Children’s Writing Web Journal

• Excellent weekly kidslit roundup: http://short.to/39px Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Loads of writing prompts: http://snipr.com/et47f Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Quirky & Misused Words: http://is.gd/pybJ Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• What’s the longest English word? http://snipr.com/et3zw Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Just posted @ the Clubhouse: 7 Things Editors Wish Authors Knew http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Get a free college education online: http://jijr.com/UVD Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Big List o’ Book Awards for Authors: http://is.gd/py7N Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #

• Great brainteaser.Took a while, but I got it: http://is.gd/pyue Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Here’s a little something for Cubs fans: http://short.to/370t Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Cool carved wood bookcovers: http://snipr.com/esz7s Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• 5 secrets to help you write like a pro: http://jijr.com/UUq Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #

• Hidden stuff in children’s books: http://nancykeane.com/rl/231.htm Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com. Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Writing for Children About Controversial Subjects: http://snipr.com/eon5l Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Using humor in children’s writing: http://jijr.com/Tbz Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #

• Enjoying our 1st snowstorm of the year.Not looking forward to driving in it tho. Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #

• Neat Dr. Seuss site: http://www.seussville.com/ Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• “Books to read before you die”: http://jijr.com/QNv Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• How’s your right brain doing? Test it here: http://short.to/2vdw Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Good list of resources re: folktales & such: http://short.to/2v8l Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Writing in the Age of Distraction: http://jijr.com/Qoy Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Free Note-taking Software for Writers: http://is.gd/Am3 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Neil Gaiman on Colbert report. Lots of fun: http://is.gd/nH6m Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #

• 10 Places to Get Story Ideas: http://short.to/2u0d Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Quiz: What American accent do you have? It nailed mine. http://jijr.com/PIW Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• 20 Great Things About Dating a Writer: http://short.to/2u05 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• Create your own Hollywood Walk of Fame Star! http://is.gd/oKiD Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Jumpstart your creativity: http://jijr.com/Ptf Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• Writing the 2nd draft of a novel: http://is.gd/oKgB Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• It appears the Grammar Police have a new foe: http://short.to/2swv Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• 30 Poets/30 Days, new children’s poetry project: http://is.gd/oJN6 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #

• Quick tips to cut word count: http://is.gd/jHtp Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com - The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Body Language - A Writer’s Secret Weapon: http://tinyurl.com/bjl93t Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Writing a compelling short story: http://short.to/2rhu Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• How to write a superhero story: http://is.gd/ozEq Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Now @ the Clubhouse: new Fightin’ Bookworms get free ebook packed with advice from top authors! Come join us at http://cbiclubhouse.com #
• Timeline of human communication: http://jijr.com/Ot6 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Interview w/S.Hawking re: his kids book: http://is.gd/ozLk Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Wanna see what’s selling in the kids’ market? http://short.to/2rka Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, the Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Interview w/agent who reps YA: http://jijr.com/Otc Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• New @ the CBI Clubhouse: Interview w/Christopher Award winning picture book author Linda Arms White. http://cbiclubhouse.com #
• Some serious tools to build strong characters: http://is.gd/ozyT Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• New imprint for teen writers: http://youthfulwisdompress.com/ Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Awesome fix for a messy desktop: http://is.gd/inw6 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Back from vacation & ready to tweet! 32 Most Commonly Misused Words and Phrases: http://snipr.com/dt3sf Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com #

You’re thinking about writing a picture book about peacocks. It would be pretty useful to know if other books like this already exist. Unfortunately, this seemingly simple sort of query is actually one of the tougher challenges facing authors. Library card catalogues are often too general to indicate what else might be out there relating to a specific topic.

That’s why the Children’s Picture Book Database from the University of Miami (Ohio) is such a cool tool. Open up the keyword list, go to “P”, click on peacock and see what’s out there! (Not a whole lot, as it turns out. Anyone got a good peacock book in them?)

Good stuff, and well worth a visit: http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/search/

• Today’s book porn: More opera house than bookshop! http://snipr.com/dqs2a Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Here’s some great book cover design: http://short.to/2922 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writers’ Community #
• 7 Book Publicity Tips for Authors http://is.gd/nepj Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• Overused children’s book ideas; http://short.to/29rx Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com - Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• interview w/author of my fave writing book of all time: http://short.to/29ru Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Neil Gaiman on lit agents. very informative: http://snipr.com/dqqwp Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writers’ Community #

• Big collection of Random Acts of Kindness. Uplifting! http://short.to/27ec Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Ineresting set of creativity tools: http://snipr.com/docz9 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writers’ Community #
• Free e-zine w/lots of info for writers: http://write4kids.com/update.html Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com - Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• great UK-based kids lit site: http://jijr.com/Fxi Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• CNN: what classic kids books have in common: http://is.gd/n4Nn Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writers’ Community #
• Top 10 Phrases No Freelancer Wants to Hear: http://short.to/27e2 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• 8 more ways to cure writer’s block: http://jijr.com/FbH Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Interview w/Illustrator Kit Grady: http://snipr.com/doboe #
• New VP @ Penguin Young Readers: http://short.to/26n5 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com , Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• Using (just enough) adjectives: http://short.to/26n3 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• New @ the Clubhouse: editorial updates w/latest from HarperCollins, Bloomsbury and Random House http://cbiclubhouse.com #
• Commonly Misused Words & Phrases http://jijr.com/FbD Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writers’ Community #