category, or a group, of similar types of literature. For example, mysteries are a genre, or group of stories that are similar in how they have some type of whodunit riddle to solve, a person who follows the trail of clues, with witnesses and alibis and red herrings, too!
Find out how author J.K. Rowling views failure.
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