Welcome to the wonderful world of writing!
This lens was created for children's and teen writers. As a children's author, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Stories for Children Magazine, a SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), Musing Our Children, and Authors' Coalition member, VS Grenier is always looking for the next best story, article, or way to share her love of writing and reading.
VS Grenier, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of SFC, was voted one of the Top Ten Editors in the Preditors and Editors Reader Poll 2007. She started writing for children's magazines a year after the birth of her daughter when she quit working to stay home and raise a family. Her published works have appeared in: Fandangle Magazine, Storybox On-Line, Vision: A Resource for Writers, Kid Magazine for Writers, SFC Newsletter for Writers, Stories for Children Magazine, Pack-O-Fun Magazine, and E-zines In the Classroom: A Resource Guide for Teachers.
As an award winning editor and author, VS Grenier's won second place for your article, "Yes, Virginia, There IS a Santa Claus" in the Preditors and Editors Reader Poll 2007. Her Ezine, Stories for Children Magazine was voted one of the best magazines in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry in the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll 2007. Grenier's SFC team also place in the Top Ten in many different categories. Gayle Jacobson-Huset, Managing Editor placed in the Top Ten Fiction category with her story, Pepper-Jack Ray and Waldo's Scary Halloween. Former Art Director, Chrissy Fanslau placed in the Top Ten Best Magazine Cover Art category for her November 2007 issue cover.
Stories for Children Magazine's Bookstore placed fifth in the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll 2007 for Best Bookstore on the web. What makes this bookstore so amazing is you can purchase books by the SFC contributors, featured guest such as New York best-selling author Brandon Mull and Award-winning author Mark Peter Hughes, books reviewed by SFC, and children's book award winners.
Also among the Top Ten winners in the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll 2007 are many of Stories for Children Magazine's contributors. Illustrator Zariah's artwork for, Huoda Lauda Eyes, won second place for Best Artwork for a short story and Illustrator Nicole Brdkelbaum, won third place for Stories for Children Magazine's May 2007 issue cover in the category Best Magazine Cover Art.
Come learn more about VS Grenier, her writing, her Ezine Stories for Children Magazine, and anything else she finds interesting to share with you. You will find articles on writing, workshops and newsletters for writers, Grenier's author websites, critique services, and so much more.
Contents at a Glance
My Websites
- Stories for Children Magazine
- Free on-line magazine for children ages 3 to 12.
- VS Grenier's Author Website
- Here you can learn more about me, sign up for my newsletter, and so much more.
- VS Grenier on MySpace
- MySpace Profile - V.S.Grenier
"Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one."~VS Grenier
Word of the Day
Fetching RSS feed... please stand by"VS Grenier Critique Services!
Need a second pair of eyes to look your story over?"
Manuscript Critique Services:
Do you have a wonderful story, but need a second pair of eyes to look it over?
- VS Grenier Critique Services
- Do you have a wonderful story, but need a second pair of eyes to look it over?
VS Grenier will look for grammar, spelling, setting, plot, character development, and so much more. Critiques are designed to help us become better writers. We all need our stories looked at by others who have experience in the writing world.
Testimonials:
"Some time ago, you critiqued my children's picture book text, "Edward the Bear and the Willow Treasures" I am just writing to thank you for those comments and to let you know that the publisher I sent the story to liked the story. They have made some recommendations and have requested a rewrite. . . I am hoping that the publisher would not have taken the time to request a rewrite unless they were seriously considering the story for publication."~Jeff Doherty
"I'm very glad VS Grenier had the time to look at my story. She provided very valuable insights and provoked me to think deeper about my approach. All in all, this story, and any I may write in the future, will be benefited by her expertise. I am pleased and challenged by her feedback and would suggest her critique service to anyone. She's not about boosting your ego. She's about helping you. And that she does well."
