Writing For Kids

Picture books, middle grade, chapter books this is the place to discuss reading and writing childrens' books.

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Kitty Pryde
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Talk about the kidlit you're reading!
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JennaGlatzer
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Children's Writers: You Don't Hire the Artist
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timp67
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All Things Middle Grade
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MsJudy
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KidLit Blogs
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mrsmig
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Writing a picture book
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Maryn
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Stew21
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The Bouncy Castle in Space
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Smish
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The Kidlit Gang's Support and Accountability Thread
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Agent Jennifer Laughran On Kids' Books and Word Count
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SuperKate
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The Big Bumper Friday Check-In Thread
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sissybaby
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Finding Word Counts and RenLearn/Accelerated Reader Website
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James W
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BEWARE: Children's Literary Agency (WL Childrens Agency)
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JoeEkaitis
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Children's Writer's & Artist's Online Toolkit
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Rick Archer
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Institute of Children's Literature
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Mare
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Roger J Carlson
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AW Library Open
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John Berkowitz
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Character name for a MG book
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kinokonoronin
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Self-Publishing a Children's Picture Book
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mccardey
mccardey
Hybrid publishing deals
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Woollybear
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Writers and Illustrators
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Lakey
Lakey
honeynotjam
Early Chapter Book Length?
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Unimportant
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Which picture book story idea sounds better?
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Lakey
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Illustration Services
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CeeMe29
erinxblan
Are demons inappropriate for MG readers?
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Cobalt Jade
Cobalt Jade
L.Zihe
Favorite kidlit you appreciated as an adult?
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honeynotjam
honeynotjam
Choppic
What make you decide on an illustrator?
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CharlotteA
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CharlotteA
Children's book and illustrations
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CharlotteA
CharlotteA
RosieW
Do you write middle grade historical fiction?
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Brigid Barry
Brigid Barry
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I know authors don't hire the illustrator but what if you found the perfect artist who's willing?
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Maryn
Maryn
stevenmnedeau
Can I consider this a series?
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Sage
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Recommendations
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Helix
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Ineka
Choosing your age level
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allswell
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Leeris
Gore in a book for teens?
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lizmonster
lizmonster
RosieW
Feeling Like a Misfit
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RosieW
RosieW
Chris_Phillips
Work-for-hire
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Splendor
Splendor
Writing about a group of one species, should I name them?
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David_G
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John Berkowitz
Middle Grade question - opinions encouraged
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John Berkowitz
John Berkowitz
John Berkowitz
Noodling my genre. Help?
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mccardey
mccardey
John Berkowitz
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Noodling my genre. Help?
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Maryn
Maryn
RMarie
Is Kidlit struggling?
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John Berkowitz
John Berkowitz
Farnham
MG: How Gritty?
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John Berkowitz
John Berkowitz
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