We hope you had a great Thanksgiving! And if you grabbed a book to read to a child, we’re sure you had no trouble finding...
From my files I found these tidbits of wisdom for beginning editors, but the thoughts are helpful for writers also. Barbara Marcus, Random House, said...
Want to write fast and get your idea for a children’s book on paper at last? Many writers set a quota of words per day....
Do you know who is the popular children’s book writer who never once received a rejection slip? Here are three clues: She became an American citizen in...
In Shirley Raye & Jennifer's workbook, Write a Marketable Children’s Book, we mention the importance of checking your manuscript for spelling and grammar errors. As competitive...
"Marley was dead, to begin with." This short, punchy line opens Charles Dickens’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL. But Lewis Carroll took his time with the beginning of ALICE...
Do you like to research? Some writers love research and do too much of it. Others hate it and do too little. I hope these...
You’ve heard the saying about success, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” To succeed in selling what you write, “It’s what you...
Lists of best-selling children’s books are great tools for writers. They show us what publishers and consumers are buying, and we learn about our craft from...
Shirley Raye and I are excited to announce that our workbook is now available in all e-book formats. The workbook has a fun, new cover as...