Children's Writer's World: Confessions of an Introverted Author

When fiction is submitted to the Kid’s Imagination Train magazine, word count is the first thing that is checked.  If the piece is within o...

Two simple words—thank you—carry a lot of weight.  Writers should use them often. How often do you thank someone?  Here are some (and...

Last week, I blogged about publicists.  And it's got you thinking.  You want to create buzz about your book, but you're still unsur...

You’ve written a great book.  Let’s suppose an editor likes it so much that she wants to publish it.  What’s next after signing the contr...

Whether you write for children or for adults, you most likely have a blog—which leads to a question:  do you blog about yourself or do yo...

Editors publish stories, not situations.  What's the difference?  Conflict is absent in a situation.  For example:  If a child spends ...

If you want people to take notice, you need to have passion.  This is true for any career or profession, not just for children’s writers. ...