-Dave Gregg
"Virginia has a keen eye for narrative flow. She caught some repetitive wordings that none of my other critiquers noticed. With her pointing them out, I was able to vary my phrasing, improving the pace and readability of the entire story." -Karina Fabian
Send VS Grenier an email with "Critique" in the subject line at: mailto:vsgrenier@yahoo.com
Critiques are $2 per page for works over 1000 words. A flat fee of $25 for works under 1000 words. Please include in your email the type of maunscript to be critiqued, approx. word count, and the date in which you need the critique by.
Interviews with VS Grenier
- Blog Talk Radio: Book Bites for Kids Interview with VS Greiner
- Blog Talk Radio: Book Bites for Kids.
Founder & Editor-in-Chief VS Grenier's audio interview with Suzanne Lieurance host on Book Bites For Kids. - feng hutchins: INTERVIEWS AND PUBLISHING INFORMATION ON ADULT AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- Monday, June 23, 2008
Interview with VS Grenier, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Stories for Children Magazine.
VS Grenier started Stories for Children Magazine, a free E-zine for children . . . - Book Bites for Kids - Blog Talk Radio Interview with VS Grenier
- Book Bites for Kids
Host Suzanne Lieurance talks with authors about their books and writing for children.
Come listen to Stories for Children Magazine Editor, VS Grenier talk about how she become a children's writer, magazine editor, and what the future holds for Stories for Children Magazine. - Blogcritics Magazine Interview with VS Grenier part 1
- Blogcritics.org, an on-line magazine that also posts book reviews and is a community for writers and illustrators, just recently did a two part interview with Stories for Children Magazine's Editor, Virginia S Grenier (pen name VS Grenier).
Part one of the interview which posted September 14, 2007, covers Stories for Children Magazine as a free on-line publication for children and children's authors and illustrators alike. In the interview its editor, VS Grenier, talks about her magazine, its guidelines, and about the process of starting your own Ezine, among other things. - Blogcritics Magazine Interview with VS Grenier Editor of Stories for Children Magazine, Part 2
- In the second part of Blogcritics Magazine's interview with editor VS Grenier. VS Grenier talks about promotion, the most common mistakes she encounters while critiquing other writers' works, traditional vs. self publishing, and the future of children's publishing.
- Kid Magazine Writers - Editor Speaks Interview with VS Grenier
- STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Editor/Publisher Virginia S. Grenier
Online magazines have provided the first opportunity for that connection between writer and reader for a growing number of children's writers. These small magazines allow writers to find an outlet for unusual story forms or lengths that can be difficult to market. One such magazine Stories for Children Magazine has been on the lips of a lot of writers lately, so we decided to chat with publisher/editor Virginia S. Grenier and learn more about it.
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SFC Newsletter for Writers
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- SFC Newsletter for Writers -- It's FREE
- SFC Newsletter for Writers was created for children's writers or anyone who loves to write. Each newsletter contains tips on writing,how other writers started down the road to success through trial and error, success stories on being published, contest, and writing markets.
Here is what some of our readers had to say:
"I read the first two newsletters and you offer a nice selection of articles for writers of children's stories, as well as a great source of markets, contests, etc." --Marcia Berneger
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Up Coming Featured Guest at Stories for Children Magazine:
C O M I N G S O O N . . . In Stories for Children's Magazine --
Our FEATURED GUEST is like NO OTHER Featured Guest in the annals of children's e-zines! Be sure to surf on over to this website on September First:
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Freatured Guests
Featured Guest Interviews at Stories for Children Magazine
Author and Illustrator Interviews
- Meet Author & Illustrator Carol Heyer
- Carol Heyer is a full-time illustrator and writer. Heyer worked for a movie production company as production designer and writer of feature films. She left the production company to pursue a career as a freelance artist and writer. One of Heyer's specialties is children's books. She has retold and illustrated numerous books and fairy tales.
Heyer has won awards for her children's art from The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, The Carnegie Art Institute, and The Society of Illustrators LA. To date, well over one million of her books have been sold.
