Are you aching to write a middle grade novel but you don’t really know how to get started much less finish such a project? Then here are a few tips to help you get going. • Start with a main character – your protagonist. Ask yourself – What does this person want more than anything in…
Spring is the perfect time for a fresh start to your writing career.
Stay-at-home-mom jobs can be hard to find. But writing for children might be the perfect career choice if you’d like to earn money and still be a stay-at-home mom.
Children’s author Nancy I. Sanders gives tips for how to write a children’s picture book and get it published.
Spring has sprouted in my garden. Tiny seedlings are popping up everywhere! It’s so exciting to see—especially one of my favorite flowers, red amaranth. There’s a carpet of one-inch seedlings near my garden path where I enjoyed the brilliant red flowers last year, all summer long. But there’s one problem. There are too many seedlings….
Today I planted flower seeds in my garden. Last fall, I pulled up my dead flowers and threw them in the trash. But I took time to collect seeds from some of the flowers before I got rid of them. I collected seeds from yellow marigolds, orange marigolds, and milkweed. I stored these seeds all…
When a writer’s muse seems to be on vacation, she may be at a loss for story ideas. While there are a number of sites and tools online to help get the creative juices flowing, one tool that writers might overlook is studying folktales. Reading folktales is a great way to spin a new yarn,…
A really great way to get into Kindle Publishing is by creating children’s Kindle books. Children’s book publishing is very popular and there are lots of tips for quickly creating books. Your kids’ books can be fiction, but it’s often best to focus non-fiction informational books, because the text is simple. As long as you…
Many authors struggle to create fully developed, believable characters, and doing character interviews is one method I (and many authors) use to achieve this goal.
An important and unique aspect of writing for children is that authors need to be aware of and consistently apply established rules for making manuscripts age-appropriate. However, at the same time, it’s important to remember that the rules and leveling tools that are available are of limited value in helping writers craft fiction and nonfiction…
One way to build a freelance writing business, particularly if you’re a teacher or former teacher, is to write for the educational market.
by Nancy I. Sanders Yesterday I heard from a publisher who I’m working with on a Christmas story. He needed a synopsis to share with the team, plus some other details put together and sent his way. Usually, when I write a story for a certain holiday, I’ve worked on it 6-8 months in advance…
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