Comments for Writing for Children and Teens

Comment on A Free-tique Round is Open: Free-for-All for First Pages by Cynthea

Cynthea — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:55 +0000

Thank you.

Comment on A Free-tique Round is Open: Free-for-All for First Pages by Cynthea

Cynthea — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:38 +0000

You’re welcome!

Comment on Authors on the Verge: Meet L.K. Madigan, novelist by CHarlotte

CHarlotte — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:33:16 +0000

kk i loved your book the mermaids mirror and i was hopping you could make a second book from the perspective of Nix were i dont know but i hate when books end like that. She should break the vow secretly and meet him or he should come on land b/c i loved there romance!

Comment on A Free-tique Round is Open: Free-for-All for First Pages by Traci Van Wagoner

Traci Van Wagoner — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:08:50 +0000

Thanks a million for doing this and for your wonderful critique. Your encouraging comments will help boost my confidence during the submission process which is about to begin!

Comment on A Free-tique Round is Open: Free-for-All for First Pages by Amy

Amy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:29:54 +0000

Bummer. Tuesday was a busy day and I missed it. I hope you have another one in the future!

Comment on how to critique rhyming children’s poems by Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:49:45 +0000

Chowder, roof and orange…you can add ‘family’ which is sometimes two syllables (fam-lee) and sometimes three (fam-uh-lee). Best to avoid those tough words altogether!

Comment on A Free-tique Round is Open: Free-for-All for First Pages by Alice Fleury

Alice Fleury — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:08:10 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear about Snoop.

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Comment on A Free-tique Round is Open: Free-for-All for First Pages by Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:13:16 +0000

I am mucho excited about more freetiques but so sorry about Snoop. May we all write the best first pages ever in his memory.

Comment on how to format your manuscript by Cynthea

Cynthea — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:49:34 +0000

It’s much easier to use a typical manuscript format from the very beginning than doing it after the fact. To go back and try to reformat everything sounds like a tedious process to me!

Comment on about me by Cynthea

Cynthea — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:06:35 +0000

There is no age requirement to become published in the children’s/teen book market. Primary readers of this website happen to be adults as I often work with adult writers as a writing coach. I do also work with younger writers, but that is only with the participation of a sponsoring school.

In this industry, the rules for young writers to be published are the same as they are for adults. So all the advice given here applies to young writers as well.

Write a great book and publishers will pay attention, regardless of the writer’s age.