Heyer's father and mother, William J. and Merlyn M. Heyer, were great influences in their daughter's life. Heyer credits the success of her freelance career to the support her parents gave her. This support in turn allowed her to take "the road less traveled, which has made all the difference" and, the most wonderful thing of all, the opportunity to write and paint the things she loves. - Meet Children's Author Rick Walton
- Rick Walton became a children's writer because, after trying almost every other career in the book, he finally realized that writing for kids was one of the few things that he both enjoyed and was good at. Since that realization he has had over fifty books published, with another ten or so more scheduled for publication over the next couple of years. His works include picture books, riddle books, activity books, mini-mysteries, a collection of poetry, and educational and game software. His books have been featured on the IRA Children's Choice list, on Reading Rainbow, and on CBS This Morning.
Rick, we would love for you to tell our SFC audience about yourself. I know you are happily married with children, teach writing classes at BYU (Brigham Young University), speak at schools and writer conferences, and live in Utah. Did you grow up in Utah?
I did. I was born in Provo while my father attended school at BYU. Then we lived in the vast far reaches of the world, exotic places like Sandy and Draper, and back to Provo when I was 14. (For those not familiar with the Wasatch front, Sandy and Draper are a whopping 20 to 30 miles away from Provo.)
Now you've been writing for a number of years and have over 80 published books and a number of magazine publications as well. Here is the question all our readers will want to know . . . when did you start writing? What were the first types of books you wrote? And when did you decide to focus on children's picture books?
I wrote for fun when I was a kid. The first writing I actually remember doing was in my ninth grade honors English class when we were studying the Donner Party. We were a creative bunch, and someone started passing around a sheet of paper that each student added their own creative work on-cartoons, poems, and other short pieces of genius, all on themes related to the Donner Party. I remember my contributions, a poem and a cartoon. I will not present them here for fear, no, absolute surety, that they will incriminate me. - Meet Author of Searching For A Starry Night: A Miniature Art Mystery, Christine Verstraete
- Christine's stories have appeared in various magazines and online. Her short horror story, "The Witch Tree," was a contest winner published by Echelon Press. She also wrote "In Miniature Style," an e-book with miniatures' photos, stories about collectors, and how-to projects.
See Christine's miniatures and read some of her work at http://cverstraete.com.
Christine, I know you were born and raised in Chicago, the third generation of your family to grow up in a house purchased by your Belgian-born grandfather in the early 1900s. That sounds fascinating to me. Can you tell our readers a little bit about growing up in such a treasured home? I know you now live in Wisconsin, but I was wondering if the family home is still in existence, and if any of your family still lives there?
Thanks, Gayle, I'm delighted to be here.
I grew up on the second floor of our family two-flat which sits right on one of the busy main streets on Chicago's northwest side. I remember sitting on the living room radiator, looking out the window and watching the buses go by.
The funniest thing about the house is it had only two closets, one large and one much smaller. Of course, people didn't have as many clothes way back then, either.
I loved the house as even as it was modernized from its 1900s origins, it retained many of its old-fashioned attributes. We had a skeleton key for the main door downstairs, (we didn't need it as the house had an outer lobby), crystal doorknobs, and a push-button switch in the dining room that probably was installed when the house was first electrified. I can still see the rooms in my mind, though it's been many years since I or anyone in my family has lived there. The house is still there; I drive by it occasionally when I'm in Chicago. One of my "to do" projects is to finish researching the house's earliest origins. - Meet Children's Poet & Author Laura Purdie Salas
- Laura, please tell our SFC audience about yourself. I know you are happily married with two children, work a full-time job, and live in Minnesota. Did you grow up in Minnesota?
Hi, Gayle, and everyone!
I didn't grow up in Minnesota. I was born and raised in the Orlando area, but I hate hot weather. After college and a couple of years working, my husband and I started researching and job hunting in places with actual seasons. Minneapolis was our first choice and we love it!
I don't work a full-time job, though I worked part-time for the Star Tribune's website for about 10 years. I patch together my income from many sources: writing poetry (my favorite thing); teaching online classes; writing for the educational market; speaking at conferences and at schools; and website updating for Children's Literature Network and Winding Oak's writer clients. There are probably a few other things too, but that's all I can think of for now. It's a challenge juggling everything. - Meet Award-winning Author Magdalena Ball
- Magdalena Ball chatted with Gayle Jacobson-Huest, Assistant Editor Stories for Children Magazine. The two ladies talked about Ball's latest book, Sleep Before Evening which is about the creative urge: its origins and the potential dangers of not satisfying it.
