January 2008:  I interview eight children's magazine editors including Deborah Vetter and Carolyn Yoder in the article "Hit a Home Run with Winning Profiles."

Rx for Writers

January 2008:  Learn to tweak an idea for multiple sales in my article "One Idea - Five Markets."

Coming Soon to the SCBWI Bulletin my review of the book Write Out of the Oven!  Letters and Recipes From Children’s Authors by Josephine M. Waltz.

Writing a children's magazine story must be easy - right?  Well not exactly.  Discover how the process really works by reading my article "How I Finally Made A Sale to Highlights for Children and How You Can Too."  

Click on "Do You Need A Website?" to read my article that appeared in Kid Magazine Writers.  The article details my personal web journey and features tips for choosing a web designer by Kaufman Web Consulting.

Nothing compares to a writer's first sale.  Read the story of my first sale by clicking on "Small Voices."

This country girl braved New York City and attended her first national writing conference in February 2005.  Read all about it in Sprouts, a publication of the New Jersey Society For Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.  My article features authors Jerry Spinelli, Susan Jeffers, Esme Codell, and Gail Carson Levine.

I interview children's author and illustrator Trinka Hakes Noble in the article, "Write From the Heart." 

Read about my experience at a weekend writer's conference in the article, "Good News:  Editors Don't Bite."

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