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Holiday Writing for Childrens Writers

Happy Holiday Writing for Children’s Writers

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueDecember 5, 2024Leave a comment

Holiday time is here! Now is a great time for holiday writing. Today we look at writing and selling holiday stories and articles and the best time to sell them.

8 Ways to Improve Your Nonfiction Articles

8 Ways to Improve Your Nonfiction Articles

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueNovember 27, 2024Leave a comment

Publishers know that young people are hungry for good nonfiction. Let’s look at eight ways you can spruce up your nonfiction article writing.

10 Effective Article Endings

Riveting Resolutions: 10 Effective Article Endings

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueNovember 21, 2024Leave a comment

Writing an effective nonfiction article ending is one of the most overlooked aspects of writing. Leave your reader satisfied with these riveting resolutions!

10 Engaging Article Openings

Learn from Success: 10 Engaging Article Openings

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueNovember 14, 2024Leave a comment

One of the best ways to learn what makes an engaging article opening is to study published nonfiction pieces and to see what made them successful. Let’s do it!

Nonfiction for Very Young Readers

Writing Nonfiction for Very Young Readers

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 26, 2024Leave a comment

Writing nonfiction for very young children requires specific things but with a narrow focus, few words, and kid-friendly topics, you can break into this market.

The Big 3 of Nonfiction

The Big 3 of Nonfiction

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 19, 20243 Comments

The three essentials for any publishable children’s nonfiction are accuracy, clarity, and organization. Let’s look at these tips for success in nonfiction.

Show Don’t Tell Nonfiction

Sensing It: Bringing Show Don’t Tell to Your Nonfiction

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 11, 20242 Comments

What does show don’t tell mean when it comes to nonfiction? Jan Fields shares examples of using sensory details to bring true stories to life for the readers.

4 Steps to Improve Readability in Children’s Books

4 Steps to Improve Readability in Children’s Books

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 5, 2024Leave a comment

Part of writing children’s books that can be used in a school setting lies in meeting the needs of the reader. Here are 4 steps to improve readability.

Back to School Plans for Writers

Back to School Plans for Writers

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 22, 2024Leave a comment

Are you feeling the back-to-school itch? Make this season work for you as a writer! Jan Fields shares ways to get reinvigorated in your writing this fall.

Evaluating Writing Programs

Evaluating Writing Programs

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 15, 20243 Comments

How do you evaluate a critique program or a writing program and decide if it’s worth your time and your money? The answer is research. Check out these tips!

Show or Tell Writing Dialogue Tags and Beats

Show or Tell: Writing Dialogue Tags and Beats

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 8, 20242 Comments

Speech tags and action tags or beats are essential when writing dialogue. These tiny but mighty words are the difference between reader confusion and enjoyment.

Dive into Dialogue

Dive into Writing Dialogue

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 1, 20242 Comments

Dialogue is a favorite for writers AND readers. Dialogue makes your character present and real in a scene. Let’s talk tips and techniques for great dialogue.

Your Voice or Theirs

Your Voice or Theirs?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 18, 2024Leave a comment

Voice, whether your natural writing voice or the voice of a character, comes from an emotional place. Jan Fields gives us exercises to develop these voices.

Discovering Your Author Voice

Discovering Your Author Voice

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 11, 20242 Comments

Voice is something publishers want, but it’s an elusive thing to understand. Today, we discover ways to develop our own voice and the voices of our characters.

Inside-Outside More Tips on Writing Conflict

Inside/Outside: More Tips on Writing Conflict

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 27, 2024Leave a comment

When writing conflict, inner and outer conflicts are not two separate things. Outer conflicts offer an opportunity to explore inner ones better. Find out how.

Defining Types of Conflict in Children's Books

Defining Types of Conflict in Children’s Books

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 19, 20244 Comments

Conflict in children’s books isn’t necessarily fights or arguments, it’s about the roadblocks that keep the character from getting what they want in the story.

Conflict and Your Story Machine

Conflict and Your Story Machine

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 13, 20242 Comments

Discover how the conflict the main character of your manuscript faces is the little piece of the story machine with the biggest impact on your reader.

Plot What's At Stake

Plot: What’s At Stake?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 6, 20242 Comments

Plot moves forward as pressure is applied to characters to motivate them to act. Pressure in a story is all about the stakes. Are your stakes high enough?

Worldbuilding and the 3 Stages of Writing

Worldbuilding and the 3 Stages of Writing

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 30, 2024Leave a comment

Many writers think worldbuilding is only for fantasy and sci-fi, but it’s important for all stories. Consider worldbuilding in these 3 stages of writing.

4 Ways Setting Acts with and As Character

4 Tips for Efficient Worldbuilding

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 23, 20241 Comment

Worldbuilding is the process of making decisions about setting and systems for a story. Check out these four tips for efficient and effective worldbuilding.

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