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Leveled Readers for Children
An important and unique aspect of writing for children is that authors need to be aware of and consistently apply established rules for making manuscripts age-appropriate. However, at the same time, it’s important to remember that the rules and leveling tools that are available are of limited value in helping writers craft fiction and nonfiction…
New Creative Writing Prompts
Here are 10 new creative writing prompts. Use one or more prompts each day this week to come up with a new story or just use the prompts to practice writing dialogue, action, or sensory details. One more thing. Each written prompt, below, also includes a visual prompt. If you don’t like the written prompt,…
Breaking the Rules When It Comes to Writing
Do You Know Which Writing Rules to Break and When It’s Okay to Break Them? Writing instructors and editors often stress certain rules for improving one’s writing and selling manuscripts to publishers and book/magazine buyers. Some of these rules – like the admonition to “show don’t tell” – are so deeply engrained in writers’ advice…
Mistakes to Avoid in Children’s Fiction
As a writer, there are common mistakes to avoid in children’s fiction… Children’s fiction writers who are good at what they do, enjoy what they do. They like creating something from nothing . . . well from an idea. They enjoy the craft and the process – heck, they love it! But, with that said,…
How to Choose a Title: The Importance of the Title
How to Choose a Title for Your Story, Book, or Article a guest post from children’s author Melissa Abramovitz What’s the best way to spark readers’ interest in your book (or short story or nonfiction article)? Give it a good title. How to choose a title? The title is like the book’s calling card—the all-important…
Holidays: A Never Ending Source of Story Ideas
A Guest Post from Children’s Author Melissa Abramovitz Writing about Holidays Happy February! Like most months of the year, February has a well-known holiday—Valentine’s Day. So what does this have to do with writing for children? A Never-Ending Source of Ideas Holidays provide a never-ending source of fiction and nonfiction story ideas, and since holidays…
Japanese American History – December 7, 1941 – The Lucky Baseball Middle Grade Novel
Japanese American history is remembered every year because of the attack on Pearl Harbor that took place in 1941. Several years ago, I used this event, and the Japanese Internment, as the subject of a middle grade novel called The Lucky Baseball. Teachers loved using this book in the classroom. Even though it is a…
Writing a Mystery for a Children’s Magazine
When writing a mystery for a children’s magazine, there are basic ingredients your story should have: Problem A mystery usually starts with a problem that involves a crime or mysterious unknown. Somebody is needed to solve the problem and get all the questions answered. Think whodunit! Characters • Detective or main character (MC) whose job…
Virtual Tour This Week for Queen Vernita Explores the Oceaneer’s Coastline
As part of the March Showcase, the National Writing for Children Center is sponsoring a virtual tour all this week for Dawn Menge’s new book, Queen Vernita Explores the Oceaneer’s Coastline. Follow the tour here: Monday, March 10, 2014 – Day 1 Straight from the Mouth of Queen Vernita http://straightfromtheauthorsmouth.blogspot.be/2014/03/straight-from-mouth-of-queen-vernita.html Tuesday, March 11, 2014 –…
Story Endings: See Ya Later, Alligator
Learn why story endings are so important and how to get them right.
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