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Writing for Children!

MY BOOKS - MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES
WRITING HELP and FUN!


 

 

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My Books:

MY 6 BOOK SERIES - View sample verses and illustrations. Read about my illustrators.

New BOOK- soon available as hard copy and on CD

BLOG for "Rattlesnake Jam"

DOWN-UNDER FUN - Hop here for more facts about all the Aussie animals in my books.

WILD US CRITTERS
- Buzz here for more fun facts about the US animals in my books.

BOOK REVIEWS - Reviews of my books + my E-Book Reviews.

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And HEAR Margot's passionate opinions about the availability
of great QUALITY BOOKS
for children on CD & download.

* SEE slides and HEAR Qlippits of my Picture Book Series!

* SCHOOL VISITS - You get educational fun! Waltzing Matilda, about the animals in my rhyming books, aboriginal artifacts, neat Aussie sayings + lessons in writing.
And I read from my books!

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TEACHER'S GUIDE -- Information that helps "green" classes BUZZ with interest.

BUY my Books on CD and get a LINK that lets you HEAR ME READ the story!

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Help for Children's Writers:

CLICK . . to HEAR Great Writing Tips from Margot!

This E-BOOK DOWNLOAD - offers you the writers who won the
2008 "Out of the Box" Book Promotion Contest
+ their terrific promotional ideas!


MUSINGS - My monthly column on writing for children - details about the current column.
The August 2007 column is temporarily on my website: HERE

MARGOT'S BIO plus . . . SERIOUS WRITING - check out what I am working on right now.

MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE SERVICE - Personal Guidance - What to Aim for When Writing - Recommended Writing Classes - Critique Service Details -

SECRETS
of Writing for Children - How-To Books - Powerful Writing Tips - Editing Tip Sheet - My Website Picks - Writing in Rhyme - Children's book Categories.


WRITING CHAT
For all Seasons - READ Query Letters That Work & Lousy Rejection Letters - My Personal Chit-Chat: Personal news & a few rants! - Text from Writers (May 2005 Musings)


CHILDREN'S WRITING GUIDE - Links to writing articles + Great writing information + Links to other pages
and WebSites.

GREAT POSTS from the CW LIST - Wisdom - Illumination - Clarity!

BEWARE of Agent & Publisher Scams - Great information and links to sites that will help you avoid scams.

More Cool Writing "Stuff " . . .

* WAHOO - Celebrate the success of fellow writers + your own - also 2005 & 2006 archives.
+ BUY the kids in your life books
by authors you know! They are all listed in WAHOO.


OTHER WRITING HELP & NEWS - Read what's NEW & happening - NOW! Jacket Flap - FREE Self-editing & Tips e-Book - Susan Lieurance's Children's Writers Coaching Club - KidMagazine Writer + lots more.

QLIPPITS : Slide show with VOICE, PICTURES and TEXT - Hear me read my books and chat about what I am passionate about.

MY Interviews - Workshops - School Visits

Children's Writers Coaching Club -
[Suzanne Lieurance's National Writing for Children Center]

Join me (and others) for a one hour Teleclass Workshops each week, on various aspects of How to Write for Children. . . . .
Teleclasses Workshops for February 2008.

E-MAIL ME Let's chat about writing for children.

 

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"Qlippits" is Awesome!

Slides allow you to LISTEN, while I READ from my
series of
rhyming
, educational picture books.
Qlippit slides display all the books' delightful illustrations.

See and hear for yourself - quality books on CD or Download!

Or . . . hear some GREAT WRITING TIPS etc!

. CLICK an ANIMAL below and hear me read that story.
Enjoy the delightful illustrations!

"Mama Grizzly Bear" - A rhyming tale: introducing kids to Mama and her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cubs.

"Kangaroo Clues." - A dramatic tale about the Dreamtime and
. . . . . . .. . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. weird Aussie creatures.

Hear details about my Series of Rhyming Books on CD & Download

NOTE:
Use the Full Screen button on the Qlippit screen (bottom right),
to enlarge the picture. Turn up the sound. Click the back arrow, top left of screen, to return to my website.

 

VISIT MY BOOKS

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Musings

My Monthly Column



"Musings"

April 2008 CLICK HERE

Writing Conferences -- Are They Worth the Time and Money?

New writers hear a lot about joining the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and going to their writing conferences, and about other great conferences too. Old hands at writing for children confide, “It’s a wonderful way to network with other writers and meet editors and agents.”

