Tips For Writers

ONLINE HELP FOR WRITERS

Writing Basics

www.writing-world.com/basics/manuscript.shtml - Moira Allen's site. Here she provides the basics for formating your manuscript.

www.fionabayrock.com/ARTICLEQandAbeendone.htm - Information from Fiona Bayrock to help you write better nonfiction magazine articles.

www.fionabayrock.com/articlecerritobib.htm - Another article at Fiona's site. This one on creating a bibliography.

www.highlightsfoundation.org/pages/current/resources_top.html - This site offers writing help from Highlights for Children on a wide variety of topics.

www.right-writing.com/natural.html - Some tips on writing dialogue from Gloria Kempton.

Writing Organizations and Websites

• Children’s Book Council
  The membership list at www.cbcbooks.org is updated monthly.

• Children’s Book Insider
  A monthly newsletter, includes CWIM updates. www.write4kids.com

• Children’s Writer
  A monthly newsletter from The Institute of Children’s Literature.
  www.childrenswriter.com

• Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market
  A yearly comprehensive directory from Writer’s Digest that lists book and
  magazine publishers, contests, and more. www.writersdigest.com

• Institute of Children's Literature
  A wealth of information on writing children's literature plus online classes.
  http://www.institutechildrenslit.com

• Kid Magazine Writers
  Tons of information on magazine writing. www.kidmagwriters.com

• Smart Writers
  A web site with helpful tips, contests, agent information and much more.
  www.smartwriters.com

• Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Bulletin
  Bimonthly market listings sent via e-mail to SCBWI members.
  www.scbwi.org

• Verla Kay & Harold D. Underdown
  These sites offer help for children's writers with a wealth of information on everything from getting started to finding the perfect agent. www.verlakay.com, http://www.underdown.org/

WRITING BOOKS

20 Master Plots and How to Build Them by Ronald B. Tobias.

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints by Nancy Kress.

Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market by Writer's Digest Books. (published annually)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books by Harold D. Underdown.

Creating Characters Kids Will Love by Elaine Marie Alphin.

How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published by Barbara Seuling.

How to Write a Children's Picture Book by Eve Heidi Bine-Stock.

On Writing: a Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King.

Picture Writing: a New Approach to Writing for Kids and Teens by Anastasia Suen.

Take Joy: a Book for Writers by Jane Yolen.

Word Magic by Cindy Rogers.

The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children by Nancy Lamb.

The Writer's Journey : Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler.