Children’s Writing Web Journal

You may have noticed that it’s been pretty quiet around here.  I haven’t been slacking off.  Actually, I’ve been putting in loooonng hours on a top secret project.

Today, the veil of secrecy gets lifted.    Announcing:

THE CBI CLUBHOUSE - THE WEB COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN’S WRITERS!

The CBI Clubhouse is packed with audio, video, ebooks, interactive coolness and a great message board for writers to hang out and share.  It’s a bonus for subscribers to Children’s Book insider, and we are now accepting new members!

We’re really, really proud of it, and we hope you’ll take a moment to check it out.  You can also view some of the early rave reviews — folks are simply blown away!  It kinda makes all those 3 a.m. bedtimes for your humble host worth it.

Here’s the address — go and watch the video tour and see the site for yourself!

http://cbiclubhouse.com

See ya’ in the Clubhouse!

• A Few Moments With…..
  Posted on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 in interviews - Comments: (2)
  …..Abby the Librarian.    Abby’s blog is a must-stop for children’s book lovers.  She recently took a few moments to answer some questions for us:1.  Tell us about your blog.  Why did you start it?  What has it added to your professional life?I started my blog to join this great community of kidlit bloggers and it’s really grown a lot more than I ever thought it would.
• Children’s Literature Blog Posts of the Day - December 1
  Posted on Monday, December 1st, 2008 in Blog Posts of the Day - Comments: (4)
  Happy December!Back with more great posts from around the blogosphere.  If you’re enjoying these videos, please spread the word.  Click here and tell some folks.  Also, sign up to follow us on Twitter and you’ll get instant notice when each new video is posted.  Our twitter address is http://twitter.com/jonbardBig A little a:  Interview with Judy BlumeJen Robinson’s Book page: Children’s Literacy Round-Up: December 1Publisher’s Weekly: Children’s Book ReviewsThe Swivet: Why you shouldn’t panic about the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt buying freeze.
• Give It Up for the Toddlers!
  Posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 in authors - Comments: (2)
  Infant and board books don’t always get enough attention, so we enjoyed seeing this blog post from Joan Holub about a delightful soft-cloth book called Button Nose by Nina Laden.Some real creativity can be found in this genre, and the folks who make it happen don’t get enough love.  So go and give them some!
• Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2008-12-11
  Posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 in Uncategorized - Comments: (2)
  Toss your characters a curve with this instant conflict generator! http://snipr.com/7r848 Big list of descriptive words: http://fleck.com/ZMeMv Quite a brilliant little utility for when you can’t access a particular site: http://fleck.
• The 4 Traits of Successful Children’s Writers
  Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2008 in web resources - Comments: (2)
  Several years ago, Anastasia Suen sent us this note, which still appears on our web site: “Yesterday’s mail brought copies of Hodgepodge, with my poem on the back page, and an acceptance letter from Babybug for another poem! My poems in Shoofly will be out in April. ALL these leads came from Children’s Book Insider! Thank you, thank you, thank you!