Think about it. For decades, men have networked to get ahead in business. And, once women woke up to the benefits of the networking game, they began to break the CEO glass ceiling themselves. Writing for children today is a business like any other, and writers become stronger and more successful when they band together and network

** Click the link above to read further.

or - LINK to the one column on my website.

"MUSINGS" archives is a great place to go if you need writing guidance.

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Interviews - - Workshops

School Visits.

[Events PASSED are this color]

 




Learn to Write for Children

If you'd like to become a published children's book author yourself, I'd like to invite you to join the Children's Writers' Coaching Club at the National Writing for Children Center, and get the help you need to succeed.

I've recently become an instructor for this club, and just look at all you get for only $27.00 per month when you become a member of this fantastic club:

* Four 55-minute teleclasses EVERY month. Each teleclass is taught by a successful children's book author and/or illustrator who knows the "tricks of the trade" of children's writing, illustrating, and publishing.

* The opportunity to have one of your manuscripts professionally critiqued EVERY week during a LIVE manuscript critique telesession. This means you can have up to four manuscripts professionally critiqued each month. This alone is worth well over $27.00 per month. You also receive the link to a recording of each of these weekly sessions, so you can learn from these critiques whether or not you're able to attend the LIVE sessions.

* A short assignment EVERY Monday morning, via email, designed to help you improve your skills in some aspect of children's writing and/or publishing or promotion. You can then submit your assignments for evaluation each week. It's up to you each week whether or not to do the assignment.

* The opportunity to network daily via an online discussion list with other members of the CWCC, as well as the instructors.

Join the Children's Writers' Coaching Club today, and you'll be on your way to creating your own part-time or full-time career as a published children's book author and/or illustrator.

CLICK HERE to join
The Children's Writers' Coaching Club


Pick my brains once a month I would love to meet you there!

 

My NEXT Teleclass for CWCC

is on
Thursday, April 10th at 3 pm Pacific Time

Titled: "Query Letters: How to Get 'Em Right!"

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There will be 3x other C.W.C.C. TELECLASS WORKSHOPS each month
- one
per week

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Author Lila Guzman
will present a 55-minute teleclass

(Subject and date to come)


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Author Simon Rose
will present a 55 min teleclass

(Subject and date to come)

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*
Rita Milios
will present a 55-minute teleclass called

(Subject and date to come)

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Join for Only
$27.00 a month -
JOIN HERE - DON'T MISS OUT

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WORKSHOPS:

* January 9th 2008, I will be doing another Teleclass Workshop for Suzanne Lieurance's The Working Writer's Coach. This time I talk about planning a school visit, and the delights and distasters that often come from such visits.

*July 25th, at 7 pm (central time), I did my "How to Self-edit Your Mid Grade Novel" in a Teleclass for Suzanne Lieurance's Children's Writers Coaching Club. Discover the secrets behind a tight and terrific manuscript - before you send it out to a publisher. Click HERE to become a member of this great writing club.

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On August 4th I gave a workshop ( How to Self-edit Your Mid Grade Novel) for the Willamette Writers in Portland, Oregon. This event is held yearly at the Portland Airport Sheraton Hotel. The conference runs from Aug 3rd to Aug 5th. Go HERE to read details about my workshop.

* October 8-14 2007,
I was one of many giving workshops for Lea Schiza's second Muse OnLine Conference. You can register and participate in this FREE conference HERE Editors, agents, writers and more. All willing and able to offer you their advice and encouragement.

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INTERVIEWS:

* HEAR my "Book-Bites for Kids" interview on Blog Radio, by Suzanne Lieurance -
Dec 13th. CLICK to hear the whole half-hour chat. Scroll down to my name and
then click Play.

* Shari Soffe interviewed me for her BLOG - 10/1/ '07.
Titled: "Margot Finke Sings Waltzing Matilda." Love that title! Read it HERE

* Cynthia Leitich Smith interviewed me for her Cynsations page. Read the interview HERE

 

SCHOOL VISITS:

NOTE: The school visit below had to ve cancelled due to my attack of stomach flu. So it will be resheduled some time in March: a date yet to be decided.

JANUARY 2008, during the last week, I will be doing a 2 day visit to a grade school in Tualatin, Oregon. I plan on reading my books, and offering a special program to each class. It should be great fun, with a PowerPoint presentation, and fun writing segments for each grade.

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