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10 Engaging Article Openings

Learn from Success: 10 Engaging Article Openings

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentNovember 14, 2024Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of the best ways to learn what makes an engaging article opening is to look at great nonfiction pieces that have been published in magazines and talk about what made them so good. With that in mind,…

writing a nonfiction article

The Surprising Benefits of Writing a Nonfiction Article

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentNovember 8, 2024Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Most children’s writers gravitate toward fiction. In fact, most people who think about writing anything for children are thinking about picture books with bright illustrations, rhyming text, and whimsical stories (usually involving talking animals), but there is a…

Submissions Failure

Dealing with Submissions Failure

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentOctober 31, 2024Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > I like to think happy thoughts when it comes to writing. I’ll write something. People will love it. Birds will sing. And sometimes it happens exactly like that. This is especially true if I’ve worked hard on my…

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