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Anthony Browne Children's Laureate 2009
Writer and Illustrator Anthony Browne has been chosen as the British Children's Laureate for 2009. more...
Cathy Cassidy Talks About Writing for Tweens
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Cathy Cassidy talks about writing for girls aged 8-12, and the role her website plays in helping children with personal problems. more...
An Interview With Author Cathy Cassidy
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Cathy Cassidy talks about how she writes her fiction for girls. more...
Choose the Right Word When Writing Fiction
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Learn why English has words from Anglo Saxon and Latin roots, and which words fiction writers should choose to make their writing vibrant and exciting. more...
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When writing fiction it is usually best to use the Anglo Saxon version of a word rather than the Latin or Greek. What exactly is the difference between these two forms? more...
How to be Have a Successful Career as a Writer
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Follow these nine hints to ensure your career as a writer is successful more...
How To Trim Unnecessary Action
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This article gives the answer sheet to the Writing Exercise in Cutting Unnecessary Action and explains why the cuts were made. more...
Writing Exercise in Cutting Unnecessary Action
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A practical exercise to learn how to cut overly wordy action passages. more...
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An Interview With Phil Caveney
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Children's Author Shares His Creative Strategies
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Michael Jung
Popular Themes in Writing for Children
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Interview With Debut Author Julie Day
Writing for Different Age Groups of Children
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