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

For those of you who faithfully read Children's Writer's World blog, you know that my beloved eight-year cat passed away in March.  ...

As the editor of Kid’s Imagination Train, I receive emails from writers who want to know what topics interest me. A few authors want to wr...

A couple of months ago, I blogged about my rejection from a prominent Mid-Western educational publisher.  Specifically, this publisher compi...

Late February, 2015 My beloved cat Ollie is dying.  In his younger days, he loved to swat at yarn, tear boxes to shreds, and carry his...

What would you do if an editor asked you for a revision? Would you: A.  Shelf the piece  B.  Send it off to another editor C.  Follo...

Last month, I pitched a literary agent for the first time at the Kentucky Writing Workshop. The night before however, I got maybe two hours ...

Last week I attended the Kentucky Writing Workshop.  In a word, it was FANTASTIC! Chuck Sambuchino, an editor at Writer's Digest, prese...