Written for readers ages 16 and up, Gayle Jacobson-Huset asked Ball why she decided to write, Sleep Before Evening. Ball stated, "Interestingly, I didn't originally set out to write a novel that explored drug addiction. I knew that I wanted the book to be about a rite of passage that worked somewhere between an emotional breakdown and the overall redemptive nature of the art (in the case of my book, music) to provide the solution to that breakdown, but I had no idea that the breakdown would involve drugs or that my protagonist would become drawn into this kind of addiction and drama. It happened organically, once I developed my character and got to know her, I put her in a scene and the story emerged naturally. There have been a fair few drug addictions in my family, and I knew quite a lot about the nature of addiction, drug and otherwise, vicariously I'm happy to say, so perhaps this was an underlying, albeit unconscious driver for me." - Meet author Kristen Collier and learn about her book Joy the Jelly Fish
- Kristen Collier is a critically acclaimed Christian novelist, a columnist for several newspapers, and a feature writer for The Chronicle of the Horse magazine.
- Meet Award Winning Author Mark Peter Hughes
- Award winning author Mark Peter Hughes was born in Liverpool, England, and was later kicked out of eighth grade music class for throwing a spitball. His novel, Lemonade Mouth, is a Top 10 Booksense Pick, and is also nominated as a 2008 ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Mark's first novel, I am the Wallpaper, was a New York Public Library's 2006 Best Book for the Teen Age, a Booksense Summer Pick, and a finalist in the Delacorte Press Young Adult Novel Competition. He now lives and often hums quietly in Massachusetts.
- Meet New York Times Best-selling Author, Brandon Mull
- New York Times Best-selling author, Brandon Mull, travels the country sharing a message about reading and creating with students and teachers. He has worked as a comedian, a filing clerk, a patio installer, a movie promoter, a copywriter, and, briefly, as a chicken stacker. He currently lives on the side of a mountain above a prison with his wife and two kids. The Fablehaven books are his first series. His first book outside the series The Candy Shop War, came out in September 2007.
Book Review Donation Program at Stories for Children Magazine
Attention Authors, Illustrators, and Publishers
The editors at Stories for Children Magazine are very interested in reviewing your book. Our magazine site posts book reviews monthly and lists all reviewed books in our SFC Bookstore. We will also email you the book review for you to use with your book promotion and marketing purposes. All books reviewed by the editors at Stories for Children Magazine will be donated to a local children's library so that more children can enjoy your work.If you are interested in Stories for Children Magazine's Book Review/Donation program, please contact Wayne S. Walker, SFC Book Reviewer at WayneWalker@storiesforchildrenmagazine.org for more information.
Please put "BOOK REVIEW/DONATION PROGRAM" in the subject line and Mr. Walker will send you mailing instructions.
This is a great way to get your books "out there" and help more children discover the World of Ink.
To Take an Adventure in the World of Ink visit Stories for Children Magazine at http://storiesforchildrenmagaine.org
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Stories for Children Magazine
A FREE monthly on-line magazine for children ages 3 to 12 years old.
Each monthly issue is loaded with fun stories and articles based on age-appropriate reading levels. There are also puzzles, games, children's book reviews, crafts, and poems to inspire the imagination. A Children's Author or Illustrator is also known to stop by, hoping to make a new friend along their journey into the World of Ink.
Stories for Children Magazine is not just for adult writers. One thing that makes Stories for Children Magazine what it is that we also publish stories written and illustrated by children and teens. While submitting stories to children's magazines, editor VS Grenier was shocked to discover that few magazines allowed underage writers. She vowed to change this and has done so with Stories for Children Magazine. SFC magazine encourages readers who are our future writers and illustrators to submit to all areas of the magazine so that our readers can become a real part of the adventure that's found in the World of Ink.
