A problem we'd all like to have

Something leaps out at me, Brad. You say what you need isn't necessarily for KIDS but that it has to be CLEAN. I'd throw a little caution at that idea. I'd find writers who can write for or communicate with kids. The clean part will either be there or not. But getting writers to provide you with a "clean" script doesn't necessarily mean it will be good for kids. Also, which kids? Teletubbies or Harry Potter (groan)? You've got a very attractive situation, and I would look for a team of writers to contribute to a single idea, rather than the typical failing at a young prodco, where a single writer handles many ideas. Out of five writers, you'll have one with an uncanny knack for characters names but no sense of plot, while another writer is always thinking "To be continued next week" but thinks it's cool for a character to be called Gordon or Stewart or Kathy. That's my .02 worth. Good luck with your situation; sounds like you're right on the money.

brad - you can go to a couple of places: http://moviebytes.com and put an advertisement in the "writers wanted" section as you've done here. or you can go to http://www.inktip.com and search for specific scripts from writers in the genre you want and if you find a writer with the style you're looking for then you can go directly to her or him with the offer.

good luck!

you can also place an ad in Mandy or Craigslist.

Brad --

I think an announcement will bring you a lot of riff raff. An announcement on here is not much different from a post in Craigslist for Los Angeles. But there is another resource for you, and that is the writers' postings themselves. In one afternoon, you could find a dozen writers right here on AW who you could private message and ask for some brainstorming. Maybe get on the phone with each for 15 minutes, or get a conference call going with four or five at a time. The writers have their posts up right here, you can tell if they've got verve and can spell, and a few minutes on the phone will tell you whether you've got a live fish or a waste of time. Why wait for writers to come to you from an ad, when you can judge them right here and make your own approach, keep it informal until you're ready to pay for their time on an hourly basis, and see what is created. I think AW is potentially a great place to scout. And you're definitely in a position to do the scouting; pay five writers $20 an hour, keep them all on the phone for three hours, and see what you get for an investment of $300, total. That's how it works in Universal City. And you're legit whereas a lot of writers on here are hoping for a shadow of legitimacy; your professional approach would electrify of lot of brainpower.

as before, good luck!

I'm up for a

little brainstorming.
Certainly if it's paid!!!

So, I agree with Seanie. Start ez mailing some of the writers here.
And start with me!