Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course, Updated in 2022
November 26, 2022Hello, 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. ...
<<Continue Reading...>>7 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: Structure for Different Formats by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017Today’s topic on Writing for Children and Teens is about Structure for Different Formats! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOoFAN_9zqg&t=2s In this video, Cynthea Liu discusses the different structures for different formats and age groups. In the video Cynthea covers these topics: 1. Structure matters, how a book is ...
<<Continue Reading...>>6 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: Complexity (Word Count, Plotting, etc.) in Different Formats by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017For today’s topic on Writing for Children and Teens, I’m going to discuss the Complexity in Different Formats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhstkPK1K3M&t=2s In this video by Cynthea Liu, she discusses how to approach complexity when dabbling in multiple formats. Cynthea’s main points: 1. Word Count matters and ...
<<Continue Reading...>>5 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: What Age Your Main Character Should Be by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017Today’s vlog post will help YOU figure out what age your main character should be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ciekc7DvU In this installment, Cynthea Liu advises writers on how to determine the age of their main character. Cynthea discusses the main points of how to decide ...
<<Continue Reading...>>4 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: How to Write for Multiple Formats by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017Today’s vlog post is about HOW to write for multiple formats click here to view it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkevhILUPPE&t=6s Cynthea Liu on how to write for multiple formats when it comes to children’s publishing. She discusses what differences mark the variations of the formats. The ...
<<Continue Reading...>>3 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: The Benefits of Writing Multiple Formats by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017In Cynthea’s  second video in an 8 part series, she discusses the benefits of writing for multiple formats in children’s literature. There are many benefits to writing in multiple formats, and Cynthea discusses them all. If you enjoyed Writing for Multiple ...
<<Continue Reading...>>2 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: Disclaimers by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017In this video, Cynthea Liu gives disclaimers for her next videos in this series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJeW7_KtDwM She states, 1. Apply your own thoughts to advice you get from anyone. I only speak from my perspective and not others. Do not cling on to hard-and-fast ...
<<Continue Reading...>>1 of 9: Writing for Children and Teens: Writing For Multiple Formats by Cynthea Liu
August 13, 2017In a series of videos for WriteOnCon, Cynthea Liu begins an 8 part campaign on writing for children and teens. For my first blog post I am going to be discussing how and why you should write in multiple formats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsiHth24QYw&t=2s In the ...
<<Continue Reading...>>1 of 9: How to Write for Multiple Children’s Book Formats at WriteOnCon.org
January 31, 2017https://youtu.be/OsiHth24QYw Sit back and relax in this 9-part video series about how to write picture books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, and much much more. I will discuss theme, content, style, structure, and other major differences to help you navigate ...
<<Continue Reading...>>From Craft to Career: How to Make a Financial Life as a Children’s Book Writer
January 30, 2017Last week, I spoke for the SCBWI-IL Chicago network along with Savy Leiser. Â We had a lovely group who were interested in my sharing the slides from that talk. From Craft to Career: How to Make A Financial Life as ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Code 7 Challenge: Kissy will be hard at work at Starts With Us!
November 10, 2016Hello everyone, Today is a flagship day as Kissy and I announce our latest challenge for those of you who are looking for some feedback on your manuscript. It’s RLGL on steroids and maybe just maybe we can help you get ...
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