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Interview with SFC Copy Editor Cheryl Mansfield

Cheryl Mansfield, Copy Editor of SFC, still wishes she were still a kid. Since that isn't possible she plays with her imaginary friends by creating stories for young children to preteens. She is published in biographies for the educational market and is a member of SCBWI.

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Added by VS Grenier on April 25, 2011 at 10:28am — No Comments

World of Ink Guest Post with Author Judy Snider - The Back Story of "The Sacred Purse"

The Sacred Purse

The idea for The Sacred Purse started one morning at Debi Wacker’s kitchen table as our writer’s group of women talked about how busy their lives were .…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 22, 2011 at 10:49am — No Comments

Award-winning Author Renee Hand joins the Stories for Children Publishing April ‘11 World of Ink Tour

Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Renee Hand’s latest children’s book, “The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case #2 Mineral Mischief” all month long in

April 2011.

Renee Hand is an award-winning author, educator, tennis coach and various other things. Hand has been writing for over twenty…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 18, 2011 at 11:27am — 1 Comment

World of Ink Author Spotlight - Judy Snider & Joan Dickow

From the moment we are born, someone is telling us to be careful. No matter what country we call home or what language we speak, these words follow us our entire lives. You might hear parents, friends, family or children lovingly say this phrase at least once a day. Think about all of the times that a loved one goes off to school,…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 4, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Stories for Children Magazine April ’11 Issue

After a year hiatus, Stories for Children Magazine is pleased to announce its re-launch with the April 2011 issue. This award-winning Ezine has delighted children around the world for three years, featured children’s authors and illustrators from top publishers to small indie publications, and given free worksheets to educators and homeschool…

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Added by VS Grenier on March 30, 2011 at 9:45pm — No Comments

Tips on Writing for Children with World of Ink Co-Authors Tom Listul and Heather Listul Hewitt

Tips on Writing for Children

It is important to think like a kid.
Try to find that place inside of you where your imagination can come up with stories that kids will connect with. Funny stories, fictional stories, life stories, whimsical stories, stories about things you remember as a…

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Added by VS Grenier on March 17, 2011 at 9:35am — No Comments

How to Pitch Your Book to an Agent or Publisher: Writing a Killer Blurb

Today, I'm excited to share a guest post from Award-winning Author Mayra Calvani. She is stopping by as part of her World of Ink Virtual Author Tour this month.

Mayra not only writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She’s a reviewer for The New York Journal of Books and co-editor of Voice in the Dark ezine.

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Added by VS Grenier on February 6, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Publishing Requires Patience by Cheryl C. Malandrinos

I was askedto draft a guest post about what I learned from publishing a book. There areseveral things I could have mentioned, but the one that stuck out the most tome was patience.

I’ve…

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Added by VS Grenier on January 6, 2011 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

World of Ink Guest Post: Lessons Learn from Writing Children's Books with Marsha Casper Cook

Lessons Learn from Writing Children's Books‏

By: Marsha Casper Cook…

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Added by VS Grenier on December 8, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

What Makes a Good Story with World of Ink December '10 Tour Guest Author J.D. Holiday

I talked with J.D. Holiday about her latest book, “The Great Snowball Escapade” and what she considered the basic ingredients of a good story. We all know the things that keep you reading until the last page of course, but what are those things and are they the same things in…

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Added by VS Grenier on December 1, 2010 at 11:30pm — 6 Comments

How to make a Christmas Wreath

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Added by Doris Anne Beaulieu on November 13, 2010 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Book Review: Micaela Morris in Jo’s Heaven and Other Stories by John Howard Reid

Micaela Morris in Jo’s Heaven and Other Stories

John Howard Reid

Lulu.com (September 2, 2007)

978-1430324768

Micaela Morris in Jo’s Heaven and Other Stories is a rare treat for those who enjoy their fiction short. Fifteen… Continue

Added by William R. Potter on July 4, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A Book and a Chat with "Melissa Crandall"

I'm back from my trip "Across the Pond" and will be sharing some items of news and interest and even a laugh or two over the next few days on this blog. For today however I'm back with my radio show. Tonight it is "A Book and a Chat with Melissa Crandall"

At the tender age of six, Melissa Crandall wrote, illustrated, and published her first book, "The Dog and the Fox."… Continue

Added by Storyheart on October 21, 2009 at 5:36pm — No Comments

Radio Guests and Other Writings

Saturdays Radio Show

My special guest on today's "Book and a Chat" was Irene Watson, Author, entrepreneur, and therapist, her life has taken her on many paths, with breakthrough results and exemplar growth, to find her authentic and true self. We… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 13, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Book Review of "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes"

Book Review: "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes" (Loving Healing Press)

Author: Frances Shani Parker

Book Reviewer: Dr. Peter A. Lichtenberg, Director, Institute of Gerontology,… Continue

Added by Frances Shani Parker on November 28, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments