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  • Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course, Updated in 2022

    November 26, 2022

    adminassist

    Hello, WFCAT fans, The pooch crew has been hard at work on an update of the Crash Course that started it all! Strap on your helmet. Buckle up! Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course has been updated in 2022. ...

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  • RLGL: Round 5

    March 28, 2007

    Cynthea

    Do no be eliminated because of a technicality. Please include your entry number, your page number, your MS title in the SUBJECT of your email. If you have just entered, don’t worry about your entry number. Snoop will give you ...

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  • RLGL: round 4

    March 28, 2007

    Cynthea

    Do no be eliminated because of a technicality. Snoop is going bonkers trying to find entries that are improperly labeled. So please include your entry number, your page number, your MS title in the SUBJECT of your email. If you ...

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  • RLGL: round three

    March 27, 2007

    Cynthea

    Please remember to include your number, genre, page number, and your MS title in your email subjects. If you’re just joining us, don’t worry about the number. You’ll get one. Anyone who fails to do this will be subject to ...

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  • We broke Snoop’s email!

    March 27, 2007

    Cynthea

    K, tiny technical difficulty here. Snoop and Cynthea’s email boxes are both down. I have no idea when they’ll be back up. If you are competing in RLGL, please go ahead and send your next page. Just send it on ...

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  • RLGL results: round two

    March 27, 2007

    Cynthea

    Just an FYI: Please remember to include your number, genre, page number, and your MS title in your email subjects. If you’re just joining us, don’t worry about the number. You’ll get one. Lots for Snoop to keep track of. Oh, and ...

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  • RLGL results: round one

    March 26, 2007

    Cynthea

    First, if you saw the password protected page, that’s your signal that I’m working on the results. Do not ask me for a password. You won’t need it. Just wait until I publish the page, my dears. Second, if ...

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  • SPEED Red Light, Green Light begins!

    March 26, 2007

    Cynthea

    First Red Light: Today, 9PM CST. This means get your stuff to me before then. Results of Round 1 should be announced soon after. Here are the revised rules for SPEED RLGL. SPEED RED LIGHT/GREEN LIGHT (not to be confused with ...

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  • On rejection…

    March 23, 2007

    Cynthea

    I saw this post from one of my dear Livejournal buddies and I thought, well ain’t she speaking the truth? With Dot’s permission, I’ve posted it here for my readers. It’s something to think about when rejection threatens to ...

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  • Why should I target my submission to a specific editor at a publisher?

    March 22, 2007

    Cynthea

    Targeting submissions to editors whom you’ve never had personal experience with can be well-worth the research effort. While it is true that infomation you find on the Internet can become outdated, an editor’s preferences for humor versus boy books versus ...

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  • The ending won’t write itself!

    March 22, 2007

    Cynthea

    IN WRITING NEWS: Well, well, well, after over a month of complete insanity, I have just realized one thing: the ending to my latest ms won’t write itself. I can take care of my loved ones, see my writing buddies, ...

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