Children’s Writing Web Journal

• Has Anyone Ever Written a Story About…..
  Posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (2)
  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.
• Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2009-03-01
  Posted on Sunday, March 1st, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (0)
  Last day for Charter member pricing @ The Clubhouse! http://cbiclubhouse.
• Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2009-03-10
  Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (0)
  Nice video of author Peter Reynolds school visit: http://snipurl.com/dhezt Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writing Community # 13-year-old boy tells what teens want in a book: http://short.to/1w92 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com - Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! # take a virtual tour of a spectacular library: http://jijr.com/Cmo Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com children’s writers’ community # Classic books get beautiful new covers: http://snipr.
• Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2009-03-11
  Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (1)
  How to revise a novel: http://jijr.com/DuC Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com - Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! # New @ the Clubhouse: Where To Find Free Lists of Children’s Book Publishers — http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet # Creative writing worksheets to download: http://snipr.com/cxjpi Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com Children’s Writers’ Community # 40 Inspiring Writing Blogs: http://short.to/20wo Jon, http://short.
• Writing Picture Books: How to Captivate a Young Reader
  Posted on Monday, March 9th, 2009 in writing tips - Comments: (6)
  Picture books aren’t read, they’re performed. The very act of reading a story out loud to a child forces the reader to add inflection, dramatic pauses, and even ad-lib some commentary. Where the pages are turned can add (or detract) as much from the experience as the quality of the story itself.Picture books are almost always 32 pages long. There is no mysterious artistic reason for this; it’s simply how the printing presses work.

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