A Song of Six Pens
Notes on the writing life by six children's authors
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So You Want to be a Writer By Lisa Amstutz True confession: It took me 10 years to work up the courage to write for publication. During thos...
Five Ways to Know That Your Manuscript is Ready to Submit
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by Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton 1. Does your story have : One main character? A setting, using strong sensorial words? A problem? Ques...
MANUSCRIPT FIXER-UPPER
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by Kate Carroll As a children’s writer, I have files of flawed manuscripts. When I wrote them, I didn’t know they had structural damage, ...
7 Reasons to Belong to a Writing Community
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By Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton Writers are a unique group of people. We live in our heads, surrounded by characters that tell us their stories a...
Self-Editing Tips from Two-4-One Kid Critiques
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b y Jean Daigneau and Gloria G. Adams We started Two-4-One in the fall of 2016 and have been busy ever since doing critique edits for wr...
To Be or Not To Be
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By Gloria Reichert Show. Don’t tell. Writers often hear this excellent advice, but following it poses some challenges. Authors can heed th...
Affirmations for Writers in 2026
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https://richardbach.com/ As we close out our year of Tens, the Six Pens offer affirmations to uphold and encourage your writing pursuit...
10 Holiday Books for 2025
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By Gloria G. Adams Holidays are just around the corner and gift-giving is on our minds these days. Here are some new picture books, publishe...
REJECTIONS - AND WHAT TO MAKE OF THEM
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By Kate Carroll We regret to inform you... Fellow writers, I had so, so m...
Ten Memorable Quotes to Inspire Your Writing
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by Gloria Reichert Did you ever have one of those writing days? ...
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