Children’s Writing Web Journal

• Children’s Book Publishers & Young Readers - How to Wow Them With Your Story: http://EzineArticles.com/?id=2588558 #

• Colossal Directory of Children’s Publishers http://is.gd/1tKw0 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Dolly Parton writes children book: http://is.gd/1tKnO Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #

• Children’s author wins on Jeopardy: http://is.gd/1sEoj Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• You know you’re a writer when… http://is.gd/1sBHe Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• What to include on an author website: http://is.gd/1sBkM Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• 8 Common First Aid Mistakes And Myths: http://is.gd/1sC0S Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• YA book sets off controversy: http://is.gd/1sAPf These folks are fighting back: http://is.gd/1sB16 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com #
• Contest Will Send a Teacher to Antarctica: http://is.gd/1sAPf Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Peak Performance Times 4 Morning People & Night Owls: http://is.gd/1sBT4 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• How to Write a Picture Book That Shines: http://is.gd/1sDG6 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• Jumpstart Your Writing by Asking “Why?” http://is.gd/1sAM7 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• Using Photos as Writing Prompts: http://is.gd/1sBLE Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• How to Stop Readers in Their Tracks: http://is.gd/1sAJd Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• How to Write a Picture Book That Shines: http://is.gd/1sDG6 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• The 4 Traits of Successful Children’s Book Writers: http://is.gd/1sAF6 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #

• 100 Search Engines for Writers: http://is.gd/1rg3z Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• The 4 Traits of Successful Children’s Writers: http://is.gd/1rg0b Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• Writing Tip: Add Realism To Your Writing - http://is.gd/1rfXD Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Essential Children’s Writing Resource #
• 7 Things Editors Wish They Could Tell You: http://is.gd/1rfT5 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• The Growing Children’s E-book Industry http://is.gd/1rgri Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Smart Promotion Tip for Children’s Book Authors: http://is.gd/1rfQk Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• 5 Ways to Improve Your Manuscript http://is.gd/1rfNC Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #
• New imprint - comic books for a younger audience http://is.gd/1rgGd Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Come Join the Fightin’ Bookworms! #
• Hey Fightin’ Bookworms - the July issue of Children’s Book Insider is online! http://cbiclubhouse.com #

Writing picture book fiction is quite possibly the hardest type of writing there is, and yet editors receive more picture book manuscripts than any other genre. To make your work stand out from the crowd, you need to do more than study how to devise a winning plot and create believable, unique characters. You need to polish your prose until it sparkles. Here’s a video checklist to help with the editing process:

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• A Writer’s Guide to Social Networking: http://is.gd/1qaX3 Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Where Children’s Writers Meet #

Yes, Google is great.  Really, it’s revolutionized the world.  But the web doesn’t end at Google’s doors.  For the writer, there are some really, really terrific research tools just waiting to be discovered.  So, let’s discover ‘em!

Ms. Freckles - Crisply designed site that puts a boatload of info at your fingertips.  It’s particularly strong for writers needing translations or definitions of non-English words.  http://www.msfreckles.com/index.php?lang=en

Questia - Offers access to a huge collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles, much of which are unavailable elsewhere.  There’s a monthly cost, but you can get a 72 hour free trial to check it out.  http://www.questia.com

Yahoo Kids - OK, you’ve heard of Yahoo, but have you checked out this search tool?  From this page, you’ll be able to dig through pop culture in no time.  Need to know what your readers are into?  Here’s where to turn!  http://kids.yahoo.com/search

Complete Planet - Got some serious research to do?  Have a look at Complete Planet, which provides over 70,000+ searchable “deep web”  databases and specialty search engines.  http://aip.completeplanet.com/

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• 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.