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

As few weeks ago, I “attended” this year’s Writeoncon conference.  One of the speakers was picture book author, Deborah Diesen.  She gav...

Recently, I received a promising story for the Kid's Imagination Train magazine.  The author kicked off the piece with conflict:  the m...

KIT receives more fiction than nonfiction.  I guessing authors believe it’s easier to write and to get published.  But that’s not necessari...

As editor of the Kid's Imagination Train, I receive a good amount of stories, but very few poems.  So when a poetry submission awaited ...

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...