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You Want to Write for Kids?: Some Answers to Your Questions

How do I begin my career as a children's author? Study the many wonderful books and articles published by successful children's authors about writing for kids. Talk to elementary teachers, school librarians and other educators about books and magazines popular with children. Examine websites by and for children’s writers. Become a member of children’s writers’ associations, such as the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Examine the hottest new magazines and books and those that have remained in print for two or more decades. Adopt the writing and illustrating techniques that have made these books and magazines successful, and imitate what you can with your fresh, new material. Write, revise, and revise again. Test your stories on your kids and grandkids, school and church groups. READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

Eight Ways to Conjure Your Writing Genie

1. Shake off "Impostor Syndrome". Everyone communicates, and a lot of people write, but few people dare to call themselves "writers". If you feel like an impostor, take a deep breath and remind yourself of your unique purpose and how important it is. Or take on a fictional persona and write through that mask.  READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

Getting Started: Make a Schedule and Stick to it!

Sometimes, one of the toughest issues facing writers is time...or the lack of it. Some of us work full or part-time, others attend college and may be working too, and many may be raising children. And then there are those lucky few, like myself, who no longer work, the children have left home, and are devoting their time to writing full-time. READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

How to Create a Press Release

A good press release can mean the difference between an editor reading the first page of your book or throwing it in the slush pile. Besides the book jacket, the press release is often the first thing editors see. In its crudest form, a press release is a piece of paper — either one-sided or two-sided—that includes a brief synopsis of the book, biographical information about the author, the publisher's name and address, an ISBN number, the publication date, the price, plus how to contact the author (or his/her publicist) in order to schedule an interview. While the press release needs to incorporate all of this information, its first job is to catch an editor or producer's eye. READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

Power Words for Writers

Like all writers, songwriters and poets struggle with words from time to time. It's one of the "hazards" of the trade. And many times we settle for words that aren't what we mean or don't carry enough punch. Even songwriters and poets whose strength is their lyrics and words don't always take the proper amount of time to choose their words carefully. Now, although this article was originally written for songwriters and poets (where every word is precious), all writers should take heed. Just because a short story or novel has thousands of more words than a song or poem, doesn't mean we need to disregard the  importance of each and every word. READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

Alternative Words for "Said"

If you are a creative writer (or a writer of any type for that matter), then you’ve probably been faced with this problem time and again. (And if you’re a creative writer and haven’t been faced with the problem, then perhaps you should take another look at your work.) My primary suggestion is not to worry about this too much during your initial phase of writing. The objective of writing at this point is to just get your words down on paper. Don’t worry about grammar or spelling too much. That can come later and truthfully, is a very different process. Just write! READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

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