Writing for Children

Meet Marie-Grace – This Friday on Book Bites for Kids

Listen to Book Bites for Kids on blogtalkradio this Friday, January 27th, 2012, at 2:00 CST, when the guest will be author Sarah Masters Buckey. Masters Buckey will talk about her new book Meet Marie-Grace, which is the first book in a new series of American Girl Books. To listen to the show, just go online to www.bookbitesforkids.com at 2:00 CST on... [Read more of this review]

Book Bites for Kids – This Friday, January 13, 2012

Listen to Book Bites for Kids this Friday, January 13, 2012, on blogtalkradio when my guest will be literacy specialist Carol Fraser Hagen. Hagen will talk about her upcoming book, How to Help Children Learn to Read – A Handbook for Parents and Teachers. To listen to the show, on Friday at 2:00 p.m. central, just go to www.bookbitesforkids.com.  Read More →

Write a Middle Grade Novel in ONE Month!

Learning how to write a Middle Grade (MG) novel is a big step on your way to success as a writer! * It’s one of the easiest ways to experience breakthrough and get a book published in the children’s market. * If you write for children, the strategies you’ll learn will help you write better Picture Books and Young Adult novels, too. * If you write... [Read more of this review]

Write for Children: Nancy I. Sanders Shows You How!

Nancy I. Sanders has written over 80 books for children and teens. And now she shows others how to write for children in her book Yes! You Can Learn How to Write Children’s Books, Get Them Published, and Build a Successful Writing Career. Listen to my recent interview with Nancy on Book Bites for Kids. She talks about the book and gives some... [Read more of this review]

THE SOLSTICE MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM OF PINE MANOR COLLEGE OFFERS FOUR FELLOWSHIPS FOR WRITERS

Chestnut Hill, MA — The Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program of Pine Manor College is pleased to offer four $1,000 fellowships for writers: The Dennis Lehane Fellowship for Fiction; the Michael Steinberg Fellowship for Creative Nonfiction; the Jacqueline Woodson Fellowship for a Young People’s Writer of African or Caribbean... [Read more of this review]

Writers Workshop: Write for High-Profile Children’s Magazines

If you want to learn to write for high-profile children’s magazines, plan to attend this Writers Workshop (via telephone) presented by Nancy I. Sanders. Date: September 22, 2011, Thursday, 10:00 A.M. PST Topi: Step Into the Stable of Writers for a High-Profile Children’s Magazine Presenter: Nancy I. Sanders Learn the step-by-step strategy you... [Read more of this review]

Students Voice – Why Honoring It Is Important for the Diverse Classroom

by Dorit Sasson When you walk into the classroom for the first time and you see a sea of 30 student faces, you are, at that very moment, absorbing the physical diversity of your classroom – ethnicities, religion, languages, and multi-cultural backgrounds. But behind each face is a student. “How am I going to cater to all these abilities... [Read more of this review]

PREDICTING WITH PICTURE BOOKS

by JoAn Watson Martin Children learn to more fully comprehend what they read when they are taught to make predictions before and during the reading process. Picture books make perfect tools for teaching prediction to young readers and pre-readers. Here are 3 picture books and some prediction activities to try in your classroom or at home with your own... [Read more of this review]

How Teacher’s Guides Can Help Sell Children’s Books

If you’re a children’s book author you know that when teachers and school librarians can easily use your book(s) in the classroom they are more likely to buy your books. With that in mind, it’s a great idea to create a Teacher’s Guide for each of your books – whether those books are fiction or nonfiction. Today, freelance... [Read more of this review]

Make Your Own Book Trailers at OneTrueMedia.com

If you’re a children’s author, now there’s NO reason not to have trailers for your book(s). In fact, you’ll probably LOVE creating your own trailers at www.onetruemedia.com because it’s loads of fun for creative types like us. Another thing you’ll love about onetruemedia.com is the price. It costs only about $36.00... [Read more of this review]

Online Job Boards for Children’s Writers

Today I made a short presentation for Promo Day. In that presentation I mentioned online job boards where children’s writers can often find assignments and freelance writing jobs. This is a list of links to some of my favorite job boards and other sites that offer work for freelance writers: About.com Freelance Job Listing: Updated every two... [Read more of this review]

Understanding the Reading Process: Predicting – Verifying – Clarifying

by Carol Fraser Boles, Literacy Specialist for the National Writing for Children Center The thought process children (or anyone) go through to understand what they are reading involves a specific sequence of steps. These steps are: predicting, reading, verifying and clarifying, reading. Predicting* – Requires the student to scan a book or text, then... [Read more of this review]

Teaching Prediction to Help Children Fully Comprehend Books

by Kathy Stemke Effective readers use pictures, titles, headings, and text, as well as personal experiences, to make predictions before they begin to read. Predicting involves more than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches, they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions, and, ultimately,... [Read more of this review]

Tips for Grandparents Who Want to Write Children’s Books

If you’re a grandparent, chances are your darling grandchildren have inspired you to write many cute little stories related to some of the wonderful times you’ve had together. And, at some point, you’ll probably consider turning these stories into published books and you’ll hope to sell them to a children’s book publisher.... [Read more of this review]

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