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Fun "Words to Grow With" Children 4 -8

Words, by David Russell - ® & © As noted last week these poems and stories were originally written for my grandkids as part of birthday gifts from ages 2 to 12; when they grew too old for Grandpa’s...

6 comments    children's poetry
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Earn Money Writing Interesting Articles for Children

Earning money from writing has the advantages of earning an income from home. This could suit either the mother of young children or the older retired person with time on their hands. There are hundreds of...

6 comments    write for children
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Finding Pinocchio in The Bible

Once there was a wise creator of beautiful things. He filled his world with wonders wrought by his own hand and saw that they were good, but one thing he lacked. If he only had a son to share his beautiful...

13 comments    writing hubchallenge disney
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Writing Stories For Your Child

Writing short stories or letters to your children is a thoughtful and unique way to express your love and can be something you both look back on with a smile. A special story created just for them with their...

42 comments    life family children
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Potato Pickers Chapter Five

Grab. Thunk. Grab. Thunk. Grab. Thunk. Had the potatoes grown smaller but heavier since lunch? Lorraine's bucket was not filling. Her arms felt like rolling pins without the roll. Elaine was moving...

0 comments    hubchallenge potatoes 1943
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How To Write a Picture Book

 A picture book for children is generally a 32-page illustrated book with less than 1000 words.  That said, there are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to picture books, other than the book must be...

0 comments    children picture books
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Developing Secondary Characters

1939 was a year of great optimism. The World's Fair opened in New York and nothing probably expressed this optimism as well as General Motor's "thought provoking" exhibit called Futurama captured to the right...

0 comments    how to writing hubchallenge
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Interview with Stories for Children Copyeditor Neysa Jensen

Neysa is the SCBWI Regional Co-Director for Southern Idaho and Utah, a copyeditor at Stories For Children magazine and a writer in her own right. Welcome Neysa! What's Your Pet Peeve:There are so many. But...

3 comments    interview writing for children
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How To Publish A Childrens Book

This hub intends to help those that have an ambition to, or are at least curious about, how to not only write a children's book but also how to publish a children's book. Before we go on, I need you to think...

12 comments    children writing writers
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Writing and Publishing for Children

INTRODUCTION So, you want to write stories for children. That is something that many people have dreamed of doing their whole lifetime. The children’s book industry is booming and publishers are always...

2 comments    children fun writing
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