Children’s Writing – Page 8

This is a special edition of The Write Stuff. Every year, writer and teacher Susanna Leonard Hill runs a Halloween writing contest on her blog, and every year I mean to enter but never seem to get my little story done on time. She calls the contest the Halloweensie Contest "because it's not very long… Continue reading Halloweensie Special Edition

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Connect the Stars — Review and Giveaway

October 26, 2015April 1, 2018 rosihollinbeck

Thought for the Day:“Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.”~ Earl Nightingale ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Erika Wassall has written a great post on… Continue reading Connect the Stars — Review and Giveaway

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Watch Out for Flying Kids — Review and Giveaway

September 28, 2015April 1, 2018 rosihollinbeck

Thought for the Day:"Start writing something and the ideas will come. You have to turn the faucet on before the water starts to flow." ~ Louis L’Amour ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:The Write Practice has an interesting post on Point of View. Most writers know a lot of what’s HERE, but there are some new things. Writers Helping Writers… Continue reading Watch Out for Flying Kids — Review and Giveaway

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The Safest Lie — Review and Giveaway

September 21, 2015April 1, 2018 rosihollinbeck

Thought for the Day:"You can fix anything but a blank page." ~ Nora Roberts ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:I have been saving this one for quite awhile. So just in time for Halloween writing: Adventures in YA Publishing has a great post up called How to Write Scary by Gretchen McNeil. I know I would like to… Continue reading The Safest Lie — Review and Giveaway

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Out at Home — Review and Giveaway

August 24, 2015April 1, 2018 rosihollinbeck

Thought for the Day:“Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without question, anything you present them with, as long as it is… Continue reading Out at Home — Review and Giveaway