Stories for Children Magazine is not just for adult writers. One thing that makes Stories for Children Magazine what it is that we also publish stories written and illustrated by children and teens. While submitting stories to children's magazines, editor VS Grenier was shocked to discover that few magazines allowed underage writers. She vowed to change this and has done so with Stories for Children Magazine. SFC magazine encourages readers who are our future writers and illustrators to submit to all areas of the magazine so that our readers can become a real part of the adventure that's found in the World of Ink.
- Stories for Children Magazine
- Did you know the love of reading is often fostered in childhood by an adult reading a good story?
Stories for Children Magazine was designed to help do just that; by unlocking the child's imagination with fun stories, articles, poems, puzzles and so much more!
Children take pleasure in listening to a story being read and this can go as far as adolescence: at campfires, under the covers, beneath a shady tree, or in front of a roaring fire, there has always been an enchantment about reading a good story. So sit back and let the authors of Stories for Children Magazine take you on a magical journey into The World of Ink.
What our readers are saying:
"SPLENDID! I am forwarding to my homeschooling daughter-in-law, and some area homeschoolers for them to share with their children." --Pat
"Oh, Virginia! Your magazine is awesome! Thank you for sharing and for making it available. I use to work for Indianapolis Public Schools and I will let them know about it!" --Carole Brooks
"Kudos to you in your fun endeavor. A few years back, I was told by a couple of very young friends that reading on the computers is the way of the future, paper will become obsolete. In fact, they told me quite bluntly, aunty, don't waste your time with book publishers, go with the computers.
I am not likely be around to see that happen, but what I saw of your magazine, you go girl/editor, soar with all your might and be successful." --Meera
"Stories for Children Magazine's April debut issue /storiesforchildren.tripod.com> was very nicely done. Thanx for the introduction to the excellent work of Donna & Kevin, who are not strangers to most of us." --Walt
"Just wanted to drop a quick note and tell you how much I enjoyed the first issue of your magazine, and how honored I was to see my story and poem within the pages...you've done an outstanding job with the April issue." --Joyce Bowling
"Loved your first issue. It's fabulous and my three year old loves it. He keeps asking me "Mommy, can we have some special time at the computer to read stories?" So cute. Thanks for all your work in putting this magazine together." --Christina
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Anything and Everything that has to do with writing.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS ... For a September First visit to Stories for Children Magazine and check out what the BUZZ is all about regarding September's FEATURED GUEST - go to:http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org
First HINT About SFC's MYSTERY FEATURED GUEST FOR SEPT:
This person co-authored a Children's Fiction Story based on a true story for our September issue.
More clues to follow in a few days. :-)
Publisher and Author Updates
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- Instititute of Children's Literature
- The Institute of Children's Literature has offered the premier writing course, books, and a newsletter to adults interested in learning how to write for children and teens.
- LSS Writing School
- Class start dates for Long Story Short School of Writing, writing classes, writing school; There is some flexibililty in the course start dates.
- Anastasia Suen Online Workshops for Children's Writers
- The author of 92 books, I have been teaching since 1977. At "the turn of the century" (in 2000!) when I was asked to co-teach Children's and Young Adult Literature at the University of North Texas, I began teaching online.
- CReATe a kids'book Workshop
- Everyone will benefit from these workshops. This is the only workshop which offers the experience of two enthusiastic and experienced tutors, one for the words and one for the pictures (though both can do either). There are exercises in the craft of writing, drawing and book design. We offer advice on approaching publishers, and also discuss ways of self-publishing. Novelists, short story writers and children's poets are all welcome and benefit from the experience of sharing their work with the other participants and the tutors.
"My Favorite Articles are listed below. These rotate, so come back often."
Articles on Writing and the Business of Writing
These will change out monthly so make sure you check back often!
- Seven Easy Ways to Keep Dialog Sharp
- Seven Easy Ways to Keep Dialogue Sharp by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Is is in a PDF format. Click link to read! - Working with a Freelance Editor
- Working with a Freelance Editor:
Tips and Tactics for Success
by Linda Nathan
You've written the Great American Novel, and it's ready for publication.
