Jennifer Bond Reed

Your Success as a Children's Writer is Based on Your Attitude

excerpt from Becoming a Children's AuthorIf you think you will never reach your dream, you’re right. You won’t. If you tell yourself you won’t ever publish a book, you won’t.Writing...

Spring Workshop, SCBWI MD/DE/WV

March 6, 2010- A spring workshop will be held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church in Frederick, Maryland. Address: 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick, MD 21703.Details to come, but also visit the SCBWI MD/DE/WV websites at: http...

How to Break into Children's Publishing

Let’s say you have a story. It’s been edited and rewritten several times. It’s as near-perfect as you can get it and you feel it’s ready to be sent out to...

How To Find the Time to Write for Children

If writing is not your main profession and you have other responsibilities (and most of us do!), trying to make time to write is hard. Of the 500+ students I teach yearly, from most I hear the same thing- I...

The Best Fairy Books ever!

A couple of years back, I reviewed this charming book when it first was published. I was equally thrilled that the author/publisher was Maryland based- hailing from Bel Air, Harford County. It's always fun to find local authors...

The writing ego: Do you have one?

Working in the publishing industry is a constantly humbling experience. Whether you receive edits back from an instructor or a rejection letter from an editor, writers know what it is like to have their egos hurt. Knowing what to do...

Are there children's magazine publishers in the Maryland and DC Areas 101

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How to make the rejection letter work for you!

When I told my critique group I was going to give a lecture on how to make the rejection letter your best friend, I got a lot of laughs. So I changed it to making the rejection letter your best...

How to instill a love for literature in children

A love for reading doesn’t often come naturally. Unless children are introduced to books and magazines early in life, they won’t choose to read over playing a video game or watching television. It’s sad...

2009 Sid Fleischman Humor Award announced

June 26, 2009- The Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators announced the winner of the 2009 Sid Fleischman Humor Award! As if Being 12 ¾ Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President, written by...

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