Here’s our jam-packed conference schedule! Start planning NOW for two days of encouragement and education. Spring Blessings discount has been extended through June 15! registration Friday, September 20, 2019 *Please check final schedule and room assignment 12:00 – 2:00 PM TEAM set-up in Craft-Hemphill (CH) and Hayes Ministry Center (HMC) 2:00 – 3:00 pm … More Conference Schedule
As an aspiring picture book author, I had high hopes for breaking into children’s publishing. I worked on my craft, joined a critique group, revised and polished my picture book manuscripts, then sent them off to publishers, hoping my dream would soon be reality. That’s when I encountered two seemingly impossible hurdles: the slush pile and, worse … More How To Find an Agent: Six Questions for Picture Book Writers
Whew! There’s a lot to learn when you’re striving for rejection. Here is your last round of ideas to help you to master the art of losing an editor in ten ways. [spacer height=”20px”] Way 8: Don’t Edit Your Work No one’s work is perfect. So, to seal a rejection of your manuscript, skip editing. … More Part IV of “How to Lose an Editor in 10 Ways” BELIEVE YOU ARE PERFECT
We’ve been talking about some of the top 10 ways to lose an editor, based on interviews I conducted with editors at four Christian children’s publications. (Part I: SKIP THIS STEP, Part II: HOW TO MESS UP YOUR CHARACTERS) In this section we are going to cover four more ways to lose an editor through … More Part III of “How to Lose an Editor in 10 Ways” COMPLICATE YOUR CONTENT
Welcome to part 2 of my blog series. (Click here if you missed PART I: SKIP THIS STEP) Let’s delve into a couple more ways you can lose an editor. Incorporating some of these flaws into your characters will almost always guarantee a rejection. Here’s how: [spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Way 2: Make Your Characters … More Part II of “How to Lose an Editor in Ten Ways” HOW TO MESS UP YOUR CHARACTERS
The first (and possibly the most important) step to writing for publication is to read the writers guidelines and a few of the organization’s publications to get an idea of what they publish. So, if you are looking to lose an editor immediately, simply skip this step. Three out of the four editors I interviewed … More Part I of “How To Lose An Editor in Ten Ways” SKIP THIS STEP
Anyone can sabotage their writing career. It takes less skill to fail as a freelance children’s writer than it does to succeed. I’ve interviewed four editors from popular Christian children’s magazines who reveal details on what to do to increase your chances of staying out of print. In this four-part series, you will learn 10 … More How to Lose an Editor in Ten Ways
by Carol Baldwin Last week there were two more horrific shootings. One in a California synagogue, the second in a university in Charlotte, NC. This is not a blog about gun control or even an attempt to answer the question that plagues many of us, “What is our world coming to?” But it is a … More Christian Writer:
The WRITE2IGNITE team has been working hard to select a theme and faculty for the 2019 conference. Just in case you missed our announcements, here are the links: THEME: A True Witness KEYNOTE SPEAKERS TEEN TRACK WORKSHOP OPTIONS ADULT WORKSHOPS FACULTY Can you tell we’re excited about this conference? We’re praying that it will … More Have You Heard?