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

We all want second and even third chances of trying to succeed.  But when it comes to revising a manuscript, a writer may only have one mor...

I love reading nonfiction submissions for Kid's Imagination Train.   Recently, I received an article that needed a little editing before...

What kind of stories do you write for children?  Are they funny or whimsical?  Do they have a happy ending? These are the kinds of stories ...

You’ve chopped all the ingredients for soup.  You’ve sautéed the veggies in a skillet.  You’ve poured the cooked contents into a crock po...

If you are a frequent visitor to Children's Writers World, you know that I make suggestions to writers on their submissions to Kid...

Conflict.  Every story needs it.  When you write for young children, that conflict must be delivered early on, in the first or second par...

What would you do if an editor said, “I’d like to publish your work.”  You’d probably be screaming and fist-pumping with excitement.  What ...