Title: A Crooked Kind of Perfect Written by: Linda Urban Hardback: 211 pages Ages: 8 to 12 Publisher: Harcourt, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-15-206007-7 Zoe Elias aspires to be a prodigy piano player and holds onto her dreams of Carnegie Hall. She believes that if she can only get a baby grand piano her wishes will come…
Barry Rudner has been a writer and poet of self-esteem books for children for over thirty years. This journey has allowed him to write about universal truths such as reaching for your dreams, being yourself, undying friendships, homelessness, and disability awareness. He is the product of an incredible education that was a gift from his…
Take a look in the business section of any large bookstore these days and you’ll find dozens of books written by successful business professionals. That’s because each of these authors knew that writing a book could help them take their business to new heights. It’s a well known fact. There’s just no better way to…
Irene S. Roth is an Author and Editor for Halo Publishing. She has a Masters Degree in Philosophy and Psychology from York University and is currently using her expertise to write for kids about empowerment and self-esteem. She has published articles for kids, tweens and teens in Encounter, and Stories for Children Magazine. Irene Roth…
Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults and has authored over a dozen books, some of which have won awards. Her stories, reviews, interviews and articles have appeared on numerous publications both in print and online. She lives in Belgium with her husband, two wonderful kids, and her two beloved pets. Blog:…
Dorit Sasson, a New York City native, is a teacher’s teacher with over sixteen years of professional experience in teacher education and multicultural classroom settings. She is an ESL educator, writer, creative thinker, visionary and created the an online global teaching and coaching center. Teaching in Israel required Dorit to act and think like an…
Writing Daily Recently I read an excellent book on novel writing. It contained many helpful tips and strategies on writing top-quality fiction. Yet I was very frustrated with the author’s writing mantra. He claimed that his success in writing was based on one goal he consistently strove for and achieved: He wrote 3,000 words each…
Learn why story endings are so important and how to get them right.
One of the things I like best about types of nonfiction nonfiction formats for children’s magazines is the wide array of structures, or formats, in which material can be presented. Nonfiction articles can take the form of narrative prose, how-to’s, quizzes, verse, personal experience, slice-of-life, profiles, as-told-to’s, or some combination of the above. The structure…
Good titles for books are important and Nancy I. Sanders explains how to come up with a good title.
by Rachelle Nones Product description writing is an interesting and lucrative niche category for freelance writers. But some writers have the mistaken notion that it’s easy to perform. It’s not. There is an art to writing engaging descriptions and the writing becomes even more complex when search engine optimization (SEO) keywords and phrases have to…
Welcome to Episode 6 of The Law of Attraction for Writers Podcast! There’s a difference between staying busy and taking the kind of action that actually moves your writing life forward. In this episode, Simon Rose and I explore the Law of Attraction principle of Inspired Action—the kind of action that feels aligned, energized, and…
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