Our Top Posts From the Past Month
July 1st, 2009 by
Too many posts to handle? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here’s a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out:
- Children’s Book Publishing 101: 5 Ways to Improve Your Manuscript
Posted on Friday, June 12th, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (1)In this video: five ways to make your manuscript shine before you send it to a children’s book publisher.Free free to embed this video in a blog or website. You can also view or download it at YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Blip.tv, Veoh, Sclipo, 5min, Graspr and i2TV Interested in learning how to write a book and send it to children’s book publishers?
- Smart Promotion Tip for Children’s Book Authors
Posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 in business of publishing - Comments: (2)Authors know the power of giving out freebies to promote their books. Bookmarks, stickers and the like are a great way to spread the word. The problem is getting the stuff in the hands of enough children, teachers and parents to make a difference. Here’s the solution: “freebie” websites. These sites list offers of free goodies for a variety of audiences, and are excellent places for authors to be listed.
- Unique Tool For Writers: Wordle
Posted on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 in freebies - Comments: (2)Wordle is a free online tool that takes any text and creates a “word cloud”. The more a word shows up in the text, the larger it appears in a cloud. Here’s a Wordle cloud I created using the text of Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address.I can think of a few interesting uses for children’s book writers (or any writer, for that matter): Run your manuscript through it to see if you’re overusing certain adjectives.
- Video: 7 Things Editors @ Children’s Book Publishers Wish They Could Tell Writers
Posted on Monday, June 8th, 2009 in videos - Comments: (3)Editors are sometimes too polite to tell writers what they need to hear. So we’ll do the job for them!If this embedded video doesn’t work, you can also view the video at any of these places: Yahoo, MySpace, Revver, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Veoh, Sclipo, Viddler, Howcast, 5min, Graspr and i2TVInterested in learning how to write a book and send it to children’s book publishers?
- Which Children’s Books Do Kids Read Most?
Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (3)A survey of more than three million American children has identified the most-read books at each age level. Conducted by the Renaissance Learning Web site, the survey has some fascinating revelations.Grade by grade, here are the most-read books:1st Grade - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss2nd Grade - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff3rd Grade - Charlotte’s Web by E.
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July 6th, 2009 at 10:03 am
As the recent publisher of a new children’s book series called “The Undercover Kids,” The Children’s Writing Web Journal has been very helpful. The video was a great reminder to go back to basics in order to create an appealing book. Thank you!
July 14th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Hello! My name is Kailee and I’m a 12 year old writer. I love to write! I’ve been writing since I was 9. I want to be a teacher and an author when I get older. How old to you have to be to be an author?