Contributed by Linda Wilson, Children’s Author Your story begins with an idea, an idea that has come from one of your own experiences or someone’s experience that you’ve observed. To write your story, you first need to do your homework: read up on writing for children, read other authors’ books in your genre, take courses,…
Author: Karen Cioffi
Karen Cioffi is an award-winning author and children's ghostwriter. She loves to help those who want to be the author of a children's book fulfill their dream. Contact Karen today to get your story started!
When Is It Time to Let Your Manuscript Fly?
A manuscript if a funny thing. It seems it can be revised, edited, and proofed indefinitely.Then you get to a point where you think it might finally be there. But, as every good writer should do, you go over it yet again.
The Hardest Part of Writing is Actually Starting
The hardest part of writing will most likely be different for different writers. Many, though, have a hard time getting started. These writers know they want to write a story. They may have a character in mind or an idea for a storyline. The problem is getting started. To actually sit and write a beginning,…
Editing and Revisions – Do a Verb and Word Check
Editing is a must before submitting your manuscript and part of editing means checking for verbs and overuse of words.
Writing Success – You Have to Walk the Walk
“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” ~ Anatole France There are so many amazing quotes out there that focus in on what needs to be done to succeed in business (writing is a business), and does it in a sentence or two. The…
80 Quotes to Get You Moving Toward Your Goals
80 quotes to help inspire and motivate you to take the steps needed to achieve your goals.
Inspiration Versus Motivation
I thought I’d start the new year with a couple of inspirational and motivational quotes. This led me to the question of are these two words interchangeable. A lot of us throw the words inspirational and motivational around a lot, so I decided to do a bit of research on their meanings. The keyword search…
Amazon, Your Book, and Third-Party Sellers
I thought everyone knew about what’s going on with Amazon and third-party sellers until I recently shared a post from Vox on my social media. One reader had no idea this is going on. And, it’s going on elsewhere also, like on Walmart’s site. For a while now, I’ve known that when I purchase a…
Starting Your Children’s Book – There’s No Time Like Now
There are so many ‘time’ quotes. One that comes to mind is: “No such thing as spare time. No such thing as free time. No such thing as down time. All you got is time. Go.” ~ Henry Rollins Another one is: “We all have time to spend or waste, and it is our decision…
Authors – How to Handle Feedback
Contributed by Suzanne Lieurance We all will need to handle feedback at one time or another in our careers. For the writer, this feedback is usually the critique of either an unpublished manuscript (from an editor or members of a critique group) or a published piece (a review, for example). Feedback can be both positive…