But no one else seems to think so.
Maybe you've tried everything-the writing books, the critique groups and conferences; you've entered contests, badgered friends and family (Mom loves it), and you've even considered self-publishing.
What should you do next?
Have you considered hiring a freelance editor?
Links to Writing Blogs
- Blogcritics Magazine
- Blogcritics is an online magazine, a community of writers and readers from around the globe.
- "This Writer´s Life" by Kevin Alexander
- Kevin Alexander is one of a tandem of "This Writer´s Life Columnists" for Writer´s Digest who, despite Kevin never having published a book, have combined to sell over 12 million copies of books worldwide.
- Musings
- this is a great place to go if you need writing guidance.
- Talking All Things Write
- Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Author of Frugal Book Promoter and Frugal Book Editor's Blog.
- Max Elliot Anderson's Blog
- Here we will concentrate on books, boys, and why reading is so important. After all, readers are the leaders others follow.
- Sharing with Writers and Readers
- Can a blog be a substitute website? Maybe so. This blog is very simply another way I hope to connect with my readers and fellow writers. This blog is a way to give the teaching genes that populate my DNA free reign. I fervently hope this blog will also be a forum for the exchange of ideas.
- Musings: A Blog of Words
- Words are really like a dance, as they can take many forms. Behind each word---indeed, behind each poem, story, column, and novel---there is a Muse. Something that inspires us to put that word on paper, to shape the sentences to sound just so. There is a force that drives our words to dance.
- Write What Inspires You
- Author: Donna McDine
I'm a native of Rockland County, New York and live with my husband and two daughters. I'm a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature with a certificate in Writing for Children and Teenagers. Although my background is in office management, I focus my creative energies on writing for children and young adults. As a new children's and young adult writer within the last year, I hope that my blog attracts fellow writers to get the valuable contact and insights that are so very important as a writer. - Angelic Pursuits
- Angela C. Hawkins
As a children's author and illustrator, I hope you'll enjoy your stay! - THE SHADES WRITER "The Gift of the Pen"
- TO OUR YOUNG AND EMERGING WRITERS:
Do you have a burning question about your writing?
Are you wondering how to get started?
Are you wondering what to write about?
Do you wonder how long your story should be?
If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the page for you. Just ASK AUNT RITA.
AND PLEASE%u2026don't ever feel that your question is silly. For all you know, someone else may have been wondering the same thing.
Come on, don't be shy%u2026ASK AUNT RITA! - FREELANCE JOB BOARD
- E.Lucas-Taylor's Resources for WRITERS, AUTHORS and FREELANCERS
E. Lucas-Taylor has been a contributing author to many publications and books on Women's Networking, Self-healing, Mind Disciplines, Diabetes, and Hypnosis. She is listed in eight Who's Who Periodicals for recognition of her business acumen and accomplishments. A Certified Hypno-therapist, she lectures and writes on Dream Interpretation; Behavior Modification & Relaxation; Using Visualization To Set Goals; the ABC's of Mental Projection; Marketing & Promoting Yourself As A Writer; and Marketing Yourself As A Freelance Writer. - WOW! Women on Writing
- WOW! Women On Writing is a global magazine that promotes the communication between women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers and readers.
- Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours
- Dorothy Thompson is a PR Coach and the author of several books. She is the editor/contributing author of Romancing the Soul, the co-author of The Search for the Million $$$ Ghost and the author of the self-promoting e-book, The Complete Guide to Promoting & Selling Your Self-Published eBook. Dorothy is also founder/CEO of Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours. You can visit her website at Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours or her book promotion blog at Pump Up Your Online Book Promotion.
- At Last! Writer Beware Blogs!
- At Last! Writer Beware Blogs! A.C. Crispin and Victoria Strauss Reveal All!
