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

Do you stay within word count when submitting to a children's magazine?  I hope so. Yet, some writers think it's okay to push the l...

I suppose everyone has a lousy day from time to time.  Not long ago, I had one of those kind of days.  A business associate left Kid...

All aboard!  Kid's Imagination Train is sponsoring a writing contest for children ages 7 - 12. Here are the rules: There is no entry...

You probably know the adage: “Write every day.”  Because I love to write, that's not hard to do. But not long ago, my writing routine w...

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 ...