Children’s Writing Teleclass for CWCC – Plotting a Short Story for Kids - Wed, June 15 at 3 pm CST

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CONTACT: Suzanne Lieurance
Email: suzanne@workingwriterscoach.com
Website: http://www.workingwriterscoach.com/

Children’s Writing Teleclass for CWCC – Plotting a Short Story for Kids - Wed, June 15 at 3 pm CST

Do you have an exhilarating children’s story in your sights, but are not sure how to structure it? Without the perfect blend of the beginning, middle, and end you may not be able to achieve your desired results. Learn all about “Plotting A Short Story” by attending the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club teleclass and learn all about story arcs.

As a member of the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club, you’ll also have access to a wealth of articles, checklists, charts, free e-books, and other resources to help you hone your craft as a children’s writer and learn the ins and outs of publishing for the various children’s markets.

Children’s author and Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club instructor, Pat McCarthy is offering a LIVE teleclass on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 3:00 pm CST. The topic is “Plotting a Short Story for Kids.” Visit the Children's Writers' Coaching Club http://www.cwcoachingclub.com/2011/06/pat-mccarthy-august-24th and learn how to participate in this valuable teleclass.

This teleclass will cover:

• The Structure of a Short Story
• Writing the Beginning
• Writing the Middle
• The Climax
• Ending Your Story
• Questions and Discussion

About the instructor:

Pat McCarthy has written over a dozen nonfiction children’s books. Her experience teaching elementary school for many years has helped her understand kids and how to write for them. Pat’s favorite books are the biographies she’s written. Besides writing, she loves photography and has sold many photos with her articles and books. Visit her blog at http://patmccarthysauthorblog.blogspot.com.

About the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club:

The CWCC teleclasses cover everything from how to write picture books to how to find an agent to sell your middle grade novel. And, although each of these teleclasses is a live event, where you can ask questions and interact with other members of the class and the instructor – you don’t have to attend the live calls. As a club member, the day after each teleclass you receive a link to the recording, so you can download it and listen to the class whenever you like.

A monthly lesson and writing assignment, designed to become a finished project ready for submission to a publisher, usually by the end of the month, although some projects take longer. You aren’t required to complete the monthly assignment in order to be a member of the club. It’s up to you. But if you do complete the assignment, you can turn it in and have it professionally reviewed.

Manuscript critiques are a BIG feature of membership in our club. Members can submit a manuscript (up to 1,000 words) for professional critique every week. These critiques are audio critiques, so you can listen to an experienced, published children’s author give you tips and suggestions for making your manuscripts more marketable.

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

Visit Suzanne Lieurance, the Working Writer’s Coach, online at http://www.cwcoachingclub.com/ to learn more about her coaching products and services.

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm

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Today children's author, Pat McCarthy is sharing with us a recent review of Heading Weset Life with the Pioneers by Carolyn Phelan



"This clearly written account of the westward movement in American history begins in the 1700s, when “west” simply meant the far side of the Appalachians, and follows through the end of the 1800s pioneer era. Discussing topics such as wagon trains, pioneer homes, and community life, McCarthy provides plenty of detailed, specific information about clearing land and building houses (dugouts, soddies, and log cabins). She quotes whole paragraphs from the personal accounts of the settlers, an approach that is particularly effective in the chapter on pioneer children. Illustrated with line drawings, the activities include making a clothespin doll, a local history poster contrasting then and now, and apple butter (in a microwave oven). The text is illustrated with many sepia-toned reproductions of period photos, paintings, drawings, prints, artifacts, and sites. Though no source notes are provided, even for quotes, the book provides lists of recommended Internet sites and books. An information-packed resource for history students and their teachers. Grades 4-7."

Interested in learning more about Pat, be sure to become a Facebook Fan of Pat McCarthy at http://tinyurl.com/24osflv and stay abreast of her writing career.

Stop back tomorrow when the National Writing for Children Center November Showcased Authors continues with children's author, Nancy I. Sanders

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