Want to know the innermost secrets of Writer Beware? Of course you do! Come and read about hunting down scam agents, and get information on writing and publishing from authors/scam hunters Victoria Strauss and A.C. Crispin. Got questions on how to avoid scams in the writing world? Ask the experts! Got questions on writing and publishing? Get the straight dope here. - Pub Rants
- Pub Rants
A VERY NICE LITERARY AGENT INDULGES IN POLITE RANTS ABOUT QUERIES, WRITERS, AND THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY - OnceWritten
- Welcome To OnceWritten.com
Thanks for dropping by OnceWritten.com, the authoritative source for new and emerging authors. Whether you're an avid reader, a writer taking your first steps in the fabulous world of creative writing, or a newly published author, our site has the information you're looking for--from original book reviews and book giveaway contests to writing prompts and advice for new writers. Come on in and check us out now. - Creative Infusion
- Creative Infusion
Writing opens the door to human communication and understanding. Write things that you love and you will be a writer who inspires. Art has the ability to inspire and beget more art. All art is beautiful and the meanings are found in the viewer's own imagination. Anyone can make art. Alone, writing and art work to create a more positive life. When the two combine, they infuse the world with positive energy. Be prepared to be infused with the inspiration to create. - Reader Views
- Welcome to Reader Views,
your one-stop book review, publicity, video, literary awards, networking & proposal service
With nearly 200,000 titles published every year it is sometimes impossible to figure out which book to read next. Reader Views, a volunteer based site, is here to help you.
Our book reviews are written by avid readers who love to read good books. They come from all walks of life with a variety of life experiences and interests. Our readers are volunteers hand picked to give you the best review possible. They give their own honest and fair personal opinion.
Our reviews have appeared in USA Today and Reuters as well as many online websites and blogs.
But, we do more. We provide services for authors such as publicity services and editing, as well as coaching to write book proposals. And, we will act as an agent for you and send your proposal to a traditional publisher on our list. Check our Services for Authors. - Perspectives On Writing
- Perspectives On Writing
By Linda Jo Martin
I'm starting something new. I'm calling it Writing Festival Friday. It will be a day when writers can come here and leave their links to their websites, books, blogs or whatever they want to share. Links in comments should become good back-links for publicity-seeking webmasters and writers.
Each Wednesday I'll have a random name drawing of one writer who posted on that week's Writing Festival Friday. That writer will be asked for a short interview. Free promotion!
So come back on Friday and plan to participate. Let us know who you are and what your most recent writing projects are all about. - Out of My Mind
- Shari Lyle-Soffe "Out of My Mind" on the Subject of Writing For Children - Come in & Chat
Shari Lyle-Soffe
lives in the woods in Southern Oregon and
has been writing since 1998. She is a member of the SCBWI, and her work has appeared in most of the popular children's magazines. She has two picture/storybooks with Guardian Angel Publishing Inc. titled "The Misadventures of Rooter and Snuffle" and "On the Go With Rooter and Snuffle".
Writing Links
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Jacketflap
Find information on book publishers and a list of more...1 point
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Purple Crayon
A children's book editor's site, with information more...1 point
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The MuseItUp Club -
one of Writer's Digest 101 Best Writing Sites - 20 more...1 point
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The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
The Society of Children's Book Writers &am more...1 point
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KidMagWriters.com
KidMagWriters.com is the information center to lea more...1 point
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Writer Gazette: A writing resource site that provides free writer-related articles, paying call for submission and freelance job postings, contests, resources, tips, and more to help induce, improve, and promote your writing career - every week!
Best Site in Writer's Digest magazine! 2002, 2003, more...1 point
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TeensReadToo.com
A teen blog. Good place to network, they do author more...0 points
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yourDictionary.com Comprehensive and Authoritative Language Portal
The Web's most comprehensive and authoritative lan more...0 points
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Take the Mystery Out of Promoting Your Book
his site is dedicated to writers of mystery and su more...0 points
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Vision Magazine for Writers
Vision is a magazine for working writers by workin more...0 points
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Musing Our Children
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The National Writing for Children Center
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The Newbery Project
Reviews of Newbery Medal winning books, by a group more...0 points
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Searching: A Research Guide for Writers by Pamela Kelly
Practical research tips that highlight the most he more...1 point
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