WC Newsletter #58*Children’s Literature

Note from the Editor:


Welcome to the Writers' Circle Newsletter!

I write in just about every genre’, however, I’ve decided to focus my major publishing efforts in children’s literature. There were two main reasons for this decision.

The first factor would have to be the herd rampaging through the room as I write this, my four kids. They give me inspiration as well as put up with being my test subjects.

The other reason I chose to focus on kid lit is more of an educational one. For me, it is a way of honing my craft. A good children’s story must have all the elements of any other type of good writing (setting, character, plot, etc.) BUT in a concise manner, due to the restricted word length and audience attention span. Entertaining and tightly written pieces, as we all know, are what we strive for in writing our articles, short stories and novels.

Just like my focus on Haiku in the realm of poetry, children’s literature helps me perfect my fiction and non-fiction writing.

Now I must corral and sooth the savage beasties with ice cream and hose ‘em down, before I toss them into bed.

While I do that, why don’t you check out the children’s literature pieces featured this week by Writers’ Circle members and non-members alike.

Red Writing Hood
"The Children's Writer Group" 

Next week's editor will be the wonderfully witty jappo

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Featured Items From Our Members:

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Kayty's Declaration of Independence  [E] Room cleaning revolution turned revelation... For JB Junction's July issue. by Red Writing Hood

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Baby Bunny's Wish  [E] A trip to the moon made possible by a wish... by Red Writing Hood

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You're a Big Boy Now  [E] A children's story, dedicated to my son, William. by Jessiebelle™

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Items From Non-Members:

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Park by the river.  [E] A poem, written from a child's perspective. by Wenderoo!

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Yellow Wallpaper  [E] Sadie's favorite color is yellow but she cannot find any wallpaper she likes until... by Cubby

Here are 2 stories from 2 of my kids/muses *bigsmiles* Their ideas and my typing.

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~she's 6 1/2~

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~he's 9 1/2~


:) ***Don't forget to tell the great authors featured this week that you saw their item in the Writers' Circle newsletter when you rate and review them!*** :)

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Writing Prompt: Try writing FOR a child, from the PERSPECTIVE of a child or just READ to a child.

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Weekly Quote: "Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome
for children to be always and forever explaining things to them." by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

One not enough? Try this: "Quotations for Writers" 

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Issue #58
09/16/2002
Edited by: Red Writing Hood

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