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

Children's Writer's World warmly welcomes a guest blog by Melissa Carrigee. October is the month for vampires - the creatur...

I am meeting new fans of  Maggie and the Summer Vacation Show-and-Tell by   doing school visits.  The young kids are great listeners and...

Did you know book reviews directly influence the sale of books?  That's why it's so important to get reviews.  However, as an autho...

When I gave birth to my daughter, I was lucky that I never got the postpartum blues.  But after the "birth" of my book, the post-p...

What do I know about doing a book signing?  Not a whole lot.  So, I wanted to learn what makes a hugely successful author event. I atten...

Dear Aspiring Writer, No one ever told me that publishing a children's picture book would be hard work.  It took me completely by surp...

Have you ever used animals as the main characters in your stories?  If not—why not? Children love stories about animals. If you don't ...