Children's Books
50 Precious Words Contest Hosted by Vivian Kirkfield the first page…………… lift offfresh airfamiliar, yet,newlight changesfrom sun to moongreetings,a friend I’d never otherwise meetdifferent views,detours and destinations,my hearta freeing pulsethe last page ………… landingnever in the same placesad it’s over,eager …
I write poems, but it is only recently that I have started sharing them. I’m in the middle of revising my novel in verse and loving every minute of it. I hope you like this poem and I hope it …
Fall is here! I’m welcoming the change with a new story I wrote for The Fall Writing Frenzy Contest. I loved writing this piece and I hope you enjoy it. Please leave a comment — I’d love to hear from …
This is my entry for the “50 Precious Words” contest. I’ve written my story in honour of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8, and Women’s History Month observed in March in the US, UK and Australia. (Canada celebrates in …
My first post of 2021 is about writing children’s picture books, with advice and information I have gathered online from three leading children’s book editors. I have compiled information that I feel is important as an unpublished author. This is …
It’s time for the Tenth Annual Holiday Contest hosted by Susanna Leonard Hill. Write a children’s holiday story under 250 words about a ‘holiday helper’. You can learn more here. I wasn’t sure if I would get this done in …
The CONTEST: * 100 Word Halloween story* Children ages 12 and under* Include words SKELETON, CREEP and MASK* Story can scary, funny, sweet or in between. Thank you to Children’s Author, Susanna Leonard Hill for the Contest and the inspiration. …
I hope everyone is doing well. This week’s blog is my entry for kidlit contest, ‘FALL WRITING FRENZY’. So fun! I hope you like it. I really enjoyed writing this piece. Thank you to the contest hosts and all the …
Wow. Where did August go? My time was spent with my girls and my husband, as well as writing new children’s books. One is a slightly more serious-toned picture book, written in honour of my dad. I think he would …
This week has been a challenging one. The high points have been listening and learning from many accomplished writers and industry professionals in an SCBWI virtual conference. I will share what I’ve learned this week, including a few little nuggets …